ORDINANCE NO. 211030


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Amending Code of Ordinances Section 70-39 pertaining to the authority of the Public Works Director to close streets by repealing said section and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter to add requirements to the street closure policy.

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That Section 70-39, Code of Ordinances, pertaining to the authority of the Public Works Director to close streets, by repealing said section and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter to read as follows:
Sec. 70-39. Authority of Director to close streets, sidewalks and other travelways; authority to establish emergency parking restrictions.

(a) Definitions. As used in this section:

Alley means a street or highway intended to provide access to the rear or side of lots or buildings in urban districts and not intended for the purpose of through vehicular traffic.

Active Work Zone means where construction, maintenance or utility workers are on the roadway or sidewalk or on the shoulder of the roadway and workers are adjacent to an active travel lane.

Average Daily Traffic (ADT) means the following expected average daily traffic for the road classifications in the City's Major Street Plan, approved by City Council Ordinance 40346, October 7, 1971 as amended, unless an applicant provides traffic counts obtained under the supervision of a professional engineer, in which case those counts, if approved by the City, may be used in lieu of the values specified herein.

Classification
Expected ADT
ADT to be used
Expressways
At least 15,000 veh. per day
15,000 veh. per day
Primary arterials
At least 10,000 veh. per day
10,000 veh. per day
Secondary arterials
5,000 to 10,000 veh. per day
5,000 veh. per day
Other streets
Less than 5,000 veh. per day
500 veh. per day

Block means a piece or parcel of land entirely...

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