[Code 1999; CC 2000 §14-101; Ord. No. 1014 §14-101, 6-27-2001; Ord. No. 1103 §1, 12-10-2003; Ord. No. 1147 §1, 2-9-2005; Ord.
No. 1212 §1, 10-11-2006; Ord. No. 1244 §1, 9-19-2007; Ord.
No. 1279 §1, 10-15-2008; Ord. No. 1302 §1, 9-16-2009; Ord.
No. 1328 §1, 8-18-2010; Ord. No. 1349 §§1 —
3, 7-20-2011; Ord. No. 1368 §§1 — 3, 8-15-2012; Ord.
No. 1384 §§1 — 3, 8-21-2013; Ord. No. 1406 §§1 — 3, 9-17-2014; Ord. No. 1415 §1, 12-17-2014; Ord. No. 1426 §3, 9-16-2015; Ord. No. 1442 §3, 9-21-2016; Ord. No. 1464 § 3, 8-16-2017; Ord. No. 1488, 9-19-2018; Ord. No. 1506, 10-16-2019; Ord. No. 1524, 10-21-2020; Ord. No. 1535, 10-20-2021; Ord.
No. 1553, 9-21-2022; Ord. No. 1592, 9-20-2023]
A.
There is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of regulating
traffic within the corporate limits of the City of Mission, Kansas,
that a certain "Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities," 2023
Edition, prepared and published in book form by the League of Kansas
Municipalities, Topeka, Kansas, save and except such Articles, Sections,
parts or portions as are hereby omitted, deleted, modified or changed.
No fewer than three (3) copies of the Standard traffic Ordinance shall
be marked or stamped "Official Copy as Incorporated by the Code of
the City of Mission" with all Sections or portions thereof intended
to be omitted or changed clearly marked to show any such omissions
or change and to which shall be attached a copy of this Chapter and
filed with the City Clerk to be open to inspection and available to
the public at all reasonable hours. The Police Department, Municipal
Judge and all administrative departments of the City charged with
enforcement of the Ordinance shall be supplied at the cost of the
City, such number of official copies of such Standard Traffic Ordinance
similarly marked as may be deemed expedient.
[Ord. No. 919 §1, 9-13-1995; CC 2000 §14-102]
A.
An
ordinance traffic infraction is a violation of any Section of this
Chapter that prescribes or requires the same behavior as that prescribed
or required by a statutory provision that is classified as a traffic
infraction in K.S.A. 8-2118.
[Ord. No. 919 §1, 9-13-1995; CC 2000 §14-106]
The fine for violation of an ordinance traffic infraction or
any other traffic offense for which the Municipal Judge establishes
a fine in a fine schedule shall not be less than ten dollars ($10.00)
nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). A person tried and convicted
for violation of an ordinance infraction or other traffic offense
for which a fine has been established in a schedule of fines shall
pay a fine fixed by the court not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).
[Ord. No. 1330 §1, 8-18-2010]
Section 204(b) in the Uniform Standard Traffic Ordinance adopted
by the City is hereby deleted. The fine schedule adopted by the court
already includes an enhanced fine in school zones.
[Code 1997; CC 2000 §14-103]
The Governing Body and/or the Fire Chief of Northeast Johnson
County Consolidated Fire District No. 2 may, by resolution, designate
fire hydrant areas, curb areas, street areas, parking lot areas on
any street, avenue, driveway, private drive or parking area or lot
open to use by the public or vehicular traffic of tenants or guests
as fire zones or zones hazardous in case of fires and may change or
cancel such zones. A record of such designation will be maintained
by the Consolidated Fire District No. 2 and/or the City. The City
will be responsible for appropriately marking such zones located on
property maintained by the City. All other such designated zones on
private property shall be properly marked with the appropriate sign
or coloring of the curbs by the property owner or his/her designate
within thirty (30) days of designation. All fire zones or zones hazardous
in case of fire shall be maintained to a standard established by the
Fire Chief of Consolidated Fire District No. 2 by the property owner
or his/her designate if on private property or the City on property
maintained by the City. It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle in
such zones.
[Ord. No. 619, 9-29-1982; CC 2000 §14-201]
A.
The
City Engineer, as Traffic Engineer, shall determine the installation
and proper timing and maintenance of traffic control devices, conduct
engineering analysis of traffic accidents and devise remedial measures,
conduct engineering investigations of traffic conditions, plan the
operation of traffic on the streets and highways of this City, cooperate
with other City Officials in the development of ways and means to
improve traffic conditions, and carry out the additional powers and
duties imposed by ordinances of this City.
B.
The
City Engineer shall place, maintain, change and remove traffic control
signs, signals and devices when and as required under the traffic
laws of this City to make effective and carry out the provisions of
such laws and may place, maintain, change and remove such additional
traffic control devices as he/she may deem necessary to regulate traffic
or to warn or guide traffic.
C.
Any reference in this Chapter relating to authority of the "Chief of Police" in establishing traffic regulations, traffic control signs, signals and devices shall be considered as referring to the "City Engineer", with the exception of the powers and duties and authority granted to the "Chief of Police" to establish emergency, temporary and experimental regulations and fire zones as set forth in Section 300.040.
