Title 10 – Vehicles and Traffic
Chapters:
10.04 General Provisions
10.12 Enforcement of Traffic Code
10.20 Color Code and General Meanings
10.36 One-Way Roadways
10.40 Stopping, Standing and Parking
10.45 Business District Parking
10.76 Load Limits
10.80 Processions and Parades
10.96 Railroads
10.97 Resident Parking
10.98 Violations and Penalty
Chapter 10.04 General Provisions
Sections:
10.04.010 Title
- Application of code.
10.04.030 Authority
of police officers.
10.04.010 Title - Application of code The provisions of this title and other
traffic ordinances of the municipality shall be designated as the “Dillon
Traffic Code,” and may be cited as such.
The sections of the traffic code are intended to be uniform with the
Montana Codes Annotated regulating traffic on the highways of this state. No provision of this title which is construed
by a court of law to be in conflict or at variance with the Montana Codes
Annotated shall be enforceable, unless specific authority is given by the
Montana Codes Annotated for such conflict or variance.
The Montana Code Annotated regulating traffic on highways are adopted by
the City of
10.04.030 Authority of
police officers The Chief of Police and
any policemen are authorized and empowered to direct, control, restrict and
regulate, in the interest of public safety, health and convenience, the
movement of pedestrians, vehicles and traffic of every kind within the
municipality, and may when necessary to protect the safety or welfare of the
inhabitants of the municipality, temporarily divert or exclude all such traffic
from any public highway within the municipality.
Chapter 10.12 Enforcement of Traffic Code
Sections:
10.12.030 Notice on illegally parked vehicles.
10.12.100 Unlawful parking.
10.12.030 Notice on
illegally parked vehicles
Whenever any motor vehicle without a driver is found parked or stopped
in violation of any of the restrictions imposed by this traffic code or other
ordinance of the municipality or by state law, the officer finding such vehicle
shall take its registration number and may identify its user, and shall
conspicuously affix to such vehicle a notice in writing for the driver to
answer to the charge against him within a specified time at least forty-eight
hours later, during the hours and at a place specified in the notice.
10.12.100 Unlawful
parking It is hereby unlawful
for any person to park in the City of Dillon on the following streets at the
following times and days of the week:
A. There
will be no parking on Mondays from 5:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. on
B. There
will be no parking on Fridays from 5:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. on
Chapter 10.20 Color Code and General Meanings
Sections:
10.20.010 Color
Codes and General Meanings.
10.20.010 Color Codes
and General Meanings The City of
A. Yellow - General warning, limited time
parking;
B. Red - Stop or prohibition, no parking at
any time;
C. Blue - Motorist services guidance,
handicapped parking;
D. Green - Indicated movements permitted,
direction guidance;
E. Brown - Recreational and cultural
interest guidance;
F.
G. Black - Regulation;
H. White - Regulation.
Chapter 10.36 One-Way Roadways
Sections:
10.36.030 Streets
designated.
10.36.030 Streets
designated The following
streets, and parts of streets, are designated as and to be one-way streets in
the direction indicated:
A. Court
Street, from east to west;
Chapter 10.40 Stopping, Standing and Parking
Sections:
10.40.100 Parking
in alleys.
10.40.115 Parking
commercial vehicles in residential zones A and B prohibited.
10.40.130 Designation
of passenger and curb loading zones.
10.40.200 Parking
for certain purposes prohibited.
10.40.210 Unlawful
to park or travel in city park.
10.40.100 Parking in alleys
A. No
person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle, whether occupied or not, within any
alley in the central business district at any time otherwise than temporarily
for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading.
B. No
person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle, whether occupied or not, within
any alley in the municipality other than in the business district in such a
manner as to prevent the free movement of vehicular traffic or in such a
position as to block the driving entrance to any abutting property, except when
engaged in loading or unloading.
C. No
person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle, whether occupied or not, within
any alley in the municipality other than in the business district for longer
than forty-eight consecutive hours.
10.40.115 Parking
commercial vehicles in residential zones A and B prohibited It is unlawful for any owner or operator of a
commercial vehicle of a two (2) ton load rated capacity or over to be parked
overnight on the city streets in a residential zone A or B area in the City of
Dillon.
