[R.O. 2011 §10.28.010; Prior Code §21-58.18; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
As used in this Chapter, unless the context requires another
or different construction, the following terms shall have these prescribed
meanings:
Approved by the State Director of Revenue and when applied
to lamps and other illuminating devices means that such lamps and
devices must be in good working order.
An additional lighting device on a motor vehicle used primarily
to supplement the headlamps in providing general illumination ahead
of a vehicle.
A major lighting device capable of providing general illumination
ahead of a vehicle.
The distance from the center of the lamp to the surface on
which the vehicle stands.
Headlamps or similar devices arranged so as to permit the
driver of the vehicle to use one (1) of two (2) or more distributions
of light on the road.
An approved device designed and used to give an indication
by reflected light.
Headlamps or similar devices arranged so as to permit the
driver of the vehicle to use but one (1) distribution of light on
the road.
Every device in, upon or by which a person or property is
or may be transported upon a highway, excepting devices moved by human
power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
At any time from a half (½) hour after sunset to a
half (½) hour before sunrise and at any other time when there
is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons and
vehicles on the highway at a distance of five hundred (500) feet ahead.
Lighted lamps shall also be required any time the weather conditions
require usage of the motor vehicle's windshield wipers to operate
the vehicle in a careful and prudent manner as defined in Section
304.012, RSMo. The provisions of this Section shall be interpreted
to require lighted lamps during periods of fog even if usage of the
windshield wipers is not necessary to operate the vehicle in a careful
and prudent manner.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.170; Prior Code §21-58.1; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
No person shall drive, move, park or be in custody of any vehicle
or combination of vehicles on any street or highway during the times
when lighted lamps are required unless such vehicle or combination
of vehicles displays lighted lamps and illuminating devices as hereinafter
in this Chapter required. No person shall use on any vehicle any approved
electric lamp or similar device unless the light source of such lamp
or device complies with the conditions of approval as to focus and
rated candlepower.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.180; Prior Code §21-58.2; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
Except as in this Chapter provided, every motor vehicle other
than a motor-drawn vehicle and other than a motorcycle shall be equipped
with at least two (2) approved headlamps mounted at the same level
with at least one (1) on each side of the front of the vehicle. Every
motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one (1) and not more than
two (2) approved headlamps. Every motorcycle equipped with a sidecar
or other attachment shall be equipped with a lamp on the outside limit
of such attachment capable of displaying a white light to the front.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.190; Prior Code §21-58.3; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
Any motor vehicle need not be equipped with approved headlamps
provided that every such vehicle during the times when lighted lamps
are required is equipped with two (2) lighted lamps on the front thereof
displaying white or yellow lights without glare capable of revealing
persons and objects seventy-five (75) feet ahead; provided however,
that no such motor vehicle shall be operated at a speed in excess
of twenty (20) miles per hour during the times when lighted lamps
are required.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.200; Prior Code §21-58.4; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
Approved single-beam headlamps shall be so aimed that when the
vehicle is not loaded none of the high-intensity portion of the light
shall at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet ahead project higher
than a level of five (5) inches below the level of the center of the
lamp from which it comes, and in no case higher than forty-two (42)
inches above the level on which the vehicle stands at a distance of
seventy-five (75) feet ahead. The intensity shall be sufficient to
reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least two hundred
(200) feet.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.210; Prior Code §21-58.5; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
A.
Except
as hereinafter provided, the headlamps or the auxiliary driving lamp
or the auxiliary passing lamp or combination thereof on motor vehicles
other than motorcycles or motor-driven cycles shall be so arranged
that the driver may select at will between distributions of light
projected to different elevations and such lamps may, in addition,
be so arranged that such selection can be made automatically, subject
to the following limitations:
1.
There
shall be an uppermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so
aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at a
distance of at least three hundred fifty (350) feet ahead for all
conditions of loading.
2.
