SCHOOL TRAFFIC

Huntsville Code of Ordinances ch. 25, art. VI

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Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 25-321 Traffic study.

Sec. 25-321. - Traffic study. The city engineer is authorized to make or cause to be made within the city studies of traffic problems within the city, as they pertain to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic within the vicinity of public and private schools. Such study shall include the areas within the city within the immediate vicinity of public and private schools and in addition shall include other areas over and along the public streets of the city where children customarily cross public streets on the way to and from school. (Code 1982, § 14-327)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 25-322 School crossings; signs; speed limit.

Sec. 25-322. - School crossings; signs; speed limit. The city engineer, after having conducted a study of traffic conditions as required in section 25-321, shall cause to be designated and marked off with signs and appropriate markings on the surface of the street certain areas along and upon the public streets of the city which shall be designated and known as school crossings. From and after such time as signs as provided in section 25-323 shall be erected to warn the traveling public, it shall be unlawful to drive a motor vehicle over, along or through a school crossing at a rate of speed greater than 25 miles per hour or such other lesser speed which shall have been determined to be the maximum rate of speed allowable by such a traffic study provided for in section 25-321 after such lesser speed limit as determined by the study shall be approved by the mayor. The city shall designate, by appropriate markings upon the signs, the hours of the day during which the special regulations shall be in effect and the maximum speed limit allowable. (Code 1982, § 14-328)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 25-323 Signs.

Sec. 25-323. - Signs. In carrying out the authority of sections 25-321 and 25-322, the city engineer or other person designated to erect the signs required under these sections shall designate school crossings with traditional signs and markings in common ordinary use for such purpose, or by use of any other sign or device approved by the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices as published by the United States Bureau of Public Roads. (Code 1982, § 14-329)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 25-324 Direction of traffic.

Sec. 25-324. - Direction of traffic. (a) Traffic survey; required purpose. The city engineer is authorized, empowered and directed to make or cause to be made surveys pertaining to traffic conditions in the vicinity of schools within the city. These surveys shall particularly pertain to the direction of traffic within the vicinity of schools to the end that traffic over and along public streets in the vicinity of schools shall be required to move in a harmonious and safe manner. (b) Designation of one-way streets. The city engineer is empowered to determine as a result of such surveys of traffic over and along the public streets of the city within the vicinity of schools that vehicular traffic shall be required to proceed one way only over and along certain portions of certain streets. (c) Signs; required, effect of erection. In exercising the power granted in this section, the city engineer may provide that traffic movements over and along portions of designated public streets will be required to move one way only during certain hours; however, the city engineer or other designated person shall place or cause to be placed portable or permanent signs at the entrances to such areas to warn the traveling public of such regulations and restrictions upon the movement of traffic. (Code 1982, § 14-330)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 25-325 Parking areas; designation.

Sec. 25-325. - Parking areas; designation. The board of education is authorized and empowered to determine areas on school property to be used for the parking of automobiles and other motor vehicles and to post appropriate signs and markings to warn the public of such regulation. In exercising this authority, the board of education may designate certain areas on school property where only teachers and employees may park their vehicles, certain areas for students and certain areas for visitors, such regulations to be posted by appropriate signs and markings to warn the public. (Code 1982, § 14-331)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 25-326 Obedience to parking area signs.

Sec. 25-326. - Obedience to parking area signs. From and after such time as signs are in place, which signs shall be so designated and worded as to warn the public of parking regulations, it shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave standing an automobile or motor vehicle on school property within the city except in conformity with such regulations. (Code 1982, § 14-332)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 25-327 Driving on school grounds.

Sec. 25-327. - Driving on school grounds. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any motor vehicle, including motor-driven cycles, upon the grounds of any public school except in the driveways, access roads or other public places set aside by the board of education for such purpose, except at the express direction or permission of appropriate school authorities. (Code 1982, § 14-333)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 25-328 Turning movements at exits from school grounds.

Sec. 25-328. - Turning movements at exits from school grounds. (a) Regulation. The director of parking and public transit is authorized and empowered to control turning movements of automobiles and motor vehicles at all exits from public school grounds to the public streets of the city. (b) Signs required. The director of parking and public transit shall place or cause to be placed appropriate signs along the public streets at such exits from public schools as he deems necessary and desirable for the safety of the traveling public, which signs shall warn the traveling public of the restrictions upon turning movements. These signs shall read "No Right Turn," "No Left Turn" or "No Turn" as the director of parking and public transit may from time to time determine. (Code 1982, § 14-334(a), (b))

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