10.40.130 Designation
of passenger and curb loading zones The Director of Operations shall have the
authority to determine the location of passenger zones and loading zones and
shall cause to be erected and maintained appropriate signs indicating the same.
10.40.200 Parking for
certain purposes prohibited No
person shall park a vehicle upon any street, roadway or public parking lot for
the principal purpose of:
A. Displaying such vehicle for sale;
B. Displaying advertising;
C. Washing,
greasing or repairing such vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an
emergency;
D. Selling merchandise or tickets, or soliciting
subscriptions.
10.40.210 Unlawful to
park or travel in city park It
shall be unlawful for any vehicle to park or travel in a city park of the City
of
If any unauthorized vehicle has to travel into a city park for a
reasonable time, a permit to do so may be obtained from the Director of
Operations who shall notify of the Chief of Police of the issued permit.
Chapter 10.45 Business District Parking
Sections:
10.45.010 Definitions.
10.45.020 Illegal parking.
10.45.030 Towing.
10.45.010 Definitions As used in this chapter, the following words
shall be defined as follows:
A. “Individual
parking space” means a portion of the surface of the street or highway of
sufficient length and depth from the sidewalk curb, as delineated by white
lines, to accommodate the parking of a vehicle.
B. “Parking”
means the standing of a vehicle upon a highway or street, whether such vehicle
is occupied or not, and whether such vehicle is accompanied or not by an
operator thereof.
C. “Vehicle”
means any device in, upon, or by which any person or persons or property is or
may be transported upon a public highway or street, except such as are used
exclusively upon stationary tracks or rails.
D. “Business
district” means the central business district zone of the City of
10.45.020 Illegal
parking Where individual
parking spaces are designated by the City of
10.45.030 Towing Under such guidelines as may be established
by the Chief of Police, the police officers of the City of
Chapter 10.76 Load Limits
Sections:
10.76.010 Definitions.
10.76.020 Limited load zone.
10.76.030 Limited load zone—Restriction.
10.76.040 Authority to lower weight limits.
10.76.050 Special permits to exceed weight limits.
10.76.060 Exemption to weight limits.
10.76.010 Definitions For the purpose of this chapter, the
following words and phrases shall have the meanings given them in this section.
A. Vehicle. Vehicle means every device in, upon, or by
which any person or property may be transported or drawn upon a street in the
City of
B. Gross
Vehicle Weight. Gross Vehicle Weight
means the actual weight of the vehicle or vehicle combination as loaded at the
time of travel over any street in the City of
10.76.020 Limited load
zone. A limited load zone
is established wherein the weights of vehicles or vehicle combinations
traveling upon the streets within the City of Dillon is limited to a gross
vehicle weight of twenty four thousand (24,000) pounds. The limited load zone shall consist of all
streets or portions of streets within the City of
A. Montana Street in its entirety.
C. Atlantic Street in its entirety.
G.
M.
Q.
T. Dillon Street from
U.
V. Cornell Street from
W. Poindexter Street from
X. Ramshorn Street from
10.76.030 Limited load
zone—Restriction It is unlawful for
any person to drive a vehicle or vehicle combination having a gross weight in
excess of twenty four thousand pounds upon the streets located within said
limited load zone; provided that special permits may be issued for the travel
of vehicles or vehicle combinations having a gross vehicle weight in excess of
twenty four thousand pounds within said limited load zone as provided in this
chapter.
10.76.040 Authority to
lower weight limits The Director of
Operations shall have the authority to establish lower gross vehicle weight
limits than established by this chapter at any time when, in the opinion of the
Director of Operations, damage and injury to said streets within the limited
load zone will result from travel thereon of vehicles having a gross vehicle
weight of twenty four thousand pounds or less.
