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INDEX Filed for record Dec 10 , 19 97 at - '`
MARGIN 4:00 P.M. and recorded in Book 328
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CITY OF WATERLOO
ORDINANCE NO. 4247
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 1996 TRAFFIC CODE:
BY REPEALING SECTION 44 , DISPLAY OF PLATES;
SECTION 58, OPERATORS LICENSED--OPERATION OF
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES; SECTION 59,
LICENSE CARRIED AND EXHIBITED; SECTION 80,
ROAD WORKERS EXEMPTED; SECTION 84, BICYCLES
OR ANIMAL-DRAWN VEHICLES; SUBSECTION (6) OF
SECTION 154, CONTROL OF VEHICLE; SUBSECTION
(1) OF SECTION 202, SIGNALS BY HAND AND ARM
OR SIGNAL DEVICE; SECTION 406, PUTTING GLASS,
ETC. ON HIGHWAY OR STREETS; SECTION 407,
REMOVING INJURIOUS MATERIAL; SECTION 444,
LAMPS ON BICYCLES; SUBSECTION (3) OF SECTION
470, BRAKE REQUIREMENTS; SECTION 477, BICYCLE
SAFETY EQUIPMENT; SECTION 487, RESTRICTIONS
AS TO TIRE EQUIPMENT; SUBSECTIONS (1) AND
(2) (e) OF SECTION 491, SAFETY BELTS AND
SAFETY HARNESSESS--USE REQUIRED; AND SECTION
499, DRAWBARS AND SAFETY CHAINS; AND
ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF NEW SECTION 44 ,
DISPLAY OF PLATES; SECTION 58, OPERATORS
LICENSED--OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR
VEHICLES; SECTION 59, LICENSE CARRIED AND
EXHIBITED; SECTION 80, ROAD WORKERS EXEMPTED;
SECTION 84, BICYCLES OR ANIMAL-DRAWN
VEHICLES; SUBSECTION (6) OF SECTION 154,
CONTROL OF VEHICLE; SUBSECTION (1) OF SECTION
202, SIGNALS BY HAND AND ARM OR SIGNAL
DEVICE; SECTION 406, PUTTING GLASS, ETC. ON
HIGHWAY OR STREETS; SECTION 407, REMOVING
INJURIOUS MATERIAL; SECTION 444 , LAMPS ON
BICYCLES; SUBSECTION (3) OF SECTION 470,
BRAKE REQUIREMENTS; SECTION 477, BICYCLE
SAFETY EQUIPMENT; SECTION 487, RESTRICTIONS
AS TO TIRE EQUIPMENT; SUBSECTIONS (1) AND
(2) (e) OF SECTION 491, SAFETY BELTS AND
SAFETY HARNESSESS--USE REQUIRED; AND SECTION
499, DRAWBARS AND SAFETY CHAINS; AND
BY ADDING SECTION 61, OPERATION OF MOTOR
VEHICLES WITH EXPIRED LICENSE, AND SECTION
137, CARELESS DRIVING.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Waterloo,
Iowa:
That Section 44, Display of Plates; Section 58, Operators
Licensed--Operation of Commercial Motor Vehicles; Section 59,
License Carried and Exhibited; Section 80, Road Workers Exempted;
Section 84, Bicycles or Animal-Drawn Vehicles; Subsection (6) of
Section 154, Control of Vehicle; Subsection (1) of Section 202,
Signals by Hand and Arm or Signal Device; Section 406, Putting
Glass, Etc. on Highway or Streets; Section 407, Removing
Injurious Material; Section 444, Lamps On Bicycles; Subsection
(3) of Section 470, Brake Requirements; Section 477, Bicycle
Safety Equipment; Section 487, Restrictions as to Tire Equipment;
Subsections (1) and (2) (e) of Section 491, Safety Belts And
Safety Harnesses--Use Required; and Section 499, Drawbars and
Safety Chains; of the 1996 Traffic Code, are hereby repealed in
their entirety; that new Section 44, Display of Plates; Section
58, Operators Licensed--Operation of Commercial Motor Vehicles;
Section 59, License Carried and Exhibited; Section 80, Road
Workers Exempted; Section 84, Bicycles or Animal-Drawn Vehicles;
Subsection (6) of Section 154, Control of Vehicle; Subsection (1)
of Section 202, Signals by Hand and Arm or Signal Device; Section
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406, Putting Glass, Etc. on Highway or Streets; Section 407,
Removing Injurious Material; Section 444, Lamps On Bicycles;
Subsection (3) of Section 470, Brake Requirements; Section 477,
Bicycle Safety Equipment; Section 487, Restrictions as to Tire
Equipment; Subsections (1) and (2) (e) of Section 491, Safety
Belts And Safety Harnesses--Use Required; and Section 499,
Drawbars and Safety Chains; of the 1996 Traffic Code, are hereby
enacted in lieu thereof as follows :
SEC. 44 . DISPLAY OF PLATES.
Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle other than a
motorcycle, motorized bicycle or a truck tractor shall be
attached to the motor vehicle, one in the front and the other in
the rear. The registration plate issued for a motorcycle or other
vehicle required to be registered hereunder shall be attached to
the rear of the vehicle. The registration plate issued for a
truck tractor shall be attached to the front of the truck
tractor. The special plate issued to a dealer shall be attached
on the rear of the vehicle when operated on the highways of this
state.
Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle which is
model year 1948 or older, and reconstructed or specially
constructed vehicles built to resemble a model year 1948 vehicle
or older, other than a truck registered for more than five tons,
motorcycle or truck tractor, may display one registration plate
on the rear of the vehicle if the other registration plate issued
to the vehicle is carried in the vehicle at all times when the
vehicle is operated on a public highway.
It is unlawful for the owner of a vehicle to place any frame
around or over the registration plate which does not permit full
view of all numerals and letters printed on the registration
plate.
SEC. 58 . OPERATORS LICENSED--OPERATION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR
VEHICLES.
Iowa Code §321 . 174 (1) and (2) (1997) are hereby adopted by
reference. All amendments to Iowa Code §321 . 174 (1) and (2) shall
automatically modify this section.
"1 . A person, except those expressly exempted, shall not
operate any motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless the
person has a motor vehicle license issued by department valid for
the vehicle ' s operation.
2 . A person operating a commercial motor vehicle shall not
have more than one motor vehicle license. A nonresident may
operate a commercial motor vehicle in Iowa if the nonresident has
been issued a license by another state, a nonresident commercial
driver' s license, or a motor vehicle license issued by a foreign
jurisdiction which the federal highway administration has deter-
mined to be issued in conformity with the federal commercial
driver testing and licensing standards, if the license, commer-
cial driver' s license, or motor vehicle license is valid for the
vehicle operated. A person who operates a commercial motor
vehicle upon the highways of this state without having been
issued a motor vehicle license valid for the vehicle operated
commits a simple misdemeanor. "
The scheduled fine for violation of this section is one
hundred dollars ($100 . 00) .
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SEC. 59 . LICENSE CARRIED AND EXHIBITED.
A licensee shall have the licensee ' s motor vehicle license
in immediate possession at all times when operating a motor
vehicle and shall display the same, upon demand of a judicial
magistrate, district associate judge, district judge, peace
officer, or examiner of the State of Iowa Department of
Transportation. However, a person charged with violating this
section shall not be convicted if the person produces in court,
within a reasonable time, a motor vehicle license issued to that
person and valid for the vehicle operated at the time of the
person' s arrest or at the time the person was charged with a
violation of this section.
The scheduled fine for violation of this section is one
hundred dollars ($100 . 00) .
SEC. 80 . ROAD WORKERS EXEMPTED.
This Code, except for Iowa Code §§321 . 277 and 321 .280, does
not apply to persons and motor vehicles and other equipment while
actually engaged in work upon the surface of a highway officially
closed to traffic but does apply to such persons and vehicles
when traveling to or from such work. The minimum speed
restriction of Iowa Code §321 .285 (6) and the provisions of
§§321 . 297, 321 .298 and 321 .323 do not apply to road workers
operating maintenance equipment on behalf of any state or local
authority while engaged in road maintenance, road blading, snow
and ice control and removal, and granular resurfacing work on a
highway, whether or not the highway is closed to traffic .
SEC. 84 . BICYCLES OR ANIMAL-DRAWN VEHICLES.
A person riding an animal or driving any animal drawing a
vehicle upon a roadway is subject to the provisions of this
ordinance applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except those
provisions of this ordinance which by their nature can have no
application.
