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Vehicles And Traffic

25-19

25-31

14-05

20-21

22-02

22-14

24-05

22-15

11.02.010 Uniform Traffic Code Adopted

The Utah traffic code, as amended, one copy of which has been filed for use and examination by the public in the office of the city recorder, hereby is approved and adopted as the traffic code for the city, except as such code may be altered or modified by the ordinances of the city.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 1977 Code Code § 11-321 on 1/1/1977
Amended by Ord. 2002 Code on 1/1/2002

11.02.020 Definitions

Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in the traffic code to:
  1. The "state road commission" or "state department of transportation" shall mean the city and its officers, departments, agencies and agents.
  2. "Local authorities" shall mean the city council.
  3. The "department of public safety of the state of Utah" shall mean the city law enforcement agency or its agent.
  4. "Magistrate" shall mean the justice of the peace or judge of the city.
  5. "Developed Park Strip" shall mean the area between the sidewalk and any concrete curbing against the asphalt of a drivable surface or roadway.
  6. "Bike Lane" shall be defined as the State of Utah defines a bike lane.
  7. "Lawfully operated" includes, but is not limited to, having current registration, inspection, and required equipment as well as abiding by any other legal requirement.
HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 1977 Code Code § 11-322 on 1/1/1977
Amended by Ord. 2002 Code on 1/1/2002
Amended by Ord. 25-19 on 6/12/2025
Amended by Ord. 25-31 on 12/4/2025

11.02.030 Traffic Control

  1. Prima Facie Speed; Designated Streets:
    1. Streets With Signs: When appropriate street signs giving notice of the maximum permitted speed thereon are erected, the prima facie speed limits designated upon said signs shall apply to the appropriate streets or portions of streets so posted.
    2. Streets Not Posted: Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or in any other ordinance of the city, the prima facie speed limits on the streets of the city shall be twenty five (25) miles per hour.
  2. Stop Or Yield Intersections: When appropriate traffic control or regulatory signs are posted at entrances to intersections identifying them as stop or yield entrances, such streets are hereby declared to be stop entrances or yield entrances as designated by said signs.
  3. Designations Posted: The city council shall designate the places at which appropriate traffic control devices or regulatory signs shall be placed relating to maximum speed limits, angle parking, through streets, stop or yield intersections and other regulations governing traffic.
    1. The City Council may, by resolution designate placement of traffic control devices or regulatory signs referenced herein to the Public Works Director.
  4. Angle Parking: When appropriate traffic control or regulatory signs are posted permitting angle parking, angle parking shall be permitted on the streets or parts of streets so posted at the angle designated by the sign.
  5. Penalty: Any person violating, causing or permitting violation of any provision of this section shall be guilty and, upon conviction thereof, subject to penalty as provided in the Utah traffic code.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 1977 Code Code §§ 11-323, 11-324, 11-325, 11-326, 11-327 on 1/1/1977
Amended by Ord. 2002 Code on 1/1/2002
Amended by Ord. 14-05 on 8/21/2014

11.02.040 Parking Regulations

  1. Signs; Erection: The city council may authorize or direct any person employed by the city to erect or install any sign or traffic control device required to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
    1. The City Council may, by resolution designate placement of traffic control devices or signs referenced herein to the Public Works Director.
    2. It shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave standing on any public road, street, alley, or city property any vehicle, trailer, or other obstruction in violation of a duly installed sign or traffic control device.
  2. Blocking Streets Or Highways: Any violation of Utah Code section 41-6a-14:Stopping, Standing and Parking, is a violation of this section. In addition to the parking provisions contained in the Utah traffic code, as adopted by the city, it shall be unlawful for any person to:
    1. Remain standing, laying or sitting on any street or highway in such a manner as to obstruct the free passage of vehicular or pedestrian traffic thereon.
    2. Willfully remain standing, laying or sitting on any street or highway in such manner for more than one minute after being requested to move by any police officer.
    3. Willfully remain on such street or highway in such manner as to obstruct the free passage of any person or vehicle into or out of any property abutting upon the street or highway or any property having access to such street or highway.
  3. Limited Parking:
    1. Parking At Curb: No trailer or vehicle shall be parked with the left side of the vehicle next to the curb, except on one-way streets. It shall be unlawful to stand or park any motor vehicle in a street other than parallel with the curb and with the two or more right wheels of the vehicle within twelve inches (12") of the regularly established curb line, except on those streets which have been marked for angle parking; then trailers or vehicles shall be parked at the angle to the curb indicated by such marks. Parking on a sidewalk, bike lane or within a developed park strip is prohibited.
    2. Vehicles For Sale: It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on any street for the purpose of displaying it for sale, or to park any vehicle from which merchandise is peddled on any public street.
    3. Time Limit: It shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave standing on any public road, street, alley or city property any trailer or vehicle for forty eight (48) or more consecutive hours, and any trailer or vehicle so parked or left standing may be impounded or removed by the city's law enforcement agency. For purposes of impoundment and removal, the city's law enforcement agency may impound and remove any trailer or vehicle which reasonably appears to have remained unmoved for forty eight (48) consecutive hours. The cost of impoundment and removal shall be charged to the owner or any person who claims the impounded trailer or vehicle.
    4. No person shall park, lace, or allow to remain any Non-Motorized Equipment or uncoupled trailer on any public street, public right-of-way, or public parking facility during the period when motor vehicle headlights are required to be lighted as defined by state law. This period is defined as one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, and at any other time when theres is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles at a distance of five hundred (500) feet.

