[Ord. No. 20, § 1, 12-13-1949; Code 1965, § 52.01]
Words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings
respectively ascribed to them by RSMo. 301.010 and as follows:
Any district lawfully designated by this chapter as a "congested
district."
A space in any street lawfully designated by ordinance for
the safety of persons going to and returning from public, private
or parochial schools.
The entire width between the boundary lines of every way
publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the
public for purposes of vehicular travel.
Any sign, signal, marking or device not inconsistent with
this chapter placed or erected by authority of a public body or official
having jurisdiction for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding
traffic.
[Ord. No. 1242, §§ 1
— 3, 12-22-1970]
(a)
Chapter 300, consisting of RSMo. §§ 300.010 through
300.600, commonly known as the "Model Traffic Ordinance," is hereby
adopted by reference with like effect as if recited at length in this
section.
(b)
If a traffic violations bureau is established pursuant to § 15-8, it shall assist the court with clerical work of traffic cases. The bureau shall be in the charge of such person or persons and shall be open at such hours as the municipal judge may designate.
(c)
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by law, every person
convicted of a violation of any provision of this section shall be
punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not
more than 90 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[Ord. No. 1427, § 1, 3-6-1973]
In addition to the definitions of "highway," "roadway" and "street
or highway" contained in Section 300.010 of the model traffic ordinance,
those terms shall be construed to include every way or place open
for vehicular travel by the public, regardless of whether it has been
legally established by constitutional authority or by the user for
the statutory period of time as a public highway.
[Ord. No. 575, § 2, 4-19-1960; Code 1965, § 52.87]
When a person is charged with any violation of this chapter
and is obviously and noticeably, at the time of the violation, under
the influence of alcohol, even though not fully intoxicated, that
fact shall be brought to the attention of the court, if the defendant
is convicted, and may be considered by the judge in fixing the penalty.
[Ord. No. 20, § 67, 12-13-1949; Code 1965, § 52.88]
All fines or forfeitures collected upon conviction or upon the
forfeiture of bail of any person charged with a violation of any provision
of this chapter shall be paid into the City treasury and deposited
in the general revenue fund.
[Ord. No. 20, § 6, 12-13-1949; Code 1965, § 52.05]
Every person propelling any push cart or riding a bicycle or
an animal upon a roadway, and every person driving any animal-drawn
vehicle, shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter applicable
to the driver of any vehicle, except those provisions with reference
to the equipment of vehicles and except those provisions which by
their very nature can have no application.
[Code 1965, § 52.07; Ord. No. 1913, § II, 7-12-1983]
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or operate a motor
vehicle on the streets of the City unless the valid and current state
license plate or other evidence of registration, issued by the Director
of the State Department of Revenue or his counterpart, is displayed
thereon. The plate must be entirely unobscured, unobstructed, all
parts thereof plainly visible and kept reasonably clean and so fastened
as not to swing. On all motor vehicles, one plate shall be displayed
on the front and the other on the rear of such vehicle, not less than
eight nor more than 48 inches above the ground, except that on trailers,
motorcycles, motortricycles and motor scooters, one plate shall be
displayed on the rear of the vehicle. If only one license plate is
issued, it shall be displayed on the rear of the motor vehicle.
[Code 1965, § 52.90; Ord. No. 1914, § 1, 7-12-1983]
Any motor vehicle operated or parked on any street or highway
in the City shall display a current and valid certificate of inspection
and approval as prescribed by the state superintendent of highway
patrol.
[Code 1965, § 52.08; Ord. No. 1918, § II, 7-12-1983]
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person, except those exempted by Section
302.080 of the Missouri Revised Statutes, to:
[Code 1965, § 52.06; Ord. No. 1222, § 1, 8-11-1970; Ord. No. 1915, § I, 7-12-1983]
(a)
No person under the age of 16 years shall operate a motor vehicle
on the streets of the City. Vehicle shall be as near as practicable
to the center line of the street or highway along which he is proceeding
before turning.
(b)
The owner of any motor vehicle shall not permit any person under
the age of 16 years to operate a motor vehicle on the streets of the
City.
(c)
Upon apprehension of any person under the age of 16 years operating
a two-or three-wheel motor vehicle on the streets of the City, the
police chief shall cause the impounding of said vehicle by a private
agency designated by the police chief. Said vehicle shall only be
returned to the rightful owner upon proof of said ownership and payment
of a fee for impounding and storage of said vehicle of not less than
$25 to the general revenues of the City.
[Ord. No. 4072, § 1, 7-24-2007]
(a)
Any licensee who has been granted an intermediate driver's license
shall have the same privileges to operate that classification of motor
vehicle as a license issued pursuant to Section 302.177 RSMo., except
that no person shall operate a motor vehicle on the highways of this
state or City under such an intermediate driver's license between
the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless accompanied by a person
described in Subsection 1 of Section 302.130 RSMo., except the licensee
may operate a motor vehicle without being accompanied if the travel
is to or from a school or educational program or activity, a regular
place of employment or in emergency situations as defined by the Director
of Revenue by regulation.