There
shall be a lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so
aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at
a distance of at least one hundred (100) feet ahead; and on a straight
level road under any condition of loading none of the high-intensity
portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eyes of an approaching
driver.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.220; Prior Code §21-58.6; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
Every new motor vehicle registered in this State after January
1, 1942, which has multiple-beam road lighting equipment shall be
equipped with a beam indicator which shall be lighted whenever the
uppermost distribution of lights from the headlamps is in use, and
shall not otherwise be lighted. Said indicator shall be so designed
and located that when lighted it will be readily visible without glare
to the driver of the vehicle so equipped.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.230; Prior Code §21-58.7; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
Every person driving a motor vehicle equipped with multiple-beam
road lighting equipment, during the times when lighted lamps are required,
shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high
enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles
at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject to the following
requirements and limitations: Whenever the driver of a vehicle approaches
an oncoming vehicle within five hundred (500) feet, or is within three
hundred (300) feet to the rear of another vehicle traveling in the
same direction, the driver shall use a distribution of light or composite
beam so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes
of the other driver, and in no case shall the high-intensity portion
which is projected to the left of the prolongation of the extreme
left side of the vehicle be aimed higher than the center of the lamp
from which it comes at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet ahead,
and in no case higher than a level of forty-two (42) inches above
the level upon which the vehicle stands at a distance of seventy-five
(75) feet ahead.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.240; Prior Code §21-58.8; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
A.
Every
motor vehicle and every motor-drawn vehicle shall be equipped with
at least two (2) rear lamps, not less than fifteen (15) inches or
more than seventy-two (72) inches above the ground upon which the
vehicle stands, which when lighted will exhibit a red light plainly
visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear. Either
such rear lamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed
as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration marker and
render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty (50) feet to the
rear. When the rear registration marker is illuminated by an electric
lamp other than the required rear lamps, all such lamps shall be turned
on or off only by the same control switch at all times.
B.
Every
motorcycle registered in this State, when operated on a highway, shall
also carry at the rear, either as part of the rear lamp or separately,
at least one (1) approved red reflector which shall be of such size
and characteristics and so maintained as to be visible during the
times when lighted lamps are required from all distances within three
hundred (300) feet to fifty (50) feet from such vehicle when directly
in front of a motor vehicle displaying lawful undimmed headlamps.
C.
Every
new passenger car, new commercial motor vehicle, motor-drawn vehicle
and omnibus with a capacity of more than six (6) passengers registered
in this State after January 1, 1966, when operated on a highway, shall
also carry at the rear at least two (2) approved red reflectors, at
least one (1) at each side, so designed, mounted on the vehicle and
maintained as to be visible during the times when lighted lamps are
required from all distances within five hundred (500) to fifty (50)
feet from such vehicle when directly in front of a motor vehicle displaying
lawful undimmed headlamps. Every such reflector shall meet the requirements
of this Title and shall be mounted upon the vehicle at a height not
to exceed sixty (60) inches nor less than fifteen (15) inches above
the surface upon which the vehicle stands.
D.
Any person
who knowingly operates a motor vehicle without the lamps required
in this Section in operable condition violates this Section.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.250; Prior Code §21-58.9; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed three (3)
auxiliary lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twelve
(12) inches nor more than forty-two (42) inches above the level surface
upon which the vehicle stands.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.260; Prior Code §21-58.10; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2)
side cowl or fender lamps which shall emit a white or yellow light
without glare. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than
one (1) running board courtesy lamp on each side therefor, which shall
emit a white or yellow light without glare. Any motor vehicle may
be equipped with a backup lamp either separately or in combination
with another lamp; except that no such backup lamp shall be continuously
lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.270; Prior Code §21-58.11; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed one (1)
spotlamp but every lighted spotlamp shall be so aimed and used so
as not to be dazzling or glaring to any person.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.280; Prior Code §21-58.12; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
Headlamps, when lighted, shall exhibit lights substantially
white in color; auxiliary lamps, cowllamps and spotlamps, when lighted,
shall exhibit lights substantially white, yellow or amber in color.
