No person shall operate or halt any vehicle in such a manner as to indicate a careless or heedless disregard for the rights or the safety of others, or in such a manner as to endanger or be likely to endanger, any person or property.
(Code 2018)
The governing body of the city may by resolution designate through highways and erect stop signs or yield signs at specified entrances thereto, or may designate any intersection as a stop intersection or as a yield intersection and erect stop signs at one or more entrances to such intersection.
(Code 2018)
The following streets are designated as through streets:
(a) Bennington Street (Highway 18 east and west)
(b) Nelson Street north and south.
(Code 2018)
That the alley located between Washington Street and Lexington Street in the West 100 Block shall be a one-way alley, all traffic to move from North to South and that this city shall establish traffic signs on said alley to that effect.
(Code 2018)
(a) It has been determined by the governing body of the City of Bennington, Kansas, that the purpose for alleys in the City of Bennington is for use by the immediate property owners and is not for the use of through traffic. The governing body believes that use by. the immediate owners include ingress and egress to the property along said alley; use by utility trucks to service property along the alley; use by the city in maintaining utility lines and maintaining the alley; use by the police for police protection. In addition, the governing body has determined that the alley should not be used as a thoroughfare. By thoroughfare the city uses the term as said term is used in Black Law Dictionary, Fourth Edition, i.e. “a street or passage through which one can travel, that is a street or highway affording an unobstructed exit at each end.”
(b) Prohibition. It shall be unlawful to drive or operate any motor vehicle upon any alley within the City of Bennington, Kansas, except as otherwise provided.
(c) Exceptions to Vehicles. It shall be lawful for the following vehicles to use the alleys of the City of Bennington.
(1) Garbage trucks;
(2) Utility and maintenance vehicles;
(3) Delivery vehicles delivering to residences located adjacent to the alley upon which said delivery vehicle Is traversing;
(4) Individuals owning property adjacent to the alley upon which they are travelling;
(5) City vehicles;
(6) Police cars and emergency vehicles;
(7) Fire trucks;
(8) Tractors;
(9) Service vehicles.
(d) Open Alleys. The following alleys shall be open to all traffic notwithstanding the above: Alleys In Blocks One (1), Two (2), Three (3), and Four (4) in the Original City of Bennington, Ottawa County, Kansas.
(e) Penalty. Any person violating this section shall be subject to a fine of not more than $250.00.
(Ord. 240; Code 2018)
Angle parking at the angle indicated on the curb, sidewalk or pavement or by signs is hereby permitted. There will be no parking allowed on either side of Bennington Street (Highway K-18) nor on any other street determined by the governing body by resolution and so designated by signs at the appropriate places.
(Code 2018)
Except while actually loading and unloading, no large truck or semi-trailer shall be parked on Nelson Avenue at any time.
(Code 2018)
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle with its left side to the curb.
(Code 2018)
It shall be unlawful for any person to use any street, alley, avenue or other public thoroughfare or any part or portion thereof within the city for the purpose of parking for a continuous period of over 24, nor park any vehicle, trailer or obstructions in any roadway in such a way that 20 foot roadway cannot be maintained.
(Code 2018)
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle or combination of vehicles attached together having an overall length in excess of 24 feet, except for the purposes of loading and unloading, upon the streets of the city, without first obtaining a permit to park said vehicle or vehicles from the city clerk.
(Code 2018)
The speed limit within the city limits shall be as follows unless otherwise determined by the governing body by resolution and so designated by signs at the appropriate places.
(a) Residential – 30 mph
(b) Business district – 20 mph
(c) School Zone – 20 mph during normal school hours. All other hours, limit will be the same as designated for that area.
(Code 2018)
(a) Major recreational equipment such as boats, boat trailers, travel trailers, pick-up campers or coaches, camping buses or converted trucks, and tent trailers may be stored in residential districts provided they are not stored on any Public Right-of- Way and provided that they do not create a public nuisance.
(b) Recreational equipment as defined in subsection (a) may be utilized for living or sleeping purposes when parked on a residential lot or in any location not approved for such use for a period of not to exceed 14 days by following the following procedure.
(1) Within 14 days of bringing the recreational equipment into the City, the owner of the equipment must register the equipment with the City Clerk.
(2) Permission for a longer period of time must be approved by the City Council.
(Ord. 307; Code 2018)
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this Code it shall be unlawful for any person or corporation to have a vehicle with more than 10 wheels or a pup trailer of 5,500 pounds or more in any alley or street, or any part or portion thereof described and set forth as follows:
(1) All of Parker Street,
(2) All of Lincoln Street North of the railroad track,
(3) All of Struble Street North of Highway K-18,
(4) All of Stark Street,
(5) All of Putnam Street,
(6) All of Benedict Lane,
(7) All of North Street
(8) All of Watters Street,
(9) All of Arlington Street,
(10) All of Burlington Street,
(11) All of Princeton Street,
(12) All of Lexington Street,
(13) All of Washington Street except between Struble Street and Stark Street,
(14) All alleys within the city limits excepting there from the alley from K-18 to Washington Street between Stark Street and Nelson Avenue and the alley from K-18 to Washington Street between Struble Street and Nelson Avenue and
(b) Provided that none of the above restrictions shall in anyway apply to Nelson Avenue and Highway K-18.
(c) Provided that none of the above restrictions shall in anyway apply to vehicles that are in the course of loading or unloading contents of said vehicles to property located on the above streets and alleys.
(d) Provided that none of the above restrictions shall in anyway apply to vehicles are traversing the above streets and alley in transit to off street parking.
(e) In cases of extraordinary circumstances, the city council may grant a permit to operate a vehicle of the type described on the streets or alleys as set forth above. Said permit may be obtained from the city clerk after a proper application has been made and approved.
(Ord. 261; Ord. 379; Code 2018)
(a) Definitions.
(1) All-Terrain Vehicles: as defined in Article I, Section 1 of the “Standard Traffic Ordinance For Kansas Cities,” Current edition, as designated by current local ordinance;
(2) Off-Road Vehicles: will include, but are not limited to, go-carts, dirt bikes, mini bikes, dune buggies, motorized bicycles, motorized skateboards, midget vehicles, golf carts, and any other motorized vehicles not required by law to have a license plate.
(b) All-terrain vehicles and off-road vehicles may be operated upon the public highways, streets, roads and alleys within the corporate limits of the city; provided, however, that no all-terrain vehicle shall be operated on any interstate highway, federal highway or state highway. No all-terrain vehicle shall be operated on any public highway, street, road or alley between sunset and sunrise unless equipped with lights as required for motorcycles.
(c) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable upon conviction of, by a fine not to exceed $500.00 or by confinement in jail not to exceed ten (10) days or by both such fine and confinement.
(Ord. 336; Code 2018)