(b)
Each intermediate driver's license shall be restricted by requiring
that the driver and all passengers in the licensee's vehicle wear
safety belts at all times. This safety belt restriction shall not
apply to a person operating a motorcycle. For the first six months
after issuance of the intermediate driver's license the holder of
the license shall not operate a motor vehicle with more than one passenger
who is under the age of 19 who is not a member of the holder's immediate
family. As used in this subsection, an intermediate driver's license
holder's immediate family shall include brothers, sisters, stepbrothers
or stepsisters of the driver, including adopted or foster children
residing in the same household of the intermediate driver's license
holder. After the expiration of the first six months, the holder of
an intermediate driver's license shall not operate a motor vehicle
with more than three passengers who are under 19 years of age and
who are not members of the holder's immediate family. The passenger
restrictions of this subsection shall not be applicable to any intermediate
driver's license holder who is operating a motor vehicle being used
in agricultural work-related activities.
[Code 1965, § 52.09; Ord. No. 700, § 2, 2-13-1962]
No person owning or in control or in charge of a motor vehicle
shall permit any person who is intoxicated or obviously or noticeably
under the influence of alcohol or drugs to drive or operate a motor
vehicle in the City, nor shall be permit any person without a valid,
unexpired driver's license, which has not been suspended or revoked,
to drive or operate such motor vehicle within the City.
[Code 1965, § 52.085; Ord. No.
1191, § 1, 5-20-1970]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or occupy as
a passenger any motorcycle, motor scooter or motor bike upon any public
street or alley or other thoroughfare or in any public park within
the City unless such person is wearing a type of safety helmet meeting
standards of the State Director of Revenue, and goggles, the minimum
protective standards for which must be determined by the Chief of
Police. The Chief of Police may accept goggles approved by the American
Motor Cycle Association for competitive racing.
[Ord. No. 285, § , 3-20-1956; Ord. No. 409, §§ 1, 2, 11-26-1957;
Code 1965, § 52.10; Ord. No. 4038, § 1, 3-13-2007]
(a)
Upon the immediate approach of an emergency vehicle giving audible
signal by siren or while having at least one lighted lamp exhibiting
red light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance
of 500 feet to the front of such vehicle or a flashing blue light
authorized by RSMo. 307.175, the driver of every other vehicle shall
yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel
to, and as far as possible to the right of, the traveled portion of
the street or highway and thereupon stop and remain in such position
until such emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed
by a police or traffic officer.
(b)
Upon approaching a stationary emergency vehicle displaying lighted
red or red and blue lights, the driver of every motor vehicle shall:
(1)
Proceed with caution and yield the right-of-way, if possible
with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, by making a lane
change into a lane not adjacent to that of the stationary vehicle,
if on a street or highway having at least four lanes with not less
than two lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching
vehicle; or
(2)
Proceed with due caution and reduce the speed of the vehicle,
maintaining a safe speed for road conditions, if changing lanes would
be unsafe or impossible.
(d)
_____
(1)
The driver of any vehicle referred to in subsection (c) of this
section shall not sound the siren thereon or have the front red lights
or blue lights on except when such vehicle is responding to an emergency
call or when in pursuit of an actual or suspected law violator, or
when responding to, but not upon returning from, a fire.
(2)
The driver of an emergency vehicle may:
a.
Park or stand irrespective of the provisions of RSMo. 304.014
to 304.025;
b.
Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after
slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;
c.
Exceed the prima facie speed limit so long as the driver does
not endanger life or property;
d.
Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning
in specified directions.
(3)
The exemptions granted to an emergency vehicle pursuant to subsection
(d) (2) of this section shall apply only when the driver of any such
vehicle while in motion sounds audible signal by bell, siren, or exhaust
whistle as may be reasonably necessary, and when the vehicle is equipped
with at least one lighted lamp displaying a red light or blue light
visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500
feet to the front of such vehicle.
(e)
No person shall purchase an emergency light as described in this
section without furnishing the seller of such light an affidavit stating
that the light will be used exclusively for emergency vehicle purposes.
(f)
No person or driver of a motor vehicle shall cross a street or thoroughfare
in front of or in the path of an approaching emergency vehicle having
its emergency lights on, at a distance of less than 1,200 feet.
[Ord. No. 4233,[1] § 1, 2-9-2010]
A zone is hereby created, extending from Rock Hill Road on the
East, westwardly along Watson Road to the western City limits of the
City, within which buses and trucks are required to stay within the
outside or right lane when traveling in either direction along said
road, and in said zone no bus or truck may pass another bus or truck.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the repeal
of former § 14-14, derived from Ord. No. 381, adopted 6-25-1957.
[Code 1965, § 52.20; Ord. No. 1180, § 1, 3-10-1970; Ord. No. 1321, § 1, 3-14-1972; Ord. No. 4233, §§ 2
— 5, 2-9-2010; Ord.
No. 4667, § 1, 6-28-2016]
(a)
Crosswalks six feet wide for the safety of school children and others
going to and from school are hereby established at the following locations:
(1)
Crestwood School. Extending from the east side of Sappington
Road at the south driveway of Crestwood School westwardly across Sappington
Road to the west edge of such road.
(2)
Long School. Extending from the west side of Sappington Road
at the south driveway of Long School eastwardly across Sappington
Road to the east edge of such road.
(3)
Our Lady of Providence School. Extending across Sunray Lane
from north to south, just west of Chasebury Terrace.
(4)
Truman School. Extending across Robyn Road from west to east,
just south of Lowill Lane.