No person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment, except a school
bus when used for school purposes or an emergency vehicle upon any
street or highway, with any lamp or device thereon displaying a red
light visible from directly in front thereof.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.290; Prior Code §21-58.13; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle other than headlamps, spotlamps, front direction signals or auxiliary lamps which projects beam of light of an intensity greater than three hundred (300) candlepower shall be so directed that no part of the beam will strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than seventy-five (75) feet from the vehicle. Alternately flashing warning signals may be used on school buses when used for school purposes and on motor vehicles when used to transport United States mail from post offices to boxes of addressees thereof and on emergency vehicles as defined in Section 300.010, but are prohibited on other motor vehicles, motorcycles and motor-drawn vehicles except as a means for indicating a right or left turn.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.300; Prior Code §21-58.14; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
At the times when lighted lamps are required, at least two (2)
lighted lamps shall be displayed, one (1) on each side of the front
of every motor vehicle except a motorcycle and except a motor-drawn
vehicle, except when such vehicle is parked subject to the provisions
governing lights on parked vehicles. Whenever a motor vehicle equipped
with headlamps as in this Chapter required is also equipped with any
auxiliary lamps or a spotlamp or any other lamp on the front thereof
projecting a beam of an intensity greater than three hundred (300)
candlepower, not more than a total of four of any such lamps on the
front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time when upon a highway.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.320; Prior Code §21-58.16; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
All vehicles, including agricultural machinery or implements,
road machinery, road rollers, traction engines and farm tractors not
in this Title specifically required to be equipped with lamps, shall
be equipped during the times when lighted lamps are required with
at least one (1) lighted lamp or lantern exhibiting a white light
visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of
such vehicle and with a lamp or lantern exhibiting a red light visible
from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear, and such lamps
and lanterns shall exhibit lights to the sides of such vehicle.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.020; Prior Code §21-49.1; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
When being operated on any highway of this City, commercial
motor vehicles and trailers shall be equipped with adequate and proper
brakes, lighting equipment, signaling devices, steering mechanisms,
horns, mirrors, windshield wipers, tires, wheels, exhaust system,
glazing, air pollution control devices, fuel tank, and any other safety
equipment required by the State in such condition so as to obtain
a certificate of inspection and approval as required by the provisions
of Section 307.360, RSMo.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.030; Code 1950 §1001.62; Prior
Code §21-49]
Commercial motor vehicles must have name of owner painted thereon.
No person owning any automobile, automobile truck, wagon or other
vehicle of any kind or character used for commercial purposes shall
use such vehicle for commercial purposes upon the streets of this
City unless there shall be painted thereon in a conspicuous place
a sign stating the name and address by street and number of the owner
thereof in letters at least three (3) inches high; provided that such
sign shall not be required upon automobiles or other vehicles used
exclusively for conveyance of passengers.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.060; Prior Code §§21-108.2
— 21-108.3; Ord. No. 4627 §1; Ord. No. 4628 §1; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
A.
AIR CONTAMINANT
AIR POLLUTION
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them by this Subsection:
Any smoke, soot, fly ash, dust, cinder, dirt, noxious or
obnoxious acids, fumes, oxides, gases, vapors, odors, toxic substances,
radioactive substances, waste matter, particulate matter, solid matter,
liquid matter, gaseous matter or any other material which by its presence
in the ambient air may constitute air pollution, excluding uncombined
water.
The presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one (1) or more
air contaminants or combinations thereof in such quantities and of
such duration that they are or may tend to be injurious to human,
plant or animal life, or interfere with the enjoyment of life, property
or the conduct of business.
Any engine of ten (10) horsepower or larger in which the
combustion of gaseous, liquid or pulverized solid fuel takes place.
B.
The engine,
power and exhaust mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped,
adjusted and operated as to prevent the escape therefrom of excessive
fumes or smoke. No person shall cause or permit the emission of visible
air contaminants from any internal combustion engine for more than
ten (10) consecutive seconds at any one time. When the local temperature
as reported by the U.S. Weather Bureau is below thirty-five degrees
Fahrenheit (35°F) and where the presence of uncombined water causes
visible emission, the provisions of this regulation shall not apply.
C.
No person
shall cause or permit the engine of a motor vehicle, other than an
emergency vehicle, to idle for longer than three (3) consecutive minutes
while parking or stopped as defined in this Title, except when the
local temperature as reported by the U.S. Weather Bureau is below
ninety degrees Fahrenheit (90°F). This provision shall not apply
to engines in motor vehicles being used to operate a loading, unloading
or processing device.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.070; Prior Code §21-108.4; Ord. No. 5607; Ord. No.
6192, 1999]
A.
