TEMPORARY TRAFFIC-CONTROL REGULATIONS

North Las Vegas Municipal Code tit. 10, ch. 10.52

in effect

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.52.010 Adoption.

10.52.010 - Adoption. That certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of North Las Vegas, being marked and designated as "Nevada Traffic Control Manual, 1976 Edition," is adopted by reference and said manual, as the same may hereafter be amended (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the manual") shall govern the operations of all contractors, subcontractors, and/or persons affected by said regulations, who are engaged in work within the corporate limits of the City. (Ord. 646 § 1, 1980)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.52.020 Copies Furnished.

10.52.020 - Copies Furnished. Copies of the manual shall be furnished to persons requiring copies thereof by the Department of Public Works. (Ord. 646 § 2, 1980)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.52.030 Notice of Violation—Correction.

10.52.030 - Notice of Violation—Correction. Violation of any regulation contained in the manual or elsewhere shall be corrected within two hours by the violator, after receipt of written notice from the City Traffic Engineer or his duly authorized representative that a violation exists. (Ord. 646 § 3, 1980)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.52.040 Failure to Correct—Remedies.

10.52.040 - Failure to Correct—Remedies. Failure on the part of the violator to correct any such deficiencies within said two-hour period shall be sufficient authorization for the city to correct the existing deficiencies. A minimum assessment of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day, in addition to fifty cents ($.50) for each deficiency per day, in addition to all expenses and damages, shall be billed to the violator by the City. The City Engineer, in his discretion, may order a cessation of work on the operation with respect to which such deficiencies exist until the same shall have been corrected. (Ord. 646 § 4, 1980)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.52.050 Display of Nonconforming Temporary Control Devices.

10.52.050 - Display of Nonconforming Temporary Control Devices. A. No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any construction site, any temporary traffic-control device which, in the opinion of the City, or the City Traffic Engineer, is deemed as substandard, damaged, worn out, faded or otherwise nonconforming. B. Any temporary traffic-control device which is in violation of this section shall be red-tagged, and shall be corrected within four hours by the violator after receipt of notice of said red tag. C. Failure on the part of the violator to correct any such deficiencies within said four-hour period shall constitute a misdemeanor. (Ord. 646 § 5, 1980)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.52.060 Tampering with Barricades, Signs or Warning Lights.

10.52.060 - Tampering with Barricades, Signs or Warning Lights. A. It is unlawful for any person, without lawful authority, to attempt, or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, damage or remove any barricades or signs or warning lights that have been placed upon or in the area of temporary traffic control or detour or construction zone. (Ord. 646 § 6, 1980)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.52.070 Contractor Regulations.

10.52.070 - Contractor Regulations. A. It is unlawful for a contractor working in the street right-of-way of the city to remove an official traffic-control device unless he shall have, at least two hours prior to the removal of said device, notified the Director of public works, or his designee, of his intention to remove said device and, in addition thereto, unless he shall have immediately, prior to his removal of said device, installed a temporary device approved by the Director of public works, or his designee, in a place approved by the Director of public works, or his designee, to insure traffic control. B. It is unlawful for a contractor who has moved an official traffic-control device to fail to install a traffic-control device approved by the Director of public works, or his designee, in a location approved by the Director of public works, or his designee, simultaneously with the completion of that portion of work in the street right-of-way which made necessary the removal of the official traffic-control device. C. It is unlawful for a contractor working in the public right-of-way who has been notified by the Director of public works, or his designee, to remove an official traffic-control device from the construction area and install said device where directed by the Director of public works, or his designee, to fail to do so within twenty-four (24) hours after said notification. The contractor shall furnish flagmen or a traffic-control device approved by the Director of public works, or his designee, to control traffic while the device is being moved and until it is operative. (Ord. 646 § 7, 1980)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.52.080 Damage to Traffic-Control Devices by Contractor.

10.52.080 - Damage to Traffic-Control Devices by Contractor. A. The contractor shall notify the Director of public works, or his designee, immediately after damage to an official traffic-control device. B. The contractor shall furnish flagmen who shall direct traffic until the damaged device is replaced by a device approved by the Director of public works, or his designee. C. The contractor shall, within twenty-four (24) hours after damage to an official traffic-control device, install a traffic-control device approved by the Director of public works, or his designee, in a place approved by the Director of public works, or his designee, to insure traffic control. D. It is unlawful for a contractor who has been notified by the Director of public works, or his designee, that an official traffic-control device has been damaged during the construction and who has further been notified by the Director of public works, or his designee, to install a traffic-control device approved by the Director of public works, or his designee, in a place approved by the Director of public works, or his designee, to fail to do so within twenty-four (24) hours after notification. The contractor shall furnish flagmen or a traffic-control device approved by the Director of public works, or his designee, to control traffic until the new traffic-control device is operative. (Ord. 646 § 8, 1980)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.52.090 Obstructing View of Traffic-Control Devices by Contractor.

10.52.090 - Obstructing View of Traffic-Control Devices by Contractor. A. It is unlawful for the contractor to permit the construction, his workmen or equipment to impair the view of any official traffic-control device unless he shall have, at least two hours prior to the impairment of the view of said device, notified the Director of public works, or his designee, that the construction workmen or equipment will impair the view of said device, and, in addition thereto, unless he shall have, immediately prior to the impairment of the view of said device, installed a temporary device approved by the Director of public works, or his designee, in a place approved by the Director of public works, or his designee, to insure traffic control. B. It is unlawful for a contractor who has been notified that the construction, workmen or equipment impairs the view of any official traffic-control device and who has further been notified by the Director of public works, or his designee, to install a traffic-control device approved by the Director of public works, or his designee, in a place approved by the Director of public works, or his designee, to fail to do so within twenty-four (24) hours after notification. The contractor shall furnish flagmen or a traffic-control device approved by the Director of public works, or his designee, to control traffic until the new traffic-control device is operative. (Ord. 646 § 9, 1980)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 10.52.100 Violation—Penalty.

10.52.100 - Violation—Penalty. Every person, company, contractor, subcontractor, or agent thereof violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction for such violation, be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the city jail for a period of not more than six months, or any combination of such fine and imprisonment. Each day that the provisions of this chapter are violated shall constitute a separate offense under the provisions hereof. (Ord. 646 § 10, 1980)

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