(5)
Truman School. Extending across Robyn Road from west to east,
just north of the most southern driveway entrance to the school parking
lot.
(b)
Drivers shall yield to any pedestrian by coming to a complete stop
prior to entering the crosswalk. Drivers shall not proceed until all
pedestrians have exited the crosswalk.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to pass another
vehicle going in the same direction within 100 feet of any crosswalk.
[Ord. No. 828, §§ 1
— 7, 6-23-1964; Code 1965, § 52.19]
(a)
Employment. At designated school crossings, the Board of Aldermen,
upon recommendation from the Chief of Police, may by order or resolution
provide for a crossing guard to be employed by the City.
(b)
Payment. School crossing guards shall be paid by the hour and shall
be compensated out of funds provided for in the Police Department
budget, at a rate to be approved as part of the order approving the
budget.
(c)
Insignia. At places where no school crossing has been designated
by ordinance and the school authorities are of the opinion that a
student patrol is necessary or advisable, such student patrol shall
be equipped with flags or signs or wear such insignia as may indicate
to motorists that they are there for the purpose of assisting children
on their way to and from school or playgrounds.
(d)
Duties. School crossing guards or student patrols shall not wave
or signal motorists through crossings where signs or school stop signs
are located, and shall not directly supervise traffic except to signal
motorists to stop as required for the protection of children, and
motorists are required to obey such signals; and it is hereby made
the duty of all motorists to drive carefully and keep their vehicles
under complete control and to proceed near or through school or playground
crosswalks and other crossings where student patrols or crossing guards
are stationed, with the highest degree of care so as to avoid injury
to children and others.
(e)
Stopping. When a school guard or student patrol is in the street
for the purpose of guiding or escorting children at any crosswalk
or school crossing or other place used by children on their way to
and from school and playgrounds, motorists approaching the crossing
shall stop at a safe distance from the crossing place, whether or
not there is a school stop sign or other stop sign at or near such
crossing, and shall not proceed until all of the children have safely
crossed.
(f)
Badges. The Police Department is hereby authorized to include in
its budget an amount to be approved by the Board of Aldermen for the
purchase of appropriate badges to be worn by school crossing guards,
and the Chief of Police is hereby authorized to distribute such badges
to school guards employed by the City as herein provided. If approved
in the budget, the Police Department may also furnish the crossing
guards with caps of a police type to assist motorists in identifying
the school crossing guards.
(g)
Records. The school crossing guards shall serve the hours designated
by the Chief of Police, and he shall keep a record of the hours each
school crossing guard is employed.
[Ord. No. 20, § 35, 12-13-1949; Code 1965, § 52.43; Ord. No. 5353, 3-28-2023]
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or to take part in or upon any streets, city park, or other public places in this City, any procession or parade comprising more than six (6) vehicles or a group of pedestrians more than eight (8) feet in width or more than forty (40) feet in length, under the direction of one or more persons, except funeral processions, without first obtaining a permit from the Chief of Police under subsection (b) of this Section.
(b)
No parade or procession shall occupy, march or proceed along any
public street, roadway or public property except in accordance with
a permit issued by the Chief of Police. An application for a permit
under this Section shall be made on forms prescribed by the City Clerk
and shall be available at City Hall. The City Clerk shall establish
a fee payable by applicants for reviewing and processing permits under
this section. The written application for such permit shall be filed
with Chief of Police not less than five (5) days nor more than six
(6) months before the proposed parade or procession to allow adequate
arrangements to be made for the proper policing of same. The application
shall contain the following:
(1)
The
name of the applicant, sponsoring organization, parade or procession
chairman and the addresses and telephone numbers of each;
(2)
The
purpose of the parade or procession, the date when it is proposed
to be conducted, the location of the assembly area, the route to be
traveled and the approximate time when the parade or procession will
assemble, start and terminate;
(3)
A
description of the individual floats, marching units, vehicles, bands,
if any, including description of the sources of noise and any sound
amplification equipment to be used; and
(4)
Such
other information as the Chief of Police may deem reasonably necessary.
(c)
The
application for a permit may be granted if the applicant establishes
to the reasonable satisfaction of the Chief of Police that the application
complies with the requirements of this Article and the parade or procession
will not:
(1)
Substantially
interrupt the safe and orderly movement of other traffic in the vicinity
of the route;
(2)
Require
the diversion of so great a number of police officers, firefighters,
ambulances and other first responders of the City so as to disrupt
the normal and necessary provision of such services to the City;
(3)
Unduly
interfere with the provision of police, fire and ambulance services
to the areas contiguous to the assembly areas, due to the concentration
of persons, animals and vehicles on the parade route;
(4)
Present
an unreasonable risk of injury to persons and property or provoke
disorderly and/or unruly conduct;
(5)
Create
an unreasonable amount of noise based upon the character of the neighborhood
of the proposed parade route or the time and date of the proposed
parade; or
(6)
Pose
an unreasonable risk to the health, welfare and safety of the City's
residents and businesses for any other reason.
(d)
The
Chief of Police may approve or deny an application or may conditionally
approve an application upon such terms or conditions as may, in the
reasonable judgment of the Chief of Police, best provide for protection
of the public health, safety and welfare.