As used
in this Section, the term "passenger car" means every
motor vehicle designed for carrying ten (10) persons or less and used
for the transportation of persons; except that the term "passenger
car" shall not include motorcycles, motorized bicycles, motortricycles
and trucks with a licensed gross weight of twelve thousand (12,000)
pounds or more.
B.
Each driver, except persons employed by the United States Postal Service while performing duties for that Federal agency which require the operator to service postal boxes from their vehicles or which require frequent entry into and exit from their vehicles, and front seat passengers of a passenger car manufactured after January 1, 1968, operated on a street or highway in the City, and persons less than eighteen (18) years of age operating or riding in a truck, as defined in Subsection (A) of this Section, on a street or highway of this City shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt that meets Federal National Highway, Transportation and Safety Act requirements. No person shall be stopped, inspected or detained solely to determine compliance with this Subsection. The provisions of this Section and Section 370.210 of this Chapter, shall not be applicable to persons who have a medical reason for failing to have a seat belt fastened about their body, nor shall the provisions of this Section be applicable to persons while operating or riding a motor vehicle being used in agricultural work-related activities. Non-compliance with this Subsection shall not constitute probable cause for violation of any other provision of law. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to the transporting of children under sixteen (16) years of age, as provided in Section 370.210 of this Chapter.
C.
Each driver of a motor vehicle transporting a child less than sixteen (16) years of age shall secure the child in a properly adjusted and fastened restraint under Section 370.210 of this Chapter.
D.
Each driver who violates the provisions of Subsections (B) or (C) of this Section, upon conviction thereof, may be punished by a fine not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00). All other provisions of law and court rules to the contrary notwithstanding, no court costs shall be imposed on any person due to a violation of this Section.
E.
If there
are more persons than there are seat belts in the enclosed area of
a motor vehicle, then the passengers who are unable to wear seat belts
shall sit in the area behind the front seat of the motor vehicle unless
the motor vehicle is designed only for a front-seated area. The passenger
or passengers occupying a seat location referred to in this Subsection
is not in violation of this Section. This Subsection shall not apply
to passengers who are accompanying a driver of a motor vehicle who
is licensed under Section 302.178, RSMo.
A.
CHILD BOOSTER SEAT
CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM
DRIVER
As used
in this Section, the following terms shall have these prescribed meanings:
A seating system which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards set forth in 49 C.F.R 571.213, as amended, that is designed
to elevate a child to properly sit in a Federally approved safety
belt system.
A seating system which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards set forth in 49 C.F.R. 571.213, as amended, and which is
either permanently affixed to a motor vehicle or is affixed to such
vehicle by a safety belt or a universal attachment system.
A person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle.
B.
Every
driver transporting a child under the age of sixteen (16) years shall
be responsible, when transporting such child in a motor vehicle operated
by that driver on the streets or highways of this City, for providing
for the protection of such child as follows:
1.
Children
less than four (4) years of age, regardless of weight, shall be secured
in a child passenger restraint system appropriate for that child.
2.
Children
weighing less than forty (40) pounds, regardless of age, shall be
secured in a child passenger restraint system appropriate for that
child.
3.
Children
at least four (4) years of age but less than eight (8) years of age,
who also weigh at least forty (40) pounds but less than eighty (80)
pounds, and who are also less than four (4) feet nine (9) inches tall,
shall be secured in a child passenger restraint system or booster
seat appropriate for that child.
4.
Children
at least eighty (80) pounds or children more than four (4) feet, nine
(9) inches in height shall be secured by a vehicle safety belt or
booster seat appropriate for that child.
5.
A child
who otherwise would be required to be secured in a booster seat may
be transported in the back seat of a motor vehicle while wearing only
a lap belt if the back seat of the motor vehicle is not equipped with
a combination lap and shoulder belt for booster seat installation.
6.
When
transporting children in the immediate family when there are more
children than there are seating positions in the enclosed area of
a motor vehicle, the children who are not able to be restrained by
a child safety restraint device appropriate for the child shall sit
in the area behind the front seat of the motor vehicle unless the
motor vehicle is designed only for a front seat area. The driver transporting
children referred to in this Subsection is not in violation of this
Section.
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This Subsection shall only apply to the use of a child passenger
restraint system or vehicle safety belt for children less than sixteen
(16) years of age being transported in a motor vehicle.
