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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amending Chapter 25 of Municipal Code, Prohibiting Drag Racing 4 ORDINANCE NO. 2094 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25 ON TRAFFIC OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY PROHIBITING DRAG RACING; PROHIBITING DRAG RACING, NUISANCE DRIVING AND TRAFFIC OBSTRUC- TION; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA: Section 1. That Chapter 25 of the Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa, be and the same is hereby amended by adding the following thereto to be known as 25-56. 2, 25-56. 3 and 25-56. 4, respectively, of the Municipal Code of the City of .Ames, Iowa: 25-56. 2 DRAG RACING. No person shall engage in any motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed on any street of this city and no person shall aid or abet any motor vehicle speed contest or speed exhibition on any street of this city, except that a passenger shall not be considered as aiding and abetting. Motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed are defined as one or more persons competing in speed in excess of the ap- plicable speed limit in vehicles on the streets of the city. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of drag racing. 25-56. 3 NUISANCE DRIVING. Any person operating any vehicle who executes turning movements, accelerates or decelerates in such a manner as to cause the tires to produce loud and unusual noises, except when necessary to prevent an accident, is guilty of nuisance driving. 25-56. 4 TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTION. Any person operating any vehicle who, contributes to traffic congestion by traveling upon a particular street with such frequency and in such a manner as to indicate an aimless route of travel with no immediate destination, is guilty of traffic obstruc- tion. Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction be subject to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days. Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law. Passed this 21st day of September 1965. M. W. 30J4571N, City Clerk PEARLE P. DE HART, Mayor Moved by Eschbach and seconded by Bledsoe Ordinance No. 2094 be passed on its first reading, I t Voting Aye : Judge, Pasley, Eschbach, Bledsoe, Fisher Voting Nay: None Absent: None Moved by Bledsoe and seconded by Eschbach the rules governing the passage of ordinances be suspended, the second and third reading be omitted, and Ordinance No. 2094 be placed for final passage. Voting Aye: Judge, Pasley, Eschbach, Bledsoe, Fisher Voting Nay: None Absent: None Moved by Judge and seconded by Pasley Ordinance No. 2094 do now pass. Voting Aye: Judge, Pasley, Eschbach, Bledsoe, Fisher Voting Nay: None Absent: None Mayor De Hart declared Ordinance No. 2094 duly adopted.