A person, including a peace officer, riding a bicycle upon a
roadway is subject to the provisions of this ordinance and has
all the rights and duties under this ordinance applicable to the
driver of a vehicle, except those provisions of this ordinance
which by their nature can have no application or those provisions
for which specific exceptions have been set forth regarding
police bicycles .
A person propelling a bicycle on the roadway shall not ride
other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached
to the bicycle. A person shall not use a bicycle on the highway
to carry more persons at one time than the number of persons for
which the bicycle is designed and equipped.
This section does not apply to the use of a bicycle in a
parade authorized by local authorities.
SEC. 154 . CONTROL OF VEHICLE
A person operating a motor vehicle shall have the vehicle
under control at all times and shall reduce the speed to a
reasonable and proper rate:
6 . When approaching and passing through a sign posted road
work zone upon a public street .
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SEC. 202 . SIGNALS BY HAND AND ARM OR SIGNAL DEVICE.
1 . The signals required under the provisions of this
ordinance may be given either by means of the hand and arm as
provided in Section 203 or by a mechanical or electrical
directional signal device or light conforming to the provisions
of this ordinance .
SEC. 406 . PUTTING GLASS, ETC. ON HIGHWAY OR STREETS.
A person shall not throw or deposit upon a highway any glass
bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, trash, garbage, rubbish,
litter, offal, or any other debris. A person shall not throw or
deposit upon a highway a substance likely to injure any person,
animal, or vehicle upon the highway. A person who violates this
section commits a misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled fine of
Twenty-five Dollars ($25 . 00) .
SEC. 407 . REMOVING INJURIOUS MATERIAL.
Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown,
upon any highway or street any destructive or injurious material
and other material as defined in Section 406 shall immediately
remove the same or cause it to be removed. A person who violates
this section commits a misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled fine
of Twenty-five Dollars ($25 . 00) .
SEC. 444. LAMPS ON BICYCLES.
Every bicycle shall be equipped with a lamp on the front
exhibiting a white light, at the times specified in Section 436
visible from a distance of at least three hundred feet to the
front and with a lamp on the rear exhibiting a red light visible
from a distance of three hundred feet to the rear; except that a
red reflector may be used in lieu of a rear light . A peace
officer riding a police bicycle is not required to use either
front or rear lamps if duty so requires.
SEC. 470 . BRAKE REQUIREMENTS
3 . Every trailer or semitrailer of a gross weight of three
thousand pounds or more and every trailer coach or travel trailer
of a gross weight of three thousand pounds or more intended for
use for human habitation, shall be equipped with brakes adequate
to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle, and
so designed as to be applied by the driver of the towing motor
vehicle from its cab, or with self-actuating brakes, and weight
equalizing hitch with a sway control . Every semitrailer, travel
trailer, or trailer coach of a gross weight of three thousand
pounds or more shall be equipped with a separate, auxiliary means
of applying the brakes on the semitrailer, travel trailer, or
trailer coach from the cab of the towing vehicle. Trailers or
semitrailers with a truck or truck tractor need only comply with
the brake requirements .
SEC. 477 . BICYCLE SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Every bicycle shall be equipped with a bell, horn or similar
device to sound a warning to other users of the streets or
highways . A bicycle shall not be equipped with and a person shall
not use upon a bicycle any siren or whistle. This section shall
not apply to bicycles ridden by peace officers in the line of
duty.
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SEC. 487 . RESTRICTIONS AS TO TIRE EQUIPMENT.
(a) Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle shall have rubber
on its entire traction surface at least one inch thick above the
edge of the flange of the entire periphery. Any pneumatic tire
on a vehicle shall be considered unsafe if it has :
1 . Any part of the ply or cord exposed;
2 . Any bump, bulge or separation;
3 . A tread design depth of less than one-sixteenth
(1/16th) of an inch measured in any two or more adjacent
tread grooves, exclusive of tire bars or, for those tires
with tread wear indicators, worn to the level of the tread
wear indicators in any two tread grooves;
4 . A marking "not for highway use, " "for racing
purposes only, " "unsafe for highway use; "
5 . Tread or sidewall cracks, cuts or snags deep
enough to expose the body cord;
6 . Such other conditions as may be reasonably
demonstrated to render it unsafe;
7 . Been regrooved or recut below the original tread
design depth, excepting special tires which have extra
undertread rubber and are identified as such; or
8 . If a pneumatic tire was originally designed
without grooves or tread, the safety standards therefore
shall be established by the State of Iowa.