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C.
Any driver who violates Subparagraph (1), (2), or (3) of Subsection (B) herein, is guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction may be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) and court costs. Any driver who violates Subparagraph (4) of Subsection (B) herein, shall be subject to the penalty in Subsection (D) of Section 370.200 of this Chapter. If a driver receives a citation for violating Subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) of Subsection (B) herein, the charges shall be dismissed or withdrawn if the driver prior to or at his/her hearing provides evidence of acquisition of a child passenger restraint system or child booster seat which is satisfactory to the Court or the party responsible for prosecuting the driver's citation.
D.
The provisions
of this Section shall not apply to any public carrier for hire. The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to students four (4) years
of age or older who are passengers on a school bus designed for carrying
eleven (11) passengers or more and which is manufactured or equipped
pursuant to Missouri Minimum Standards for School Buses as school
buses are defined in Section 301.010, RSMo.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.090; Code 1950 §1001.62; Prior
Code §21-43; Ord. No. 6192,
1999]
Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a horn, directed
forward, or whistle in good working order capable of emitting a sound
adequate in quantity and volume to give warning of the approach of
such vehicle to other users of the highway and to pedestrians. Such
signaling device shall be used for warning purposes only and shall
not be used for making any unnecessary noise, and no other sound-producing
signaling device shall be used at any time.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.100; Code 1950 §1001.62; Prior
Code §21-44; Ord. No. 6192,
1999]
Muffler cutouts shall not be used and no vehicle shall be driven
in such manner or condition that excessive and unnecessary noises
shall be made by its machinery, motor, signaling device, or other
parts, or by any improperly loaded cargo. The motors of all motor
vehicles shall be fitted with properly attached mufflers of such capacity
or construction as to quiet the maximum possible exhaust noise as
completely as is done in modern gas engine passenger motor vehicles.
Any cutout or opening in the exhaust pipe between the motor and the
muffler on any motor vehicle shall be completely closed and disconnected
from its operating lever, and shall be so arranged that it cannot
automatically open, or be opened or operated, while such vehicle is
in motion.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.110; Code 1950 §1001.62; Prior
Code §21-45; Ord. No. 6192,
1999]
All motor vehicles, except motorcycles, shall be provided at
all times with two (2) sets of adequate brakes kept in good working
order, and motorcycles shall be provided with one (1) set of adequate
brakes kept in good working order.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.120; Code 1950 §1001.62; Prior
Code §21-46]
All motor vehicles which are so constructed or loaded that the
operator cannot see the road behind such vehicle by looking back or
around the side of such vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror so
adjusted as to reveal the road behind and be visible from the operator's
seat.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.130; Code 1950 §1001.62; Prior
Code §21-47; Ord. No. 6192,
1999]
All vehicles carrying poles or other objects which project more
than five (5) feet from the rear of such vehicle shall, during the
period when lights are required by this Chapter, carry a red light
at or near the rear end of the pole or other object so projecting.
At other times a red flag or cloth, not less than sixteen (16) inches
square, shall be displayed at the end of such projection.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.140; Code 1950 §1001.62; Prior
Code §21-48; Ord. No. 6192,
1999]
A.
When
one vehicle is towing another, the connecting device shall not exceed
fifteen (15) feet.
B.
During
the time that lights are required by this Chapter, the required lights
shall be displayed by both vehicles.
C.
Every
towed vehicle shall be coupled to the towing vehicle by means of a
safety chain, cable, or equivalent device in addition to the primary
coupling device, except that such secondary coupling device shall
not be necessary if the connecting device is connected to the towing
vehicle by a center-locking ball located over or nearly over the rear
axle and not supported by the rear bumper of the towing vehicle. Such
secondary safety connecting devices shall be of sufficient strength
to control the towed vehicle in the event of failure of the primary
coupling device. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply
to wreckers towing vehicles or to vehicles secured to the towing vehicle
by a fifth-wheel type connection.
D.
The provisions
of this Section shall not apply to farm implements, or to any vehicle
which is not required to be registered.
