HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1463ORDINANCE NO. 1463
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 20, TRAFFIC,
ARTICLE I, IN GENERAL, SECTION 20-2,
FAIRHOPE CODE OF ORDINANCES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE,
ALABAMA, as follows:
Section 1. The Code of Ordinances, City of Fairhope, Alabama, Chapter 20, Traffic,
Article I, Section 20-2, is hereby amended to reflect the following changes:
Article I. — IN GENERAL
Amend the following:
Section 20-2. — Authority of City Council.
The City Council will appoint a "Streets and Traffic Control" Committee consisting of: Two
(2) Councilmembers, Mayor, City Administrator, City Police representative, Planning &
Building Director, and any other persons deemed appropriate by the City Council.
The Committee will meet when requested by the City Council or the Mayor to make a survey of
traffic conditions on the streets and portions thereof in the City, fix and limit the rate of speed at
which vehicles shall be driven on and along the same; and designate certain streets as through
streets, and erect or place signs, lights or other appropriate devices requiring traffic to stop or to
yield the right-of-way at intersections and entrances to such through streets; and fix and
designate by proper lines no passing zones and no "U" turn places on streets; and wherever the
traffic conditions make it necessary and proper, to determine, fix, regulate, and limit the hours,
the length of time, and the manner of parking of vehicles on the streets and public places, and to
cause the same to be appropriately marked to indicate the hours, time limit, and manner fixed
and determined for parking vehicles on such streets and public places. All street configurations,
speed limits, and stop sign placement must be approved by the City Council. The Mayor may,
during an emergency or special event, temporarily change the hours, the length of time, and the
manner of parking of vehicles on any such streets and public places.
Section 2. The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are
severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this
ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, then such ruling sliall not affect any other paragraphs and sections,
since the same would have been enacted by the municipality council without
the incorporation of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its due adoption and
publication as required by law.
ADOPTED THIS 28TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2011
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