(e)
The
Chief of Police may also deny an application and tentatively authorize
an alternative permit to an unsuccessful applicant, providing a permitted
date, time and route for the parade. The alternative permit may include
any other conditions or requirements that the Chief of Police deems
necessary to ensure that the parade will comply with the requirements
set forth in the City's Code. An applicant may accept the alternative
parade route by notifying the Chief of Police, in writing, of such
acceptance within three (3) days of receiving the offered alternative
permit. Any alternative permit must comply with the requirements for
parade permits set forth herein.
(f)
An applicant
may appeal the denial, conditional approval or tender of an alternative
parade permit by the Chief of Police. The appeal shall be in writing
and directed to the Board of Aldermen and must be filed with the City
Clerk within three (3) days of the receipt of the notice of the Chief's
determination. The Board of Aldermen shall review the application
de novo and render such determination as warranted under the circumstances
at the next meeting of the Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen
may reverse or modify the decision of the Chief of Police by a majority
vote of those members of the Board of Aldermen who are present.
(g)
Any
parade permit issued under this Section may set forth conditions reasonably
necessary for the protection of the rights, property and personal
safety of all parties. Failure to substantially fulfill the conditions
set forth in such permit shall render such permit null and void.
(h)
As a condition of issuing the parade permit, the Police Department shall determine whether it is necessary to provide police services adjacent to the permit area to regulate vehicular and pedestrian traffic. If the Police Department determines that services are needed, applicant will be required to pay a fee of $45.00 per hour, per needed Police employee, prior to issuance of a parade permit, in addition to the permit fee required under subsection (b) of this Section, and any other applicable permit fees. Upon issuance of such permit, the Police Department may provide police services adjacent to the permit area to regulate vehicular and pedestrian traffic, conditioned upon the availability of a sufficient contingent of on-duty personnel to provide such services without diminishing routine service levels to the entire community.
(i)
By applying
for and being granted such permit, the applicant shall assume all
civil liability arising from conditions, restrictions or omissions
on the face of the permit.
(j)
The
following prohibitions shall apply to all parades and processions:
(1)
It
shall be unlawful for any person at any parade or procession to carry
or possess any weapons.
(2)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess glass bottles,
glass jars or glass containers of any kind unless such glass container
is a vial required to hold medication customarily stored in a glass
vial.
(3)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess spray paint cans.
(4)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess bricks, stones,
rocks or pieces of asphalt or concrete during a parade or procession.
No person may carry or possess with the intent to unlawfully use any
hard materials or substances or pieces of hard materials or substances
that are capable of being thrown or projected.
(5)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess any projectile
launcher or other device which is commonly used for the purpose of
launching, hurling or throwing any object, liquid, material or other
substance, including, but not limited to, super soakers and water
cannons. Nothing in this Section is intended to prohibit or restrict
those participating in parades, demonstrations, rallies or assemblies
from possessing sufficient water or other liquids designed and intended
for human consumption during such an event.
(6)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to carry or possess any so-called
sleeping dragon device with the intent to use the device to deny or
obstruct the public's ability to freely move about on roadways, sidewalks
or into or out of buildings. For purposes of this Section, a "sleeping
dragon device" shall mean a section of pipe or a container filled
with weighted material, handcuffs, chains, carabineers or other locking
devices used to lock a person or persons to another person or persons
or other objects.
(7)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to ride, drive or cause to be ridden
or driven any animal-drawn vehicle upon any public street as a part
of a parade or public assembly unless such transportation is specifically
authorized by the permit.
(8)
No
person shall cross or breach a lawfully erected barricade or police
line.
(k)
Nothing
in this Section is intended to authorize the possession or use of
materials, weapons or devices that are otherwise prohibited by any
other local, State or Federal ordinance, Statute or regulation. The
purpose of this Section is to prohibit the carrying or possession
of items and materials that have the potential to be used as weapons
to cause physical or personal damage and whose possession might not
otherwise be prohibited by city ordinance, State or Federal law.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 14-18, which pertained to
tampering with vehicles, and former § 14-19, which pertained
to throwing debris on streets, both of which were derived from Ord.
No. 20, adopted 12-13-1949, were repealed 2-9-2010 by Ord. No. 4233.
[Ord. No. 322, § 1, 7-31-1956; Code 1965, § 52.53; Ord. No. 4648, § 1, 4-12-2016]
No sales of commodities, merchandise or other activities and
no displays or other commercial activities shall be carried on or
conducted from any temporary stand, truck, cart or other vehicle on
the right-of-way of any street, nor within 30 feet thereof on private
property, and no such stand or vehicle shall be parked or stop in
such places for the purpose aforesaid; this does not prohibit the
sale of home grown or raised produce on private property where grown
or raised.
[Ord. No. 447, §§ 1
— 5, 6-3-1958; Code 1965, § 52.54; Ord. No. 1916, § 1, 7-12-1983]
(a)
BUS
PASSENGERS
The following definitions shall govern the construction and interpretation
of this section:
School buses, public carriers and chartered buses.
School children, fare paying passengers, passengers carried
under contract and workmen and other persons not paying fares or other
consideration.