(b) A vehicle, except an implement of husbandry, equipped
with either solid rubber or pneumatic tires shall not be operated
where the weight per inch of tire width is greater than five
hundred seventy-five pounds per inch of tire width based on the
tire width rating, except on a steering axle, in which case six
hundred pounds per inch of tire width is permitted based on the
tire width rating.
SEC. 491. SAFETY BELTS AND SAFETY HARNESSES--USE REQUIRED.
1 . Except for motorcycles or motorized bicycles, 1966
model year or newer motor vehicles subject to registration in
Iowa shall be equipped with safety belts and safety harnesses
which conform with federal motor vehicle safety standards
according to rules adopted by the Iowa Department of
Transportation.
2 . The driver and front seat occupants of a type of motor
vehicle which is subject to registration in Iowa, except a
motorcycle or a motorized bicycle, shall each wear a properly
adjusted and fastened safety belt or safety harness any time the
vehicle is in forward motion on a street or highway in this city
except that a child under six years of age shall be secured as
required under Section 492 .
This subsection does not apply to:
(e) A person possessing a written certification from a
health care provider licensed by the State of Iowa on a form
provided by the Iowa Department of Transportation that the
person is unable to wear a safety belt or safety harness due
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PAGE 6
to physical or medical reasons . The certification shall
specify the time period for which the exemption applies . The
time period shall not exceed twelve months, at which time a
new certification may be issued unless the certifying health
care provider is from a United States military facility, in
which case the certificate may specify a longer period of
time or a permanent exemption
SEC. 499. DRAWBARS AND SAFETY CHAINS.
When one vehicle is towing or pulling another vehicle, the
drawbar or other connection shall be of sufficient strength to
pull all weight towed thereby and shall be fastened to the frame
of the towing vehicle in such manner as to prevent sidesway, and
in addition to such principal connection there shall be a safety
chain which shall be so fastened as to be capable of holding the
towed vehicle should the principal connection for any reason
fail .
That Section 61, Operation of Motor Vehicles with Expired
License, and Section 137, Careless Driving, are hereby added to
the 1996 Traffic Code as follows :
SEC. 61. OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES WITH EXPIRED LICENSE.
A person shall not operate a motor vehicle upon the streets
of this city with an expired motor vehicle license. The scheduled
fine for violation of this section is Twenty Dollars ($20 . 00) .
SEC. 137 . CARELESS DRIVING.
A person commits careless driving if the person
intentionally operates a motor vehicle on a public road or
highway in any one of the following ways :
1 . Creates or causes unnecessary tire squealing, skidding,
or sliding upon acceleration or stopping.
2 . Simulates a temporary race.
3 . Causes any wheel or wheels to unnecessarily lose
contact with the ground.
4 . Causes the vehicle to unnecessarily turn abruptly or
sway.
The scheduled fine for violation of this section is Twenty-
five Dollars ($25 . 00) .
INTRODUCED: August 18, 1997
PASSED 1ST CONSIDERATION: August 18, 1997
PASSED 2ND CONSIDERATION: August 18, 1997
PASSED 3RD CONSIDERATION: August 18, 1997
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council this 18th day of
August, 1997, and approved by - . or this 20th day of August,
1997 .
dohn Rooff, Mayor/ 0
ATTEST:
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Nancy Ec rt, City Clerk
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CERTIFICATE
I, Nancy Eckert, City Clerk of the City of Waterloo, Iowa,
do hereby certify that the preceding is a true and complete copy
of Ordinance No. 4247, as passed and adopted by the Council of
the City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 18th day of August, 1997 .
Witness my hand and seal of office this 20th day of August,
1997 .
LiSZ / Trs `s.
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Nancy Ec -ert, City Clete {
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BOOT( 328 PAGE 460
FORM 1 1 T.
