Chapter 10.60
STREET CLOSURES
Sections:
10.60.010 Closure or restriction authorized.
10.60.020 Notice of closure or restriction – Emergency closure.
10.60.010 Closure or restriction authorized.
Whenever the condition of any city street or any part thereof is such that for any reason its unrestricted use or continued use by vehicles or by any class of vehicles will greatly damage that street, the city council is authorized to close the street to travel by all vehicles or by any class of vehicles for such a definite period as it shall determine. [Ord. 693, 1991.]
10.60.020 Notice of closure or restriction – Emergency closure.
Before any city street is closed, a notice thereof including the effective date shall be published in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city in which such street or any portion thereof to be closed is located; and a like notice shall be posted on or prior to the date of publication of such notice in a conspicuous place at each end of the street or portion thereof to be closed or restricted; provided, that no such street or portion thereof may be closed sooner than three days after the publication and the posting of the notice herein provided for; provided, however, that in cases of emergency or conditions in which the maximum time the closure will be in effect is 12 hours or less, the proper officers may, without publication or delay, close the street temporarily by posting notices at each end of the closed portion thereof and at all intersecting city streets. In all emergency cases or conditions in which the maximum time the closure will be in effect is 12 hours or less, as herein provided, the orders of the proper authorities shall be immediately effective. [Ord. 693, 1991.]
10.60.030 Penalty.
When any city street or portion thereof shall have been closed, any person, firm or corporation disregarding such closing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by 90 days in jail or a $1,000 fine or both, and shall, in addition to any penalty for violation of the provisions of this section, be liable in any civil action instituted in the name of the city or town having jurisdiction for any damages occasioned to such city street. [Ord. 693, 1991.]