10.76.050 Special
permits to exceed limits The
Director of Operations of the City of Dillon is authorized, upon written
application upon a form to be provided by the City of Dillon, to grant special
permits for vehicles or vehicle combinations having gross vehicle weights in
excess of twenty four thousand pounds to travel upon restricted routes within,
or access, the limited load area when such travel is necessary for the delivery
of products to a consumer or place of business; provided, however, that no such
permit shall be issued by the Director of Operations in any case in which said
Director of Operations has determined that such travel by said vehicles or
vehicle combination having an excess weight will cause injury to the streets
within the limited load area. A permit
may be issued for a single trip or on an annual basis. A single trip permit will be valid for a
forty eight hour period. An annual
permit will be valid through the end of the year in which it is issued, expiring
on December 31. The cost of said permit
will be $20.00 per vehicle per year or $5.00 per vehicle per single trip. The original permit must be carried in the
vehicle at all times while upon a restricted route, within said limited load
zone. The permit must be exhibited for
inspection on request of any City of
10.76.060 Exemptions The provisions of this chapter do not apply
to:
A. School bus operations.
B. Transportation performed by the federal
government, state government, county government, or city government.
C. The operation of fire trucks and rescue
vehicles.
D. Privately owned recreational vehicles.
Chapter 10.80 Processions and Parades
Sections:
10.80.010 Permits
for processions.
10.80.050 Parade
and procession routes.
10.80.010 Permits for
processions With the exception of
funeral processions and parades of the armed forces of the United States or the
military forces of this state, no procession or parade shall be conducted on
the streets and thoroughfares of the municipality unless permitted by the Chief of Police. The persons or groups to whom such permits
are issued shall only occupy, march or proceed along any street in accordance
with the terms of the permit and such regulations as are set forth in this
chapter which may be applicable.
10.80.050 Parade and
procession routes The Chief of Police
is empowered to designate routes for parades and other processions on the
public highways and to police the same, and to adopt and enforce such measures
as, in his judgment, are necessary to keep the highway to be traveled upon free
from obstruction. The provisions of this
section shall not be construed to permit any parade or procession to interfere
with the governmental functions of the fire and police departments.
Chapter 10.96 Railroads
Sections:
10.96.070 Lights
at crossings.
10.96.080 Speed
laws within city limits.
10.96.110 Jumping
on and off of moving trains unlawful-Penalty for violation.
10.96.070 Lights at
crossings It shall be the duty
of all railways, railroads and all persons and corporations operating railways
and railroads within or passing through the City of Dillon, Montana, to light
such railway or railroad where the railway and railroad crosses the streets
known as Bannack Street and Helena Street, within the said city, in the manner
hereafter provided: by placing at a point within fifteen feet of the point of
intersection, upon a pole at a uniform mounting height of not less than
twenty-five feet, an electric light of not less than six thousand lumens in
glass enclosed luminaries. Said lights
shall be maintained at the expense of the railway company or the person or
corporation operating the same, and the said lights shall be turned on at dusk
and turned off at dawn of each day.
10.96.080 Speed laws
within city limits It is unlawful for any
street car, railway car, locomotive or engine run upon a track to be run or
driven within the limits of the City of
10.96.110 Jumping on
and off of moving trains unlawful - Penalty It is unlawful for any person or persons to
get on or off a moving train, or to hang on or swing on a moving train within
the city limits; provided, however, that this shall not apply to the trainmen
operating such moving trains, or to any person or persons who are passengers on
such train by permission of the railway company operating such train.
Chapter
10.97 Resident Parking
Sections:
10.97.010 Procedure for establishment of
residential parking
10.97.020 Limitations on parking in residential
parking area
10.97.030 Residential parking permit application
procedure
10.97.040 Residential parking permit form and
issuance
10.97.050 Lawful display of residential parking
permit requirement
10.97.060 Repealer
10.97.070 Severability
10.97.010 Procedure for establishment of a residential
on-street parking permit regulation program
A.
Pursuant to the powers granted to local governments, pursuant to Montana
State law, to regulate the parking of vehicles on public streets, the use of
public streets and traffic upon public streets, the City may create, pursuant
to resolution, a designated area or areas of the City to be identified as
residential parking permit areas during specified times of the day and week if
the City Council finds that the residential area under consideration for such a
designation is:
1. predominantly
residential in character;
2. an area the streets of which are
regularly congested with vehicles parked by persons not residing in the area
and finds that the creation of a residential parking permit area in the
residential area under consideration would further one or more of the following
objectives:
a) promoting tranquility among residents;
b) reducing noise;
c) reducing traffic hazards; or
d) reducing
litter;
3. an
area where limiting the parking of vehicles along the public streets better provides
adequate motor vehicle parking for residents of the area.