STATE OF IOWA, SS I do solemnly swear that the annexed copy of legal City,of Waterloo
Black Hawk County, Ordinance 4247
notice was published in the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, a daily newspaper printed in
r one ORDINANCE NO.4247
tsary AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
idin 1996 TRAFFIC CODE:
9 BY REPEALING SECTION 44, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, once commencing on the 11 th
DISPLAY OF PLATES;SECTION
'sale 58, OPERATORS LICENSED••
with MOTORTIVVEHCLES ON OF MSECTION day of December 19 97 in the name of
mss- 59,LICENSE CARRIED AND
EXHIBITED; SECTION 80,ROAD
>n of
84,WORKERS
ORK CYLES EXEMPTED;ANIMAL-
SECTION said newspaper, and that the annexed rate of advertised is the regular legal rate of said
illars DRAWN VEHICLES; SUBSEC-
igust TION(6) OF SECTION 154, CON-
TROL OF VEHICLE;SUBSECTION newspaper,
ION: (1)OF SECTION 202,SIGNALSand that the following is a correct bill for publishingsaid notice.
BY HAND AND ARM OR SIGNAL
ION: DEVICE;SECTION 408,PUTTING
GLASS,ETC. ON HIGHWAY OR Printer's Bill$ 135.00
ION: STREETS; SECTION 407,
REMOVING INJURIOUS MATERI•
the AL; SECTION 444,LAMPS ON
BICYCLES;SUBSECTION(3)OF
'the SECTION 470,BRAKE REQLfIRE-
ust, MENTS;SECTION 477,BICYCLE
SAFETY EQUIPMENT; SECTION j/
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487, RESTRICTIONS AS TO TIRE /!`/
EQUIPMENT; SUBSECTIONS (1) /
AND(2)(e) OF SECTION 491,
SAFETY BELTS AND SAFETY Signed
HARNESSESS-USE REQUIRED;
AND SECTION 499,DRAWBARS
AND SAFETY CHAINS; AND
ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF
NEW SECTION 44,DISPLAY OF
PLATES; SECTION 58, OPERA- •Subscribed and sworn to before me this dayof
TORS LICENSED--OPERATION OF /
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COMMERCIAL MOTOR •/ /
VEHICLES; SECTION 59, (7`
LICENSE CARRIED AND EXHIB- _�1 `--� A.D., 19
ITED;SECTION 80,ROAD WORK-
ERS EXEMPTED;SECTION 84,
BICYCLES OR ANIMAL-DRAWN
VEHICLES; SUBSECTION (6)
OF SECTION 154,CONTROL OF
VEHICLE;SUBSECTION(1)OF iLLA_'
HACTION 20A, SIORASS BY `� ) / /
HAND AND ARM OR SIGNAL / L DEVICE;SECTION 406,PUTTING _
GLASS,ETC.ON HIGHWAY OR Notary Pubic
STREETS; SECTION 407,
REMOVING INJURIOUS MATERI-
AL; SECTION 444, LAMPS ON •
BICYCLES' SUBSECTION (3
OF BRAKE
REQU REMEINTS;ON SECTION 477, Received of
BICYCLE SAFETY EQUIPMENT;
SECTION 487, RESTRICTIONS
AS TO TIRE EQUIPMENT; SUB-
SECTIONS (1) AND(2)(e) OF
SECTION 491, SAFETY BELTS
AND SAFETY HARNESSESS-
USE499,DRQAWBARS AND ED;ANDSAFETTY
the sum of
CHAINS;AND BY ADDING SEC-1 •
TION 61, OPERATION OF:
MOTOR VEHICLES WITH;
EXPIRED LICENSE, AND SEC-' Dollars
TION 137,CARELESS DRIVING.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City'
Council of the City of Waterloo,
I0wa: in full for publication of the above notice.
