When signs are erected giving notice thereof, drivers of vehicles shall stop or yield as the sign directs at every intersection before entering any of the following streets or parts of streets, which are hereby designated through streets:

(a)   All state and federal highways within the limits of the city, except U.S. Highway 83 at its intersection with U.S. Highway 36;

(b)   All of Penn Avenue in the city;

(c)   Commercial Street from and including its intersection with Beaver Avenue; thence east its entire distance within the limits of the city;

(d)   Hall Street at its intersection with Beaver, Cass, Rodehaver, Griffith, York and East Avenues;

(e)   Maple Street with its intersections with Rodehaver and Beaver Avenues;

(f)   Cass Avenue at its intersection with Maple Street;

(g)   York Avenue at its intersections with Adams, Washington, North, Ash, Oak and Maple Streets; and

(h)   All other streets on which the governing body shall, by motion, direct stop or yield signs to be placed.

(Prior Code § 16-201; Ord. 472)

(a)   Angle parking at the angle indicated on the curb, sidewalk or pavement or by signs is hereby permitted on the following streets:

(1)   On Penn Avenue from its intersection with Oak Street; thence south to its intersection with the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad right-of-way;

(2)   On the east side of Rodehaver Avenue from its intersection with Hall Street; thence north two blocks to its intersection with Maple Street;

(3)   On Hall Street from its intersection with Rodehaver Avenue; thence east to its intersection with Griffith Avenue;

(4)   On Commercial Street from its intersection with Rodehaver Avenue; thence east to its intersection with Griffith Avenue; and

(5)   On any other street or avenue only when the street or avenue is wide enough to accommodate angle parking and still allow two lanes of traffic freely to travel the balance of the street or avenue.

(b)   It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle to which is attached a trailer, or semi­ trailer, on any street or avenue in the city where angle parking is permitted as provided in this section.

(Prior Code § 16-202; Ord. 472)

It is hereby declared and made unlawful for any person to leave standing or parked a motor vehicle of any kind or type on the platted street area of the city for a period exceeding 72 consecutive hours. The city police are hereby authorized and empowered to remove same, take such vehicle into their custody and possession and remove it from the streets with all costs incurred thereby chargeable to the owner. Every person convicted of a violation of this section shall, for the first conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $50 for the second such conviction within one year thereof, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment by not more than ten days or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Prior Code § 16-203; Ord. 510)

(a)   No person shall operate or ride any bicycle, scooter, skateboard, coaster, roller skates or similar devices upon the sidewalks of the city in the following locations:

(1)   On Penn Avenue from Oak Street to Victoria Street;

(2)   On the East side of Rodehaver Avenue from Maple Street to Hall Street;

(3)   On Commercial Street from Rodehaver Avenue to Griffith Avenue; and

(4)   On Hall Street from Rodehaver Avenue to Griffith Avenue.

(b)   A law enforcement officer detaining a person for violating this ordinance may impound the device. In the case of the violation of this section by a person who is 18 years or older, the device shall be released by the City Police Department if the violator appears at the City Police Department and provides self-identification. Persons under the age of 18 years must appear at the City Police Department with a parent or guardian to obtain the release of the device; however, if no such parent or guardian resides in the city, the device can be released if its owner provides a letter from a parent or guardian requesting that it be released.

(c)   Violation of this section is a municipal offense punishable by a fine of up to $100.

(Prior Code § 16-204; Ord. 758)

(a)   No person shall operate, accelerate or halt any vehicle upon the highways, streets, alleys or public parking lots within the city, in such a manner as to indicate a careless or heedless disregard for the rights or the safety of other persons, vehicles or property or in such a manner as to endanger, or be likely to endanger, any person or property.

(b)   Any driver shall be deemed guilty of careless driving and in violation of this ordinance who operates a motor vehicle on any street in the city with unnecessary and excessively fast starts or with unnecessary and excessive spinning of wheels.

(Prior Code § 16-205 Ord. 574; Ord. 684)

Any one violating any of the provisions of this article for which a penalty is not otherwise provided shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, or a fine not exceeding $100.

(Prior Code § 16-206)

(a)   No person shall drive a motor vehicle down a street which is in flooding condition with water running curb to curb, except as follows, to wit: nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the following:

(1)   A residential owner’s vehicle being entitled to the right to ingress and egress from the owner’s property;

(2)   To prohibit an emergency vehicle the right to ingress and egress down such a street; and

(3)   The free access as is necessary to perform their duties of the regular authorities of the city, state or federal government.

(b)   The penalty for violation of this section shall be the same as the penalty set forth in the Standard Traffic Ordinance.

(c)   The driver of the motor vehicle shall be charged with the violation if the driver is known and if the driver is not known, the registered owner of the vehicle shall be charged with the violation. Proof by the registered owner that the vehicle was stolen and not being used with the registered owner’s consent shall be a defense to the violation.

(Prior Code § 16-207; Ord. 691)

It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to use or operate or cause to be used or operated with the city, any mechanical exhaust device designed to aid in the stopping or braking of the vehicle, in a manner so as to create excessive, loud or unusual or explosive noise from the vehicle.

(Prior Code § 16-208; Ord. 706)

(a)   The north and south sides of Hall Street from South Cass Avenue to U.S. Highway 83 shall be a no parking zone.

(b)   The south side of Hall Street from South Rodehaver Avenue to South Cass Avenue shall be a no parking zone.

(c)   The north side of Ash Street from Rodehaver Avenue to Cass Avenue during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

(Prior Code § 16-209; Ord. 711; Ord. 717; Ord. 785)

It shall be unlawful for any person to park, or leave parked or stopped, any semi-truck, truck-tractor, semi-trailer or truck-tractor combination vehicle unit, on any street, avenue or alleyway located in the city, except for the purposes of loading or unloading commodities, but then only for a reasonable time necessary to accomplish the loading or unloading in a timely fashion.

(Prior Code § 16-210)