[R.O. 2011 §10.28.150; Code 1950 §1001.63; Prior
Code §21-55]
It is unlawful to drive, convey or operate upon, over or across
any improved street or highway or other public place in this City
any wagon, engine, tractor, truck or vehicle of any kind having on
its wheels any clamps, ridges, extensions, projections, bars, bolts,
rods, curves, gutters or other contrivance that will cut or mash holes,
gashes or crevices into the streets or otherwise tear up, injure or
damage such streets or any part thereof.
A.
Any person may operate a motor vehicle with front sidewing vents or windows located immediately to the left and right of the driver that have a sun-screening device, in conjunction with safety glazing material, that has a light transmission of thirty-five percent (35%) or more plus or minus three percent (±3%) and a luminous reflectance of thirty-five percent (35%) or less plus or minus three percent (±3%). Except as provided in Subsection (C) of this Section, any sun-screening device applied to front sidewing vents or windows located immediately to the left and right of the driver in excess of the requirements of this Section shall be prohibited without a permit pursuant to a physician's prescription as described below. A permit to operate a motor vehicle with front sidewing vents or windows located immediately to the left and right of the driver that have a sun-screening device, in conjunction with safety glazing material, which permits less light transmission and luminous reflectance than allowed under the requirements of this Subsection may be issued by the Department of Public Safety to a person having a serious medical condition which requires the use of a sun-screening device if the permittee's physician prescribes its use. The Director of the Department of Public Safety shall promulgate rules and regulations for the issuance of the permit. The permit shall allow operation of the vehicle by any titleholder or relative within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity, which shall mean a spouse, each grandparent, parent, brother, sister, niece, nephew, aunt, uncle, child and grandchild of a person who resides in the household. Except as provided in Subsection (B) of this Section, all sun-screening devices applied to the windshield of a motor vehicle are prohibited.
B.
This
Section shall not prohibit labels, stickers, decalcomania or informational
signs on motor vehicles or the application of tinted or solar-screening
material to recreational vehicles as defined in Section 700.010, RSMo.,
provided that such material does not interfere with the driver's normal
view of the road. This Section shall not prohibit factory-installed
tinted glass, the equivalent replacement thereof or tinting material
applied to the upper portion of the motor vehicle's windshield which
is normally tinted by the manufacturer of motor vehicle safety glass.
C.
Any vehicle
licensed with a historical license plate shall be exempt from the
requirements of this Section.
D.
Any person
who violates the provisions of this Section is guilty of an ordinance
violation.
[R.O. 2011 §10.16.180; Prior Code §21-93.2; Ord. No. 6192, 1999]
A.
No metal-tired
vehicle shall be operated over any of the improved highways of this
City, except over highways constructed of gravel or claybound gravel,
if such vehicle has on the periphery of any of the road wheels any
lug, flange, cleat, ridge, bolt or any projection of metal or wood
which projects radially beyond the tread or traffic surface of the
tire, unless the highway is protected by putting down solid planks
or other suitable material, or by attachments to the wheels so as
to prevent such vehicles from damaging the highway, except that this
prohibition shall not apply to tractors or traction engines equipped
with what is known as caterpillar treads, when such caterpillar does
not contain any projection of any kind likely to injure the surface
of the road. Tractors, traction engines and similar vehicles may be
operated which have upon their road wheels "V" shaped, diagonal or
other cleats arranged in such manner as to be continuously in contact
with the road surface if the gross weight on the wheels per inch of
width of such cleats or road surface, when measured in the direction
of the axle of the vehicle, does not exceed eight hundred (800) pounds.
B.
No tractor,
tractor engine, or other metal-tired vehicle weighing more than four
(4) tons, including the weight of the vehicle and its load, shall
drive onto, upon or over the edge of any improved highway without
protecting such edge by putting down solid planks or other suitable
material to prevent such vehicle from breaking off the edges of the
pavement.
C.
Any person
violating this Section, whether operating pursuant to a permit or
not, who shall willfully or negligently damage a highway, shall be
liable for the amount of such damage caused to any highway, bridge,
culvert or sewer, and any vehicle causing such damage shall be subject
to a lien for the full amount of such damage, which lien shall not
be superior to any duly recorded or filed chattel mortgage or other
lien previously attached to such vehicle; the amount of such damage
may be recovered in any action in any court of competent jurisdiction
in the name of the City or other interested party.