(b)
Every passenger carrying bus operated in or through the City shall
have painted in yellow paint, a stripe at least 1 1/2 inches
wide, on the floor of the bus, from one side of the aisle to the other
and behind the driver's seat, and shall have conspicuously posted
within the bus a sign or placard warning all occupants of the bus
that the ordinances of the City require them to stay behind such yellow
stripe and containing such other information concerning the provisions
of this section as may be deemed necessary or advisable, if any.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for any driver of a bus to drive such vehicle
on the streets of the City with any passenger or passengers in front
of the yellow stripe herein required, and no driver shall start any
bus or put it into motion until all passengers and other occupants
are behind the yellow stripe.
(d)
It shall be unlawful for any passenger to remain in front of the
yellow stripe after being warned by the driver, except when in the
act of entering or leaving the bus.
(e)
No bus shall be operated on the streets of the City which is so loaded
with passengers that one or more of them remain in front of the yellow
stripe. If the police see any bus so overloaded they shall order passengers
in front of the yellow stripe to leave the bus, and it shall be unlawful
to refuse to comply with such order of the police.
(f)
Every bus used for the transportation of school children shall bear
upon the front and rear thereon a plainly visible sign containing
the words "School Bus" in letters not less than eight inches in height.
Each bus shall have lettered on the rear in plain and distinct type
the following: "STATE LAW: Stop While Bus is Loading and Unloading."
Each bus subject to the provisions of Sections 304.050 to 304.070
of the Revised Statutes of Missouri shall be equipped with a mechanical
and electrical signaling device, which will display a signal plainly
visible from the front and rear and indicating an intention to stop.
Every school bus driver intending to stop for the purpose of loading
or unloading shall slow down and use such signal to indicate his intention
to stop to load or unload.
[Code 1965, § 52.52; Ord. No. 1161, § 1, 12-16-1969]
It shall be unlawful for any railroad corporation to allow any
train or car using its tracks within the City to block or to prevent
the use of any street for purposes of travel for a period longer than
five minutes, except that this provision shall not apply to trains
or cars in motion other than those engaged in switching. It shall
be unlawful for any train or car to stop within an intersection or
on a crosswalk for the purposes of receiving or discharging passengers
or freight.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 14-23, Pedestrians soliciting
rides, was repealed 3-14-2023 by Ord. No. 5349. Prior history includes:
Code 1965, § 52.57 and Ord. No. 20.
[Ord. No. 572, § 1, 4-19-1960; Code 1965, § 52.58]
Whenever a pedestrian is crossing or attempting to cross the
regular line of traffic in a public street or highway, guided by a
guide dog or carrying in a raised or extended position a cane or walking
stick which is white in color or white tipped with red, the driver
of every vehicle approaching that part of the intersection such pedestrian
is attempting to enter or cross shall bring his vehicle to a full
stop before arriving at such place of crossing, and before proceeding
shall take such precautions as may be necessary to avoid injuring
such pedestrian. Nothing herein shall be construed to deprive any
totally or partially blind person not carrying such a cane or walking
stick or not being guided by a dog, of the rights and privileges conferred
by law and this chapter upon pedestrians crossing streets or highways.
[Code 1965, § 52.59; Ord. No. 1912, § II, 7-12-1983; Ord. No. 3986, § 1, 7-11-2006]
(a)
BICYCLE
MOTORIZED BICYCLE
Definitions. As used in this section:
Every vehicle propelled solely by human power upon which
any person may ride, having two tandem wheels, except scooters and
similar devices.
Any two-wheeled or three-wheeled device having an automatic
transmission and a motor with a cylinder capacity of not more than
50 cubic centimeters, which produces less than three gross brake horsepower,
and is capable of propelling the device at a maximum speed of not
more than 30 miles per hour on level ground.
(b)
Brakes. Every bicycle and motorized bicycle shall be equipped with
a brake or brakes which will enable its driver to stop the bicycle
within 25 feet from a speed of 10 miles per hour on a dry, level,
clean pavement.
(c)
Lights; reflectors. Every bicycle and motorized bicycle, when in
use on an alley, street or highway during the period from one-half-hour
after sunset to one-half-hour before sunrise, shall be equipped with
the following:
(1)
A front-facing lamp on the front, or carried by the rider, which
shall emit a white light visible at night on a straight, level, unlighted
roadway when viewed by a vehicle driver under the lower beams of vehicle
headlights at 500 feet;
(2)
A rear-facing red reflector on the rear, at least two square
inches in reflective surface area, which shall be visible at night
on a straight, level, unlighted roadway when viewed by a vehicle driver
under the lower beams of vehicle headlights at 600 feet;
(3)
Essentially colorless or amber reflectors on both the front
and rear surfaces of all pedals. Each pedal reflector shall be recessed
below the plane of the pedal or reflector housing. Each reflector
shall have at least ninety/one-hundredths of one square inch in projected
effective reflex area, and must be visible at night on a straight,
level, unlighted roadway when viewed by a vehicle driver under the
lower beams of vehicle headlights at 200 feet; and
(4)
A side-facing, essentially colorless, amber or red reflector
mounted on the wheel rim or the spokes of each wheel within three
inches of the inside wheel rim, or continuous retroreflective material
on each side of both tires which shall be at least 3/16 of an inch
wide. All such reflectors or retroreflective tire sidewalls shall
be visible at night on a straight, level, unlighted roadway when viewed
by a vehicle driver under the lower beams of vehicle headlights at
300 feet.
(d)
Operation.
(1)
Every person operating a bicycle or motorized bicycle upon an
alley, street or highway shall ride as near to the right side of the
roadway as practicable except when placing such bicycle in position
for and when such bicycle is lawfully making a left turn.