      This prohibited equipment includes, but is not limited to: trailers unhitched from a motorized vehicle, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), personal watercraft (PWC), and unattached snow plows or implements. Any equipment violating this section is hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be subject to immediate citation and impoundment.
    5. Parking Unregistered Vehicles: It shall be unlawful to park upon any street, public right-of-way, or publicly owned or controlled property, a vehicle that cannot be lawfully operated on public streets.
  4. Limited Winter Parking: It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle, trailer or other obstruction on any street in the city between November 1 of each year and April 1 of the following year between the hours of one o'clock (1:00) A.M. and eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. For purposes of this subsection, a street shall be within the confines of the curb and gutter, except in those cases where no curb and gutter exists, a street shall be that area bounded by a line twenty feet (20') from the edge of the pavement or within the right of way lines, whichever is less.
    1. The city will not be liable for any damage occurring to any vehicle or equipment parked on any street or right-of-way, during street and right-of-way maintenance. Therefore, the owner of any vehicle parked in violation of this Section shall be liable for any and all loss, damage, or injury of any kind sustained by the owner, the City or any other person as a result of the vehicle being parked in violation of this Section, including without limitation as a result of any plowing or snow cleaning efforts of the City or others, and the owner shall fully indemnify the City against and hold the City harmless from any such loss, damage, or injury.
  5. School Drop Off or Pick Up Prohibited:
    1. It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle or to drop off or pick up children of any age for the purpose of accessing school or educational facilities or property for any reason, in any area designated by signs or other traffic control device as prohibited areas.
  6. Penalty: Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of an infraction; and upon conviction, such person shall be subject to a civil penalty as listed on the current approved Consolidated Fee Schedule for each offense.


HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 1977 Code Code §§ 11-341, 11-342, 11-344, 11-345 on 1/1/1977
Amended by Ord. 2002 Code on 1/1/2002
Amended by Ord. 14-05 on 8/21/2014
Amended by Ord. 20-21 on 11/12/2020
Amended by Ord. 22-02 on 1/27/2022
Amended by Ord. 22-14 on 8/11/2022
Amended by Ord. 24-05 on 5/2/2024
Amended by Ord. 25-19 on 6/12/2025
Amended by Ord. 25-31 on 12/4/2025

11.02.050 Driving Regulations

  1. Motor Vehicle Defined:
    1. The words "motor vehicle", as used in this title, shall be defined as every self-propelled device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported.
  2. Proper Lookout Required: No person shall drive a motor vehicle within the corporate limits of the city in such a manner as to endanger life or property by failing to keep a safe and proper lookout for other traffic, objects or persons.
  3. Reasonable Care Required When Driving: It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a motor vehicle without the care and caution of a reasonable, prudent person under the circumstances then and there existing, or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property.
  4. Use Of Compression Release Braking Systems Restricted: It is unlawful for any person to use, operate or engage in any compression release engine braking system within Nibley City, which is designed to slow the speed of a motor vehicle by turning the engine into an air compressor The use of such devices is allowed in emergency situations when the operator of the motor vehicle needs it for safe operation. Firetrucks and other emergency vehicles shall be exempt from the prohibitions of this subsection.
  5. Penalty:
    1. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor; and upon conviction, such person shall be punished as provided in NCC 1.08.
HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 10-03 4-1-2010 on 5/1/2010
Amended by Ord. 22-15 on 8/11/2022