Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 62 GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS 152. Section 321.450 – Hazardous materials transportation regulations. 153. Section 321.454 – Width of vehicles. 154. Section 321.455 – Projecting loads on passenger vehicles. 155. Section 321.456 – Height of vehicles. 156. Section 321.457 – Maximum length. 157. Section 321.458 – Loading beyond front. 158. Section 321.460 – Spilling loads on highways. 159. Section 321.461 – Trailers and towed vehicles. 160. Section 321.462 – Drawbars and safety chains. 161. Section 321.463 – Maximum gross weight; exceptions, penalties. 162. Section 321.465 – Weighing vehicles and removal of excess. 163. Section 321.466 – Increased loading capacity; reregistration. 62.02 PLAY STREETS DESIGNATED. The peace officer shall have authority to declare any street or part thereof a play street and cause to be placed appropriate signs or devices in the roadway indicating and helping to protect the same. Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating any street or part thereof as a play street, no person shall drive a vehicle upon any such street or portion thereof except drivers of vehicles having business or whose residences are within such closed area, and then any said driver shall exercise the greatest care in driving upon any such street or portion thereof. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.255) 62.03 VEHICLES ON SIDEWALKS. The driver of a vehicle shall not drive upon or within any sidewalk area except at a driveway. 62.04 CLINGING TO VEHICLE. No person shall drive a motor vehicle on the streets of the City unless all passengers of said vehicle are inside the vehicle in the place intended for their accommodation. No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, in-line skates, sled, or toy vehicle shall attach the same or themselves to any vehicle upon a roadway. 62.05 QUIET ZONES. Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating a quiet zone, no person operating a motor vehicle within any such zone shall sound the horn or other warning device of such vehicle except in an emergency. 62.06 OBSTRUCTING VIEW AT INTERSECTIONS. It is unlawful to allow any tree, hedge, billboard, or other object to obstruct the view of an intersection by preventing persons from having a clear view of traffic approaching the intersection from cross streets. Any such obstruction is deemed a nuisance and in addition to the standard penalty may be abated in the manner provided by Chapter 50. 62.07 MILLING. It is unlawful to drive or operate a vehicle, either singly or with others, in any processional milling or repeated movement over any street to the interference with normal traffic use, or to the annoyance or offense of any person. [The next page is 515] CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 510 -