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Ordinance 646 - Four Lane StreetsSX ORDINANCE NO. 646 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF FOUR -LANE STREETS IN THE CITY OF KALISPELL, MONTANA, REGULATING TRAFFIC ON SUCH STREETS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL: Section 1. The Chief of Police of the City of Kalispell, Montana, shall be and he is authorized to designate and mark such streets of the City of Kalispell as four -lane streets for vehicle traffic as may be directed by action of the Council of such City. Four -lane streets shall be those streets on which traffic shall be authorized to move in two lanes of traffic in opposite directions. Section 2. Upon the designation and marking of such four -lane streets, vehicle traffic thereon shall be subject to the following regulations in addition to the general traffic regulations governing all traffic in the City of Kalispell. Section 3. Definition of Lanes: (a) OUTSIDE LANE. The Outside Lane shall be that lane of traffic next to the safety lane, or parking area. (b) INSIDE LANE. The Inside Lane shall be that lane of traffic next to the center line of the street. Section 4. Turning movements: Right-hand turns shall be made only by vehicles in the "Outside Lane." Left-hand turns shall be made only by vehicles in the "Inside Lane." Section 5. Use of Lanes: The "Outside Lane" shall be used by all vehicles looking for or leaving a parking zone, or such vehicles desiring to make a right-hand turn. The "Inside Lane" shall be used by all vehicles traveling straight ahead and all vehicles desiring to make a left-hand turn. No left-hand turns shall be permitted when signs prohibiting left-hand turns are in place and on display. Section 6. Right of Way: Vehicles occupying the "Inside Lane" shall have the right-of-way over all vehicles occupying the "Outside Lane," and all vehicles occupying the "Outside Lane" shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles occupying the "Inside Lane." Section 7. Driving Regulations: Vehicles shall not straddle the traffic lines. Vehicles shall not weave from one lane to the other. Vehicles desiring to change from one lane to the other shall do so only after the operator thereof shall give a hand or mechanical signal of the desired change. Bicycles shall stay in the "Outside Lane" or the "Safety Lane" only. Section 8. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance, or failing to comply with the provisions hereof, shall upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine not to exceed three hundred ($300.00) Dollars, or by imprison- ment in the City jail not to exceed ninety (90) days or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 9,. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 10. That it being deemed by the City Council of the City of Kalispell, Montana, that an emergency exists, this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Kalispell, Montana, this 7th day of November, 1955. APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Kalispell, Montana, this 7th day of, Nov., 1955 Claude Walter Mayor ATTEST H. J. Hunt ity er M I, H. J. Hunt, City Clerk of the City of Kalispell, Montana, do hereby certify that on the 8th day of November, 1955, 1 posted a copy of the foregoing ordinance in any office and the same remained posted for a period of five days and the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the ordinance as passed by the City Council. C c ity lark of the C itV f Kalispell, Montana ORDINANCE NO. 647 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING SOLICITORS, PEDDLERS, HAWKERS, ITINERANT MERCHANTS OR TRANSIENT VENDORS OF MERCHANDISE IN THE CITY OF KALISPELL, MONTANA: DECLARING IT TO BE A NUISANCE FOR THOSE ENGAGING IN SUCH PURSUITS TO GO IN OR UPON PRIVATE RESIDENCES WITHOUT HAVING BEEN REQUESTED OR INVITED TO DO S03 PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CON- FLICT HEREWITH, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL: Section 1. That the practice of going in and upon private residences in the City of Kalispell, Montana, by solicitors, peddlers, hawkers, itinerant mer- chants, or transient vendors of merchandise, not having been requested or invited so to do by the owner or owners, occupant or occupants of said private residences, for the purpose of soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares, and merchandise or for the purpose of disposing of or peddling or hawking the same is hereby declared to be a nuisance and punishable as such nuisance as a misdemeanor. Section 2. That any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) or imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days or both fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the Court. Section 3. That the privisions of this ordinance shall not apply to persons employed by or representing business firms or corporations located and regularly doing business in the City of Kalispell, or to farmers selling any food items raised or produced by themselves. Section 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 5. That if any section, clause, phrase or other part of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not effect the validity of the remaining parts hereof. Section 6. That it being deemed by the City Council of the City of Kalispell. Montana, that an emergency exists, this ordinance shall be in full force and in effect from and after its passage and approval. Passed by the City Council of the City of Kalispell, Montana, this 5th day of December, 1955. APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Kalispell, Montana, this 5th day of December, 1955. ' Claude Walter Mayor ATTEST H. J. Hunt City Clerk I, H. J. Hunt, City Clerk of the City of Kalispell, Montana, do hereby certify that on the 6th day of December, 1955, I posted a copy of the foregoing ordinance in my office and the same remained posted for a period of five days and the fore- going is a true and correct copy of the ordinance as passed by the City Council. A City Clerkof the LATF/ or ispeon ana