That Section 44,Display of Plates;
Section 58,Operators Licensed--
Operation of Commercial Motor
Vehicles; Section 59,License Car-
ried and Exhibited;Section 80,
Road Workers Exempted;Section
84,Bicycles or Animal-Drawn Vehi-
cles;Subsection(6)of Section 154,,
Control of Vehicle;Subsection(1)of
Section 202,Signals by Hand and,
Arm or Signal Device;Section 406,
Putting Glass, Etc. on H'phway or
Streets: Section 407, Removing
Material;Section 444, automatically moult the section. a roadway is subject to the prbvi- • ma use Id nlreu of a rear light. five hundred seventy-five pounds public road or highway in ant
Injurioussions of this ordinance applicable A peace o ficer riding a police bey- per inch of tire width based on the of the following ways:
Lamps Ono ; Require-
(3) • A expressly exempted,exceptshallthose to the driver of a vehicle, except cle is not required to use either front tire width rating,except on a steer- 1. Creates-or causes unnecet
of Section 470,477,BrakeicRe afeem for pnot
mems; Section Bicycle cls operate any motor vehicle upon a those provisions of this ordinance or rear lamps if duty E requires. ing axle,in which case six hundred tire squealing,skidding,or sl
y Safety highway in this state unless the per- which by their nature can have no SEC. 470. BRAKE REQUIRE- pounds per inch of tire width is per upon acceleration or stopping,
Equipment;-Section Oen Subs c- r9 y lication. MENTS .mitted based on the tire width rat- 2. Simulates a temporary race
tions as to and Equipment;of;Sub ti o• son has a motor vehicle vagi licenseontaA p son,includingapeace officer, 3. Everytrailer or semitrailer of a in 3. Causes anywheel or wl
tions (1 and 2(e of Section issued by department valid for the pe r g
) vehicle's ratan. riling a bicycle upon a roadway is gross weight of three thousand SEC.491.SAFETY BELTS AND to unnecessarily lose contact
nes --Use Belts And SafetyHar- °� to theprovisions ofthsordi- pounds or more and everytrailer SAFETY HARNESSES--USE
Required; 2. A personoperatinga corttmer• subject the ground.
tion 499, Drawbars andaSafetycial motor vehicle shll not have nance
unddrha's all the rights and coach!of three tr lhttrailer of a poundsgross REQUIREpt for motorcycles or ED. 4. Causes the vehicle to unnr
Chains;of the 1996 Traffic Coda, more than one- motor vehicle cep more intended for use for human y sarilyturnabru tlyorsway.
repr ealed license. A nonresident may r- ble to the driver of a vehicle,except motorized bicycles, 1966 model The scheduled fine for volatile
t atethatenew Section 144n,Displayre-of ate a commercial motor vehicle those provisions
nature this rdlinance brakesion,shall bee tequiped with yearith torreg newer motor in vehiclesIowsub-
this section is Twenty five Dc
yIowa if the nonresident has been Y f625.00.
LiPlates; -Ops Section 58,Commercial
Operators issued a license another state,a application or those provisions for movement of and to stop and hold equipped with safety belts and safe- INTRODUCED: At
Motor
Vehicles;
son of n59nonresident commercial driver's which specific exceptions have such vehicle,and so designed as to ty harnesses which conform with 18,1997
icense Carried and Exhibited; license,or a motor vehicle license been set forth regarding police be molted beyhthe edriver
oathe
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st ed PASSED 1ST CONSIDERAT
Section 80, Road Workers issued by a foreign jurisdiction bicycles. inwithmotorasidefrom ises, and bythe Iowa Department of August 18,1997
Exempted;Section 84,Bicycles or which the federal highway adminis- A person propelling a bicycle on the weight self-actuatingahitch with a swayan PASSED 2ND CONSIDERAT
Anyhicles; traton has deter mined to be issued roadway shall not ride other than i9 e� in9 Transportation. August 18,1997
(6)1of Section 154,Control of Vehi- in conformity with the federal corn- e regular astride a
e bicycle. trailer,control.or trailvery er of semitrailer,trgavel
pants2. Tet he dr er ane dfd f root motor tt occle AugustSED83RDDCONSIDERAT
Subsection(1)of Section 202, stand l driver testing and licensing Ag person shall not use a bicycle on weight of three thousand pounds or which is subjectto registration in PASSED AND ADOPTED b
Signals by Hand and Arm or Signal standards,if the license,commer thi hw toymore shall be equipped with ay
cialDeviction driver's license,or motor vehi- highway ay carry more personsIowa, except a motorcycle ora City Council this 18th da
406,cPutting Glass, Etc. on H'gh- ole license is valid for the vehicle sonstone to�whantheh fneumber of par- j Ing the brakerate, s theersens mitrailer,appper,
motorizeda ybad adjusted shall fastened each wear
Ma or thisust, 20th day7.and ref
way or Street; Section 407, operated. A person who operates designed and equipped.
