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TRAFFIC AN ORDINANCE PRUVIDING FOR TT' E RSGt1LATION OF TRAITEL AND TRAT IC 01.q T1ih; STR + + Tg
<br />ORDINANCE. ALLEYS , AVF14r1FS,JiRI:DGES *CROSSINGS AN?n 8IDH'WALSS; AND FOR TNS PURPOSE OF PT�oTFCMiG
<br />HEALTH AND PROPERTY: ANT) FOR TNF CONVENIENCE AND SAFETY OF T"F USERS OF SAID STq�ETs
<br />AVENUES, ETC, IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA.
<br />RFIT OMAI%_ D BY THE = !tON COt1�1CIL, T! -TE 130ARD OF ALDERT�?d CONCtrRRTT?G�
<br />That for the purpose of providing protection to t1ie public health and property
<br />and for the safety and convenience of the users of the public streets, alleys'
<br />avenues
<br />highways, bridges and sidewalks of the City of Charlottesville, Va. , t.ha use thereof '
<br />is hereby further regulated as follows:
<br />That the operator, driver or person in crarge of any vehicle as hereinafter
<br />described, horses or other dumestic animals and all pedestrians on the streets or
<br />sidewalks of the s aid City of Charlottesville, t,a. , she co f o and observe the
<br />following rules, regulations governing the use of the public streets, alley$, avenues
<br />highways, bridges, sidewalks, and crossings thereof, of said City.
<br />DEFI NI T I0 N.
<br />Sec, 1, DRIVER. The word driver shall include the rider of wheels, the driver,
<br />operator or person who is in crarge of any vehicle, horse or other domestic animal
<br />or street car.
<br />STREET. The word street shall include all streets, alleys, avenues, roads, parknys,
<br />lane, strip path, bridges, sidewalks, and public places in the City of Charlottes.
<br />villa, Va., unless especially limited by the context.
<br />VEl'ICLE So The word vehicle, shall include saddle and led horses and every cunveyanee
<br />on wheels or runners, except railroad, street cars, and baby carriages. The term
<br />Votor -wrehicle used in this ordinance shallinclue automobiles, motor trucks, motor.
<br />cycles, and all other vehicles propelled otherwise tl-lan by muscular Power except
<br />el edtric and steam railways
<br />PERSONS. The word person shall include pers;,ns, firms, or corporations.
<br />Sec. 2.YOVX1!X.1�-T A' -T, PAWING OF IWICLES ON' COr'GESTF►_1 AREA.
<br />The streets or portions of streets hereinafter designated are hereby declared to
<br />be congested territory, and no vehicle shall be parked thereon except as hereinafter
<br />provided, and all vehicleB shall conform to the subsequent provision herein as to
<br />direction of traffic and speed. The following st.ryets are desiganted as congested
<br />territory: ?Vain Street extending from the int erseetiun of 7th St. E. to the intere.
<br />section of 4th St*Wj Fifth Street E,, Fourth Street h-, Third Street E., second
<br />Street Be , First Street and q-cond Streat,W. , extending from Water Street on the
<br />South side of Main Street, to Jefferson Street on the North ofvlain 11treet, ani the
<br />Vayor and Public Safety Committee shall have the power to designate and locate standing
<br />or parking places for vehicles at such places as are n;j t inconsistent with the places
<br />hereby designated, and not to interfere with traffic. No vehicle shall stand or
<br />remain stationary on that mart of �Tain Street designated as congested territory for
<br />a period of more than t1nirty minutes. On all other streets desinnated as congested
<br />territory, care may be narked on the right hand side of such streets '+eaded in the
<br />direction of traffic.
<br />The following North and South bound streets are hereby declared one-way st.reeto;
<br />and it shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be propelled or moved in a direction other
<br />than herein set forth: South bound: so -Fifth. Street E. Tri rd Street E. and First
<br />etrest, from Jefferson Street No. tyi of "lain Street to Water Street South of 'Fain Street,
<br />these are hereby declared tobe one-way streets to be used only for 5uuth bound traffic)
<br />North bound: - Pourth Street F. , Second "rteet E. , Second Street W. from .Tefferson
<br />Street North of "rain Street to mater Street South of Yain Ptreet, these are herebY
<br />declared to be one-way streets, to be used for North bound traffic.
<br />Sec. S. PARKTIVI:
<br />Vehicles when parked along the curbing shall stand as close to the curbing as
<br />possible, at no time front and rear w1+eele more than eight inches from curbing@
<br />Sec. 4. NT3MFR : 1 Carry
<br />Every motor, vehicle, driver or operator on the streets of this city shy the
<br />conspicuously displayed on both front and rear thereof, a State number plate for late
<br />current year so attached as to be plainly visible at all times, and such number A
<br />shall be kept free from grease and dirt so as to be readable at alltimes.
<br />Sec. 5. LAMPS: Pry,
<br />.Every motor vehicle while on any public alley, street, or highway, shall ca as
<br />during the period from sunset to one hour before sunrise and at sucr other time$
<br />atmospheric conditions render the operation of such vehicles, on such alley$, streeto
<br />or bighways, without reasonable illwninations dangerous to traffic, motorcycles or
<br />least one and all other motor vehicles at least two lighted lamps snowing white tion
<br />in°C
<br />tinted other than red, lig')ts visible at least two hutidred ( 200) feet in the d
<br />such vehicle or cycle is headed and at least ten feet to both sides tre reuf•
<br />Every motor vehicle while being operated on any public alley, street or righway'notor
<br />shall carry during, the period mentioned, motorcycles at least one and all otber hto
<br />vehicles at least two lighted lamps snowing w>>ite or tinted, other than red, obg°oto
<br />of sufficient force to clearly reveal, under ordinary atmosprerie eonditi0n, ided
<br />for a distance of at least two hundred (200) feet a�read of such vehicles'riirPad eithf
<br />that all lights of a greater strength than four candle power which ar® eq Portion o
<br />a reflector shall be so designed, arranged, or reflected as to prevent any P
<br />the main shaft or beam of clear condensed light at any point within a di stance ore tn°
<br />seventy-five (75) feet ahead of sucr vehicle to raise more than forte inchearebi,r;ribit
<br />surface on which said vesicle rests. Spot ligr►ts and all auxiliary lig"ts a proof•
<br />ed From beim, used while cars are in motion. I'f any Person shall violate $5) nor
<br />cions of t'•is section he or she shall be fined not less than five dollars (�1
<br />more than twenty-five ($25) for each offense, provided that any person whoring
<br />extinguish all or any of 'tre lights .required herein for the purpose of avo nor
<br />identification or arrest shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25)
<br />more than one hundred dollars ($100) .
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