Chapters:
10.04 Georgia Uniform Rules of the Road
10.08 Parking and Through Traffic
10.12 Miscellaneous Regulations
10.16 Roller Skates, Skateboards and Similar Devices
Sections:
10.04.010 Adopted.
There is adopted as and for the traffic regulations of the city with like effect as if recited herein, Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the Uniform Rules of the Road, as fully as if same were set out herein including all future amendments to the aforesaid Uniform Rules of the Road. (Prior code § 20-1)
Sections:
10.08.010 Business vehicle parking in residential districts.
10.08.011 Through traffic in residential districts.
10.08.020 Penalties.
* Editor’s note: The title of Ch. 10.08 was amended by § 1 of Ord. dated 8/3/04.
In all districts of the city zoned R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-P, the parking of any business vehicle (other than an automobile, pickup truck, panel truck or van used to provide daily transportation to and from work, or a business vehicle parked temporarily while making a delivery or providing a service) and any vehicle with a carrying capacity in excess of one and one-half tons is prohibited except under the following circumstances:
A. Any vehicle may park in said districts within a fully enclosed structure that meets all other criteria of the city building and zoning regulations provided in this code for said districts; and
B. Any vehicle used for the primary purpose of transporting children to and from state licensed or accredited schools may park in said districts provided such vehicle is parked off any public thoroughfare, on an all-weather surface and in the side or rear yard. (Prior code § 20-3)
A. In any district of the city zoned R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 or R-P, through traffic of tandem axle vehicles or any other motor vehicle with a carrying capacity in excess of one and one-half tons is prohibited. As used in this section the term “tandem axle” shall be defined as provided in Section 32-6-26(a)(7), Official Code of Georgia Annotated.
B. Authorized emergency vehicles and school buses shall be exempt from the prohibition of this section. As used in this section the terms “authorized emergency vehicle” and “school bus” shall be defined as provided in Sections 40-1-1(5) and 40-1-1(55), respectively, Official Code of Georgia Annotated. (Ord. dated 8/3/04 § 2)
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by law, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment of not more than thirty (30) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. (Prior code § 20-2101)
Sections:
10.12.010 Driving across firehose prohibited.
10.12.020 Railroad trains.
It is unlawful for anyone to drive any vehicle of any kind over or across any firehose of the city. (Prior code § 10-10)
A. It is unlawful for the directing officer or the operator of any railroad train to direct the operation of or to operate the same in such a manner as to prevent the use of any street for purposes of travel for a period of time longer than five minutes, except that this provision shall not apply to trains or cars in motion other than those engaged in switching.
B. It is unlawful for any railroad train, engine, or car to be operated in the city at a rate of speed in excess of forty (40) miles per hour. (Prior code § 20-1701)
Sections:
10.16.010 Use of roller skates, skateboards, coasters, toy vehicles and similar devices restricted.
A. No person upon roller skates or a skateboard or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle or similar device shall go upon any street or roadway except while crossing a street on a crosswalk, and when so crossing such person shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to pedestrians. This paragraph shall not apply to any street which has been designated as a play street by duly adopted resolution of the city.
B. There shall be no such skating or riding on the sidewalks except in expressly designated areas and under such terms and conditions as are authorized by duly adopted resolution of the city.
C. It is unlawful for persons so skating or riding on such designated play streets or on sidewalks in areas designated as provided in subsection B of this section to take hold of or hang onto any automobile or other vehicle, or in any way to interfere with the natural progress of vehicular traffic along such play streets, or for two or more persons to join hands while so skating or riding on such designated sidewalks. Any persons so skating or riding shall yield the right-of-way to and in no way interfere with pedestrians on such designated sidewalks.
D. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be subject to the penalties provided in Section 1.12.010 of this code; provided, however, that any such offenses committed by an offender under the age of seventeen (17) years shall be processed as provided by Georgia law creating juvenile courts.
E. The parent of any child or the guardian of the person of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this section. (Prior code § 17-6)