ycle is
travel trailer, or trailer coach from belt I safetyany y Aug9
Removing Injurious Material; Seo- a commercial motor vehicle upon Thisgsection doesapplyto the the cab of the towing vehicle. Trail- time the
whtdforward
r harness n 1997.
tion 4.44, Lamps On Bicycles;Sub- the highways of this state without ere or semitrailers with a truck or h John R.Rooff,Maya
sofhavingbeen issued a motor vehicle use of a bicycle in a parade autho- on a street or highway In this city ATTEST:
section(3)es Section 470,Brake licensvalid for the vehicle operat- rizeo oy local authorities. truck tractor need only comply with except that a child under six years Nancy Eckert,City Clerk
SaEquipment;
Section 477,stiBicycle 87, ed commits a simple misde- SEC.154.CONTROL OF VEHICLE the brake requirements. of age shall be secured as required
Safety Restrictions nsias to T e p ; meanor." A peson operating a motor vehicle SEC. 477, BICYCLE SAFETY under Sedion 492.
Sub
Subsections (1) Tire
)2Equipment;) of The scheduled fine for violation of shall have the vehicle under control EEveryT bicycleshall be equipped ms subsection does not apply to:
Section 491, Safety Belts And this is one hundred dollars speed to timesat all reasonable and uce the proper with bellyhornorsimilardevice to certife) ice on fn rom as health care
a written
Safety ct on 499, Dr Required; sound a warningto other users ofprovider licensed bythe State of
andf ection Drawbars and ND. 5 LICENSE CARRIED rate: the streets or highways.A bic cle
AND EXHIBITED. 6.When approaching and passingY Iowa on a form provided by the
Safety Chains;of the 1996 Traffic A licensee shall have the licensee's through a sign posted road work shall not be equippedwith and a Iowa Department of Transportation
Code,are hereby enacted in lieu motor vehicle license in immediate zone upon a Public street. person shall not use upon a bicycle that the person is unable to wear a
SEC.44. DISPLAY OF PLATES. Possession at all times when oper• SEC. 202.SIGNALS BY HAND shallnot
orlw ii tie.Thles sidctiden n ' saety belt or safety harness due
Registration plates issued fora play the same, upon demanor vehicle and dlof a 1. hReMtinR as Nrequiredl u der Peaceofficersin thefneofduty. by Thto ecertificationshallsical or lspecify
pthe
cle�cmotorized le ther ic cydenor attruck judicial magistrate, district associ- maythe be provisions
seiof this
s means ns of SEC.487.RESTRICTIONS AS TO time period oh for which
period e exemption
m not
ate judge, district judge, peaceby TIRE EQUIPMENT. applies.
tractor shall be attached to the I officer, or examiner of the State the hand and arm as provided in (a) Every solid rubber tire on a exceed twelve months,at which
motor vehicle,one in the front and the other in the rear.The registra- of Iowa Department of Trans• Sedion 203 or by a mechanical vehicle shall have rubber on its time a new certification may be
tionh
plate issued for a to rc role or •charged with violatingtion. r this Becton deviceerSon Or orelectrical lghtdconforming tirectional o the Boss hick traction
the edge off she care provider is ne issued unless the cfrom ylagUn United
other vehicle required to be retie- shall not be convicted if the person provisions of this ordinance. flange of the entire periphery. Any States military facility,in which case
tered hereunder shall be attached produces in court,within a reason- SEC.406.PUTTING GLASS,ETC. pneumatic tire on a vehicle shall be the certificate may specify a longer
to the rear of the vehicle. The reg- able time,a motor vehicle license ON HIGHWAY OR STREETS. considered unsafe if it has: i period of time or a permanent
istration plate issued for a truck ssud to that person and valid for A person shall not throw or deposit 1• Any part of the ply or cord exemption
tractor shall be attached to the the vehicle operated at the time of upon a highway any glass bottle, expos SEC. 499. DRAWBARS AND
front of the truck tractor.The spa- the person's arrest or at the time glass,nails,tacks,wire,cans,trash, 2. Any bump,bulge or separation; ' SAFETY CHAINS.
