CHAPTER 10.26
TRAINS

Section

10.26.010    Driving vehicles through railway gates or barriers

10.26.020    Blocking street crossings restricted

10.26.010 DRIVING VEHICLES THROUGH RAILWAY GATES OR BARRIERS.

No person shall drive any vehicle through, around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing while the gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.

(Ord. 451, § 14, passed -- 1974)

10.26.020 BLOCKING STREET CROSSINGS RESTRICTED.

No person shall cause or permit any railway train or railway cars or similar vehicle on rails to stop or stand or to be operated in such a manner as to prevent the use of any street for the purposes of travel for a period of time longer than ten (10) minutes, except that this provision shall not apply to railway trains, cars, or similar vehicles on rails while blocking or obstructing a crossing because of an accident which requires the operator of the train, car, or similar vehicle on rails to stop at or near the scene of the accident.

(Ord. 451, § 14.1, passed -- 1974)