(2)
Every person operating a bicycle or motorized bicycle upon an
alley, street or highway shall exercise due care when passing a standing
vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.
(3)
Whenever a usable path for bicycles, practical for sustained
riding for transportation purposes, has been officially designated
adjacent to a street or highway, bicycle riders shall use such path
and shall not use the street or highway.
(e)
Number of riders. Each bicycle or motorized bicycle shall be ridden
or operated by no more than the number of riders for whom seats are
provided at the time of manufacture unless after manufacture the bicycle
has been equipped with a child carrier. Each bicycle or motorized
bicycle equipped with a child carrier after the time of manufacture
shall be ridden or operated by no more than the number of riders for
whom seats are provided at the time of manufacture, plus one child;
such child shall weigh no more than 40 pounds and shall be seated
in the child carrier.
[Ord. No. 20, § 56, 12-13-1949; Code 1965, § 52.67]
Commercial motor vehicles must have the name of the owner painted
thereon. No person owning any automobile, truck 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 of the owner or owners thereof in letters at
least three inches high. Such sign is not required upon automobiles
or other vehicles used exclusively for the conveyance of passengers.
[Ord. No. 20, § 57, 12-13-1949; Code 1965, § 52.68; Ord. No. 1627, § 1, 9-28-1976; Ord. No. 4672, § 1, 7-26-2016]
(a)
Except on Watson Road and any limited access state road where state
regulations shall apply, it shall be unlawful to operate on, over
or across any street in the City any vehicle, the width of which including
load is greater than 96 inches or the height of which including load
is greater than 12 1/2 feet or the length of which including
load is greater than 35 feet and no combination of such vehicles coupled
together of a total or combined length including coupling, in excess
of 45 feet shall be operated on said streets, and not to exceed two
vehicles shall be operated in combination. These restrictions as to
length shall not apply to vehicles temporarily towing for repair purposes
cars that have become disabled upon the streets, provided that not
more than one car is being towed.
(b)
Except on Watson Road and any limited access state roads where state
regulations shall apply, no motor drawn or propelled vehicle, or combinations
thereof, shall be moved or operated on the streets of the City when
the gross weight thereof, in pounds, shall exceed the weight computed
by multiplying the distance in feet between the first and last axles
of such vehicles or combinations of such vehicles plus 40 by 700;
nor shall the total gross weight, with load on any group of axles
of a vehicle or combination of vehicles where the distance between
the first and last axles of the group is 18 feet or less, exceed the
weight, in pounds, computed by multiplying the distance in feet between
the first and last axles of such group under consideration plus 40
by 650. No vehicle having a greater weight than 16,000 pounds on one
axle when the wheels attached to the axle are equipped with high pressure
pneumatic, solid rubber or cushioned tires, and no vehicle or combination
of vehicles shall be moved or operated on the streets of the City
having a greater weight than 18,000 pounds on one axle when the wheels
attached to said axle are equipped with low pressure pneumatic tires,
and no vehicle shall be moved or operated on the streets of the City
having a load of over 600 pounds per inch width of tire upon any wheel
concentrated on the surface of the street (said width in the case
of rubber tires, both solid and pneumatic, to be measured between
the flanges of the rim).
(c)
It shall be unlawful to drive, convey or operate upon, over or across
any improved public street or other public place in the 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 the street or any part thereof.
(d)
The Director of Public Works, with concurrence of the Missouri Department
of Transportation or St. Louis County Department of Transportation
(if applicable), shall have the right to post notices on each end
of any bridge in the City, stating the maximum load that may be permitted
on such bridge.
(e)
It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to comply with the limitations
or restrictions as to the use of such bridge or street as set forth
in such notices.
(f)
Any person violating this section, or who shall willfully or negligently
damage a street of the City, shall be liable for the amount of such
damage caused to any highway, street, bridge, culvert or sewer, and
any vehicle causing such damage shall be subject to a lien for the
full amount of such damage; provided, however, that such 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 an action in any court of competent jurisdiction,
in the name of the state, for the use of the City.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 14-28, Truck routes, derived
from Ord. No. 312, adopted 7-24-1956, as amended, was repealed 7-26-2016
by Ord. No. 4672.
[Ord. No. 181, §§ 1
— 3, 7-27-1954; Code 1965, § 52.70; Ord. No. 1627, § 1, 9-28-1976; Ord. No. 4672, § 3, 7-26-2016]
(a)
With the exceptions set forth in subsection (b), all public streets in the City and all streets which may be laid out, approved or constructed in the residential zones as fixed by the Zoning Ordinance of the City are declared to be residential streets and shall be limited to the use of private passenger vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians and buses, trucks and commercial vehicles having a definite business or destination in the City, and shall not be open to travel by buses, trucks or commercial vehicles not having business or destination in the City but traveling through the City to points outside the City.
(b)
Watson Road, Sappington Road, New Sappington Road, South Sappington
Road, and that portion of Pardee Lane south of Watson Road to the
south line of property zoned commercial or industrial are designated
as through streets, open to all vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle
traffic.
(c)
The Director of Public Works may cause signs to be erected at the
entrance into the principal residential streets in the City, warning
that through trucks and commercial vehicles and buses are prohibited
from such streets, except for local deliveries and destinations.