cial or
attached on tate he rear ofto a ather shall be vehicle ,the pen of was with a via garbage,
rrgdebrubbish,
s i A,pe person any 3. A tread deenigndepthof less P h ng anotheren avehicle is ehicle,the drawbar
than one-sixteenth (1/16th) of an
when operated on the highways of The scheduled fine for violation of throw or deposit upon a highway a inch measuredin any two or more or other connection shall be of suffi•
this state. I this section is one hundred dollars substance likely to Injure any per- adjacent tread grooves,exclusive of tient strength to pull all weight
Registration plates issued for a (P00•°°)• son,animal,or vehicle upon the tire bars or, for those tires with towed thereby and shall be fas-
motor vehicle which is model year I SEC. 80. ROAD WORKERS highway.A person who violates this I tread wear indicators,worn to the tened to the frame of the towing
1948 or olderr,, and reconstructed :EXEMPTED. section commits a misdemeanor level of the tread wear indicators in vehicle in such manner as to pre-
or specially constructedvehicles This Code,except for Iowa Code punishable as a scheduled fine d any two tread grooves; vent sidesway,and in addition to
built resemble a model year 1948 §§321.277 and 321.280,does not Twenty-five Dollars($25.00). 4. A marling "not for highway such principal connection there
vehicle or older,other than a truck apply to persons and motor vehi- SEC.407.REMOVING INJURIOUS use; "for racing purposes only, shall be a safety chain which shall
registered for more than five tons, cies and other equipment while j MATEyRIAL. unsafe for highway use; be so fastenedas to be capable of
motorcycle or truck tractor,may itis• actually engaged in work upon the Anyperson who drops,or permits 5. Tread or sidewall cracks, cuts holding the towed vehicle should
oplay one vehicleeetif the plater r the surface of a highway officially to be dropped or thrown,upon any or snags deep enough to expose the principal connection for any
rear n the if other regia• I closed to traffic but does apply to highway or street any destructive or the body cord; , reason fail.
traton plate a to the vehicle is such persons and vehicles when Injurious material and other material 8. Such other conditions as may That Section 61, Operation of
carried in the vehicle at all times travelingto or from such work. as defined in Section 406 shall be reasonably demonstrated to Motor Vehicles with Expired
when the vehicle is operated on a immediatelyremove the same or render it unsafe; License,and Section 137,Careless
public highway. The minimum speed restriction of
it s unlawful for the owner of a vehi-
provisions
Code §321.285(6) and the cause it to be removed.A person 7. Been alregrooved or recut below Driving are hereby added to the
ole to place anyframe around or provisions of§§321.297, 321.298 who violates this section commits a the original tread design depth, 1996 Traffic Code as follows:
over te registrtion plate which j rorkeers operating ma321.323 do not aiintenance scheduled d anor fie of Twenty-five Dol-unishable as havepting extra undertreadecial res rubber and VEHICLESch SEC.61. WITH OF MOTOR
EXPIRED
does not permit full view of all I equipment on behalf of any state or tar($25.00). are identified as such;or ! LICENSE.
umeraand letters printed on the i local authority while engaged in SEC.444.LAMPS ON BICYCLES. 8. If a pneumatic tire was origi- A person shall not operate a motor
registrationp (road maintenance, road blading, Every bicycle shall be equipped natty designedwithout grooves or vehicle upon the streets of this city
SE
9L LICENSED-EC.
OPERATORS
-OPERATION OF 'snow and ice control and removal, with a lamp on the front exhibiting a tread, the safety standards there- with an expired motor vehicle
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHI- I and granular resurfacing work on a 'white light,al the times specified in fore shall be established by the license.The scheduledfine for vio-
1 highway,whether or not the high- Section 436 visible from a distance State of Iowa. lation of this section is Twenty Dcl-
CLES. way is closed to traffic. i of at least three hundred feet to the (b) A vehicle,except an implement las($20.00).
I1997Code)are hereby adopted and by
refer"
'SEC 84. BICYCLES OR ANIMAL- I front and with a lamp on the rear of husbandry,equipped with either SEC.137.CARELESS DRIVING.
( i DRAWN VEHICLES. exhibiting a red light visible from a I solid rubber or pneumatic tires shall A person commits careless
once. All amendments to Iowa I A person riding an animal or driving distance of three hundred feet to not be operated where the weight • driving if the person intentionally
Code§321.174(1) and (2)shall animal drawing a vehicle upon the rear;except that a red reflector per inch of tire width is greater than operates a motor vehicle on a