HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1732ORDINANCE N O. 1732
AN ORD INANCE T O REP EAL AND
REPL ACE ORD INANCE N O. 146 3: T O AMEND CHAPTE R 20 ,
T RAFFIC, ARTICLE I, IN GE ERAL , SEC TIO 20-2 ,
FAIRHOPE COD E OF ORD INANCES
BE IT ORD AINED BY T HE GOVE RN ING BODY OF T HE CIT Y OF FA IRHOPE,
ALABAMA, as follows :
Section 1. The Co de of Ordinances, City of Fairhope, Ala bama , Chapter 20 , Traffic , Article I ,
Section 20-2 , is hereby amended to reflect the following changes :
A rticle I. -IN GE ERAL
A m end th e followin g :
Se ction 20 -2. -A utho ri ty of City Council.
The City Counci l will appoint a "Streets and Traffic Control" Committee cons isting of the
following: Two (2) Councilmembers , Mayor, City Po lice Chief or Police Representative, Public
Works Director, Planning Director, and De velopment Services Manager.
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 a long the same ; and de s ignate certain streets as through
streets , and erect or place signs, lights or other appropriate devices requiring traffic to sto p 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 li mit the hours,
the length of time, and the manner of parking of vehicles on the streets and pub lic 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 pub lic places . All street configurations, speed
limits , and stop s ign placement mu st be approved by the City Council. The Mayor may , during
an emergency or special event , temporarily change the hours , the length of tim e, 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, cla use , sentence , paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be
declared unconsti tu tional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the n s uch ru ling shall not affect
any other paragraphs an d sections, since the same wo uld have been enac ted by the municipality
council without the incorporation of any such unconstitutiona l 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 25TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2021
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