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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVISES; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: The City Council fids and declares that the condition of traffic is such to endanger the traveling public and pedestrians on certain streets and intersections and that certain traffic control devices are established and placed on the following street:
(a) No Parking signs to be placed on the left side of the driveway located at the Church Street Community Center.
Section 2: The drivers of all vehicles shall obey all traffic control signals per instruction on the face thereof.
Section 3: The Chief of Police or some other person designated by him is hereby directed to place and locate upon the above described driveway at the proper places, appropriate signs designating “No Parking” as set out above, and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation to tear down, remove or mutilate such signs or violate the instructions on the face of said sign.
Section 4: Every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than $25.00.
Section 5: All ordinances and/or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 6: It is found and declared by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro that due to increasing traffic congestion and lack of traffic control devices at the Community Center, and due to the number of individuals using the Community Center, there is a great possibility that failure to have these control devices will cause danger to life and property; this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 20th day of February, 1978.