§ 10.12.010. Powers of the council

A. Subject to state laws, the city council shall exercise all municipal traffic authority for the city except those powers specifically and expressly delegated herein or by another ordinance.

B. The powers of the council shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Designation of through streets;

2. Designation of one-way streets;

3. Designation of truck routes;

4. Designation of parking meter zones;

5. Designation of certain streets as bridle paths and prohibition of horses and animals on other streets;

6. Authorization of greater maximum weights or lengths for vehicles using city streets than specified by state law;

7. Initiation of proceedings to change speed zones;

8. Revision of speed limits in parks;

9. Temporary blocking or closing of streets;

10. Establishment of bicycle lanes and paths and traffic controls for such facilities;

11. Restriction of the use of certain streets by any class or kind of vehicle to protect the streets from damage;

12. Issuance of oversize or overweight vehicle permits;

13. Establishment, removal or alteration of the following classes of traffic controls:

a. Crosswalks, safety zones and traffic lanes;

b. Intersection channelization and areas where drivers of vehicles shall not make right, left or U-turns, and the time when the prohibition applies;

c. Parking areas and time limitations, including the form of permissible parking (e.g., parallel or diagonal);

d. Loading zones and stops for vehicles;

e. Traffic control signals.

(Ord. 192 § 4, 1985)