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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING EXISTING AND ESTABLISHING NEW TRAFFIC REGULATIONS FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT THEREOF
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BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, State of Arkansas, as follows:
ARTICLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS.
SECTION 1: PURPOSE: This ordinance is designed to enact certain traffic and other regulations that will address issues of public safety not currently addressed under state law or city ordinance; allow for the appropriate routing of traffic in emergency and temporary congestion circumstances, and to address issues of pedestrian safety and vehicular safety and congestion caused by the improper parking of vehicles or other roadway and sidewalk obstructions.
ARTICLE 2: REGULATIONS TO BE NEWLY ENACTED
SECTION 1: Temporary Restrictions: The Director of the Street Department, Fire Chief or Police Chief are authorized to temporarily prohibit parking, stopping, or standing on driveways, streets, alleys, and parking lots and may cause traffic to be restricted or rerouted as necessitated by construction, emergency situations, or special events on public streets. When time permits notice of such restrictions shall be given by the posting of temporary signs or barriers by any designated City official. It shall be prohibited to violate such regulations.
SECTION 2: Roller-Skates (or Roller Blades), Skateboards, and Scooters: Unless otherwise designated for such, it is prohibited to operate roller-skates, skateboard, or scooter on any public property not designated for such purpose. This includes, but is not limited to: streets, alleys, drives, sidewalks, walkways, patios, plazas, parking lots and garages, steps of buildings, and rock walls. This shall also include operation of such conveyances on private property without the consent of the property owner or proprietor.
SECTION 3: Utilizing City Street for a Play Area: Unless previously authorized by special ...
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