HomeMy WebLinkAbout2986 Amending Oregon Vehicle Code
ORDINANCE NO. a3 ~lo
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AMC 11.52.030.E. TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE
OREGON VEHICLE CODE.
Annotated to show dolotions and additions to the code sections being modified. Deletions are
bold . and additions are bold underlined.
WHEREAS, ORS 814.430(1) prohibits as a Class D violation, the improper use of a lane by
a bicycle, which offense consists of the operation of a bicycle at less than normal speed of
traffic using the roadway and the person does not ride as close as practicable to the right
curb or edge of the roadway; and
WHEREAS, ORS 814.430(2) exempts from the prohibition of improper use of a lane by a
bicycle, the operation of a bicycle which is not as close as practicable to the right curb or .
edge of roadway under certain circumstances, including but not limited to, overtaking or
passing another vehicle or bicycle, executing a left turn, when necessary to avoid
hazardous conditions, when on a one-way street, and when operating a bicycle alongside
one other bicycle in a manner that does not impede traffic; and
WHEREAS, consistency between the Ashland Municipal Code and Oregon Revised
Statutes would provide allow bicyclists the flexibility to utilize the roadway consistent with
the exceptions noted in ORS 814.430(2);
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Amendment. Ashland Municipal Code Section 11.52.030.E [Traffic
Regulations] is hereby amended as follows:
11.52.030
Regulations.
E. Traffic Regulations. The use of a bicycle in the City'shall be subject to all of the
provisions or laws of the State and the laws of the City, including those applicable to the
drivers of motor vehicles, except as to the latter, those provisions that by their very nature
have no application; and bicycles when ridden an a street or highway shall be ridden
at the right hand side af the street ar highway and within fi','e (5) feet of the curb
when passible, and shall pass ta the right when meeting vehicles.
SECTION 2. Severability. The sections, subsections, paragraphs and clauses of this
ordinance are severable. The invalidity of one section, subsection, paragraph, or clause
shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, subsections, paragraphs and clauses.
SECTION 3. Codification. Provisions of this Ordinance shall be incorporated in the City
Code and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "code", "article", "section", "chapter" or
another word, and the sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered, or re-Iettered,
provided however that any Whereas clauses and boilerplate provisions (i.e. Sections 2-3)
need not be codified and the City Recorder is authorized to correct any cross-references
and any typographical errors.
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The foregoing ordinance was first read by title only in E with Article X,
Section 2(C) of the City Charter on the ~ day of , 2009,
andz:a;O~f ,2009..
Barbara M. Christensen, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this ~ day o~ , 2009.
Reviewed as to form:
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