[Ord. No. 3836, § 1, 5-25-2004]
(a)
Proof of financial responsibility shall be carried in all motor vehicles
registered in the State of Missouri and operated in the City of Crestwood.
The operator of such a motor vehicle shall exhibit said proof on the
demand of any peace officer who lawfully stops the operator while
that officer is engaged in the performance of the duties of his office;
(b)
As used in this section, proof of financial responsibility means
proof of the ability to respond in damages for liability, on account
of accidents occurring subsequent to the effective date of said proof,
arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle.
Said proof shall exhibit the extent of financial responsibility in
dollar amounts not less than those required by Chapter 303, RSMo.,
as may be amended from time to time;
(c)
The following items shall constitute proof of financial responsibility:
(1)
An insurance identification card furnished by an insurer issuing
a liability policy insuring the motor vehicle subject to the peace
officer's lawful stop. The insurance identification card shall include
all of the following information:
a.
The name and address of the insurer;
b.
The name and address of the named insured;
c.
The policy number;
d.
The effective dates of the policy, including month, day, and
year;
e.
A description of the insured motor vehicle, including the year
and make or at least five digits of the vehicle identification number
or the word "fleet" if the insurance policy covers five or more vehicles;
f.
The statement "This card must be carried in the insured motor
vehicle for production upon demand" prominently displayed on the card.
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A motor vehicle liability insurance policy, a motor vehicle
liability insurance binder, or a receipt which contains the policy
information required in this subsection shall be satisfactory evidence
of insurance in lieu of an insurance identification card.
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(2)
An insurance identification card furnished by the Missouri Director
of Revenue to any self-insurer for each motor vehicle so insured,
as provided for in Sections 303.024.4 and 303.220, RSMo., as may be
amended from time to time. Such an insurance identification card shall
include all of the following information:
(3)
A certificate furnished by the Missouri Treasurer, as provided
for in Section 303.240, RSMo., as may be amended from time to time,
establishing that the owner and/or operator of the motor vehicle subject
to the peace officer's lawful stop has deposited with the Missouri
Treasurer cash or marketable securities in an amount sufficient under
said statute to satisfy an execution on a judgment issued against
such person making the deposit for damages resulting from the ownership,
maintenance, use or operation of said motor vehicle after such deposit
was made.
(4)
Evidence of a surety bond filed with the Missouri Director of
Revenue as provided by Section 303.230, RSMo., as may be amended from
time to time.
[Ord. No. 3986, § 1, 7-11-2006; amended 6-23-2020 by Ord. No. 5061]
(a)
Purpose and intent. It is the purpose and intent of this section
to provide for the regulation of motorized skateboards and motorized
play vehicles in order to protect the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists,
motor vehicle drivers and operators of motorized skateboards and motorized
play vehicles alike.
(b)
MOTORIZED PLAY VEHICLE
MOTORIZED SKATEBOARD
Definitions. In this section and in § 14-32, unless the context otherwise requires:
A three- to four-wheeled children's device, or other similar
motorized vehicle that is self-propelled by a motor or engine, gas
or electric, and which is not otherwise defined in the Crestwood Municipal
Code as a "motor vehicle," "motorcycle," "motor-tricycle," or "motorized
bicycle."
A self-propelled coaster, scooter, any other alternatively
fueled device that has a motor, gas or electric, a deck on which a
person may ride and at least one wheel in contact with the ground,
and which is not otherwise defined in the Crestwood Municipal Code
as "motor vehicle," "motorcycle," "motor-tricycle," or "motorized
bicycle."
(c)
Allowable operation.
(1)
Motorized play vehicles may be operated on any public sidewalk,
park trail or path, shared-use path, private property, or private
property of another with written permission of the owner, the person
entitled to immediate possession of the property, or the authorized
agent of either.
(d)
Prohibited operation.
(1)
No motorized skateboard may be operated on any public sidewalk,
roadway, or any other part of a highway or on any bikeway, bicycle
path or trail, equestrian trail, or shared-use path.
(2)
No motorized play vehicle may be operated on any public roadway,
or any other part of a highway or on any bikeway, bicycle path or
trail, or equestrian trail.
(3)
No motorized skateboard or motorized play vehicle may be operated
on any private property of another without the written permission
of the owner, the person entitled to immediate possession of the property,
or the authorized agent of either.
(4)
No person shall operate a motorized skateboard or motorized
play vehicle on any private property in a manner causing excessive,
unnecessary, or offensive noise which disturbs the peace and quiet
of any neighborhood or which causes discomfort or annoyance to a reasonable
person of normal sensitivity.
(e)
Responsibilities of parents, guardians, and legal custodians.
(1)
The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of any minor shall
not authorize or knowingly permit such minor to violate any of the
provisions of this section.
(2)
If a fine is imposed upon a minor who is found to be in violation
of this section, the parents or legal guardian having custody or control
of the minor shall be jointly and severally liable with the minor
for payment of the fine, whether or not the parents or guardian knew
of, or anticipated, a violation of this section.
[Added 6-23-2020 by Ord.
No. 5061]
(a)
Purpose and intent. It is the purpose and intent of this section
to provide for the regulation of personal assistive devices, golf
carts, and low-speed vehicles in order to protect the safety of pedestrians,
bicyclists, motor vehicle drivers and operators of personal assistive
mobility devices, golf carts, and low-speed vehicles alike.
