[Amended 12-13-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-10]
All traffic and parking regulations of a permanent nature shall be enacted as ordinances, as parts of ordinances, as amendments to ordinances or as amendments to this chapter; provided, however, that Latrobe Council may, from time to time, on a temporary basis, amend by resolution any provision in this chapter, including but not limited to Article
VII. All changes to this chapter made by resolution during any calendar year shall be formally adopted by ordinance on or before the regular meeting in January of the calendar year following adoption of said change by resolution.
[Amended 4-12-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-6; 2-14-2005 by Ord. No.
2005-3]
A. The Mayor shall have the following powers to temporarily
regulate traffic and parking as follows:
(1) In the case of an emergency due to a fire, flood,
storm or any other natural or man-made disaster, to establish temporary
traffic and/or parking regulations. Such temporary regulations shall
remain in force and effect until the emergency has ceased or until
the next regular business meeting of Council, whichever shall first
occur. If said temporary regulations are in effect at the next regular
business meeting of Council, Council shall ratify and approve any
extension of the temporary regulations.
(2) In order to facilitate the conduct of parades, processions
or other public or special events, permitted under the special events
provisions of the Code of Ordinances of Latrobe, to establish temporary
traffic and/or parking regulations in those areas necessary to facilitate
said event for a period of a time not to exceed seven consecutive
days. Under this subsection, said temporary traffic or parking regulations
shall expire at 12:00 midnight on the seventh day from the date of
commencement of the event, or at the end of said event, whichever
shall first occur.
(3) In the event of construction due to a public works
project in the City of Latrobe or in neighboring communities which
may affect traffic movement or parking within the City, to establish
temporary traffic and/or parking regulations in those areas of the
City affected by the public works construction, said regulations to
remain in force and effect until the public works project has ceased,
and the need for said regulations no longer exist or until the regularly
scheduled business meeting of Council in the sixth month following
the month in which said temporary traffic and/or parking regulations
were implemented by the Mayor, at which time Council may, by appropriate
action, extend said temporary traffic and/or parking regulations.
B. Emergency or temporary traffic and/or parking regulations
shall be implemented by the Mayor pursuant to a written declaration
or order and shall have the same force and effect for enforcement
purposes as if enacted by ordinance.
The Council may, from time to time, designate
places upon and along the highways in Latrobe where, for a period
of not more than 90 days, specific traffic and/or parking regulations,
prohibitions and restrictions shall be in force and effect and shall
designate such locations by proper signs and markings. Such regulations,
prohibitions and restrictions shall be effective just as if they had
been specified in this chapter. No person shall operate or park a
vehicle or tractor in violation of any such regulation, prohibition
or restriction, and no person shall move, remove, destroy or deface
any sign or marking erected, posted or made by authority of this section.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall,
upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty set forth in the
law or elsewhere in this chapter for a violation of such nature and,
in case of a violation for which no specific penalty is set forth
in the law or elsewhere in this chapter, to a fine of not more than
$25 and costs of prosecution or, in default of payment of such fine
and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than one day for each
$10 of the unpaid balance of the fine and costs, provided that the
purpose of this section is to allow for the test and experimental
determination of the feasibility and desirability of permanent changes
in the ordinances of Latrobe relative to traffic and parking.
The police officers of Latrobe are hereby given
authority to direct traffic on the highways of Latrobe and at intersections
thereof.