B.
Any resolution designating an
area or areas of the City as a residential permit parking area shall describe:
1. the
designated public street area along which parking will be limited to vehicles
registered to or controlled and exclusively used by persons residing in the
area;
2. hours
of each day and days of each week that the residential parking permit
regulations shall be in effect;
3. the
individuals eligible to obtain a permit;
4. effective
dates of annual permits;
5. any
special provisions or exceptions applicable to schools, churches, businesses,
public park use, etc. within the residential area; and
6. Special
gathering provisions for the residents in the designated residential areas.
C.
Upon adoption of any
resolution by the City designating an area for residential permit parking only,
signs shall be erected along the streets identified in the ordinance prior to
any enforcement of the residential parking permit regulation. The parking signs shall give notice of the
nature of the parking limitation and shall indicate the hours and days when
such parking limitations shall be in effect.
10.097.020 Limitations on
parking in a residential parking permit area
A.
It shall be unlawful for any
person to park a vehicle on any street designated as residential permit parking
during the hours and on the days set forth in a resolution adopted by the City,
except in the following circumstances:
1. Those
vehicles displaying a valid residential parking permit or a temporary visitor’s
permit for the area; or
2. An
emergency vehicle, including, but not limited to, an ambulance, fire engine or
police vehicle; or
3. A
clearly marked business vehicle which is under the control of a person
providing service to persons or property located in the designated residential
permit only parking area, including, but not limited to, a delivery vehicle; or
4. When
prior notification and arrangements are made with the police department.
10.097.030
Residential parking permit application procedure Applications
for residential parking permits shall be submitted to the City on a prescribed
form and shall be accompanied by proof in a form satisfactory to the City of
the applicant’s place of residence within the residential parking permit only
area, as well as proof of registration of use and control of each vehicle for
which a residential parking permit is sought.
Each application for a parking permit shall be accompanied by the appropriate
fee as determined by a resolution of the city council.
10.97.040
Residential parking permit form and issuance
A.
Upon approval by the City of
the application of any person residing in a residential parking permit only
area, a residential parking permit shall be issued for each vehicle receiving
approval. Upon approval by the City of
the application of any person residing in a residential parking permit only
area for temporary visitor’s permits, such permits shall be issued by the City.
B.
Each residential parking
permit issued by the City for a vehicle shall set forth at least a date of
issuance and the license number of the vehicle for which it is issued. Each temporary visitor’s permit issued by the
City shall set forth at least the date of issuance and the address of the
resident to which it is issued. Annual
permits shall be required. A permit
shall be valid for no longer than the permit year of issuance and is not
transferable. The issuance of a
residential parking permit does not serve as a guarantee that there will always
be a parking space available for the permit holder on the public streets within
the designated residential parking permit area.
10.97.050
Lawful display of residential parking permits required
A.
Residential parking permits
and temporary visitor’s permits shall be displayed on a vehicle in the place
and in the manner prescribed by the City.
It is unlawful to either fail to display or improperly display a
residential parking permit.
B.
It shall be unlawful for the
holder of a residential parking permit to fail to surrender it when directed to
do so.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any
person to represent in any fashion that a vehicle is entitled to a residential
parking permit authorized by Section 10.97.040 when it is not so entitled. The display of a residential parking permit
on a vehicle not entitled to such a permit shall constitute such a
representation.
D.
It shall be unlawful for any
person to duplicate, by any means, a parking permit authorized by Section
10.097.040. It shall also be unlawful
for any person to display on any vehicle such a duplicate parking permit.
10.97.060
Repealer All resolutions,
ordinances, and sections of the Dillon Municipal Code inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
10.97.070 Severability If any provisions of this ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances are held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this ordinance which may be
given effect without the invalid provision, and, to this end the provisions of
this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Chapter 10.98 Violations and
Penalty
Sections:
10.98.100 Penalty
10.98.100 Penalty Any person who violates any provision of this
title is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a
fine of not more than $500 or by a sentence of not more than six months in the
county jail or both.