(b)
ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICE (EPAMD)
GOLF CART
LOW-SPEED VEHICLE
MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR
Definitions. In this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
A self-balancing, two-nontandem-wheeled device, designed
to transport only one person, with an electric propulsion system with
an average power of 750 watts (one horsepower).
A motor vehicle that is designed and manufactured for operation
on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes and that is
not capable of exceeding speeds of 20 miles per hour.
A four-wheeled vehicle whose gross vehicle weight rating
(GVWR) is 3,000 pounds or less, and has a maximum speed of 20 to 25
miles an hour.
A wheelchair propelled by a motor.
(c)
Allowable operation.
(1)
Motorized wheelchairs, EPAMDs, and other similar devices may
be used as a mobility assistive device on roads posted or regulated
at 25 miles per hour or less, may cross roads posted or regulated
at 30 miles per hour or more, and may be operated on sidewalks.
(2)
Low-speed vehicles, golf carts or similar devices may be operated
upon roads posted or regulated at 25 miles per hour or less, may cross
roads posted or regulated at 30 miles per hour or more, but cannot
be operated on sidewalks. The operator of a low-speed vehicle, golf
cart, or similar device must be insured, have a valid driver's license,
and the vehicle must be licensed with the State of Missouri if state
law requires a license. Operators and passengers must wear a properly
adjusted and fastened safety belt that meets federal National Highway,
Transportation and Safety Act requirements.
(d)
Prohibited operation.
(1)
No low-speed vehicle, golf cart, or similar device may be operated
on any public sidewalk, or on any bikeway, bicycle path or trail,
equestrian trail, or shared-use path.
(2)
No motorized wheelchair, EPAMD, other similar motorized mobility
assistive device, low-speed vehicle, golf cart, or similar device
may be operated on any private property of another without the written
permission of the owner, the person entitled to immediate possession
of the property, or the authorized agent of either.
(3)
No person shall operate a motorized wheelchair, EPAMD, other
similar motorized mobility assistive device, low-speed vehicle, golf
cart, or similar device on any private property in a manner causing
excessive, unnecessary, or offensive noise which disturbs the peace
and quiet of any neighborhood or which causes discomfort or annoyance
to a reasonable person of normal sensitivity.
(e)
Responsibilities of parents, guardians, and legal custodians.
(1)
The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of any minor shall
not authorize or knowingly permit such minor to violate any of the
provisions of this section.
(2)
If a fine is imposed upon a minor who is found to be in violation
of this section, the parents or legal guardian having custody or control
of the minor shall be jointly and severally liable with the minor
for payment of the fine, whether or not the parents or guardian knew
of, or anticipated, a violation of this section.
[Added 7-28-2020 by Ord.
No. 5069]
(a)
Purpose and intent. It is the purpose and intent of this section
to provide for the regulation of off-road vehicles in order to protect
the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, motor vehicle drivers and operators
of off-road vehicles.
(b)
OFF-ROAD VEHICLE
Definitions. In this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
Any vehicle designed for or capable of cross-country travel
on or immediately over land, water, ice, snow, marsh, swampland, or
other natural terrain without benefit of a road or trail, and which
is not otherwise defined in the Crestwood Municipal Code as a "motor
vehicle," "motorcycle," "motor-tricycle," "motorized bicycle," "motorized
play vehicle," "motorized skateboard," "personal assistive mobility
device," "golf cart," or "low-speed vehicle."
(c)
Allowable operation.
(1)
An off-road vehicle may be operated on private property, provided
that such use shall be subject to the prohibitions in Subsection (d)
of this section.
(2)
An off-road vehicle owned and operated by a governmental entity
may be operated in connection with official use, provided that such
use shall be subject to the prohibitions in Subsection (d) of this
section.
(3)
An off-road vehicle may be operated for agricultural purposes
or industrial on-premises purposes, provided that such use shall be
subject to the prohibitions in Subsection (d) of this section.
(4)
The operator of an off-road vehicle must be insured, have a
valid driver's license, and the vehicle must be licensed with the
State of Missouri, if state law requires a license for operation of
such vehicle.
(d)
Prohibited operation.
(1)
No off-road vehicle may be operated on any public sidewalk,
roadway, or any other part of a highway or on any bikeway, bicycle
path or trail, equestrian trail, shared-use path, or within any City
park.
(2)
No off-road vehicles may be operated on any private property
within 100 feet of a property line.
(3)
No off-road vehicles may be operated on private property of
another without the written permission of the owner, the person entitled
to immediate possession of the property, or the authorized agent of
either.
(4)
No person shall operate an off-road vehicle on any private property
in a manner causing excessive, unnecessary, or offensive noise which
disturbs the peace and quiet of any neighborhood or which causes discomfort
or annoyance to a reasonable person of normal sensitivity.
(e)
Responsibilities of parents, guardians, and legal custodians.
(1)
The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of any minor shall
not authorize or knowingly permit such minor to violate any of the
provisions of this section.
(2)
If a fine is imposed upon a minor who is found to be in violation
of this section, the parents or legal guardian having custody or control
of the minor shall be jointly and severally liable with the minor
for payment of the fine, whether or not the parents or guardian knew
of, or anticipated, a violation of this section.
