Article II. Local Regulations
12-200 Bicycle, unlicensed motorized vehicle or skateboard riding and roller skating prohibited in downtown business district; exception; penalty
A. It shall be unlawful to operate the following on the City sidewalks, as defined in this ordinance:
1. Bicycles;
2. Skateboards;
3. Roller skates or similar devises;
4. Unlicensed motorized vehicles;
5. Vehicles similar to a bicycle, skateboard, roller skates, or unlicensed motorized vehicles.
B. The above prohibition does not apply to the following:
1. Children under 13 years of age when supervised by a parent or guardian so long as the child is operating a bicycle, skateboard or roller skates, or similar device.
2. Law enforcement officers on official business may operate any vehicle they deem appropriate.
C. For the purposes of the above prohibition, the downtown business district is defined as follows.
1. The west side of Cedar St. to the east side of Walnut St., the south side of 5th St. to the north side of the Marais Des Cygnes River.
D. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed $100.00.
(Code 2015)
12-201 Unauthorized vehicle on flood protection project.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate an unauthorized motor vehicle upon the levee system of the flood protection project within the City.
(Code 1982)
12-202 Speed of railroad trains.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any railroad train, engine or car upon, along or across any street, alley or ground within the corporate limits of the City at a speed greater than twenty (20) miles per hour.
(Code 1982; K.S.A. 12-1633, 66-165; K.S.A. 66-273, 66-274)
12-203 Truck routes.
A. Trucks (except pick-up trucks, 1-ton payload and under) longer than twenty feet (20’) or heavier than twelve thousand (12,000) pounds (6 tons) are prohibited from traveling on streets and alleys within the corporate limits of the City of Ottawa not designated herein as Truck Routes. Designated Truck Routes are:
| Truck Route | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-68 Highway | West city limits | East city limits | |
| Main Street | North city limits | 17th Street | |
| 15th Street | West city limits | East city limits | |
| 23rd Street | West city limits | East city limits | |
| Davis Avenue | North city limits | Logan Street/K-68 | |
| Dundee Street | Main Street | Mulberry Street | |
| Industrial Avenue | Davis Avenue | North Street | |
| Mulberry Street | North Street | Dundee Street | |
| North Street Princeton Street Princeton Terr | Mulberry Street 17th Street 17th Street | Davis Avenue South City Limits 19th Street | |
| Wilson Street Eisenhower Rd | West city limits 13th Street | Main Street South City Limits | |
(Code 2015; Ord. 4012-19)
12-204 Pick-up, delivery and service access permitted.
This shall not apply to any truck when on the most accessible route to/from a pick-up or delivery, or to provide a service at a specific location. No truck shall remain in a location not designated as a truck route for pick-up, delivery or service access for a period longer than two (2) hours.
(Code 2015; Ord. 4012-19)
12-205 Truck parking not permitted in central business district.
Truck parking shall not be permitted in the Central Business District (CBD). This prohibition includes trailers/semi-trailers, garage service cars, tractors, farm implement/machinery, and vehicles for sale (new or used). This parking prohibition shall not apply to vehicles actively engaged in loading/unloading. Exceptions to this section may be granted by the Chief of Police or designate when justified (e.g. moving vans loading/unloading, etc.).
(Code 2015)
12-206 One-way streets and alleys.
A. For the purpose of establishing streets in which travel is permitted only in one direction, the following streets and the direction of travel permitted thereon are designated, when signs are erected, giving notice thereof.
| Direction | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Truck Route | From | To | Permitted |
| Princeton Circle Dr. | 230 feet South of 17th St. | 400 feet North of 23rd St. | South |
| Princeton Street | 400 feet North of 23rd St. | 19th Street | North |
| Princeton Terrace | 19th Street | 230 feet South of 17th St. | North |
| Tremont Avenue | 7th Street | 8th Street | South |
| Walnut Street | 5th Street | 7th Street | South |
B. For the purpose of establishing alleys in which traveling is permitted only in one direction; the following alleys and the direction of travel permitted are designated, when signs are erected giving notice thereof.
| Direction | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alley Between | From | To | Permitted |
| Cedar and Hickory Streets | 4th Street | 5th Street | North |
| Main and Hickory Streets | 1st Street | 5th Street | South |
| Walnut and Main Streets | 1st Street | 5th Street | North |
| Willow St. and Tremont Ave. | 7th Street | 8th Street | North |
| Walnut Street | 5th Street | 7th Street | South |
(Code 2015)
12-207 Moving of building or structure; permit required.
For regulations dealing with moving of any structure or an oversize/weight structures, see Chapter 6, Article XII of this city code.
(Code 2015)
12-208 Windshield required.
It shall be unlawful to operate a motor vehicle without a front windshield in the City.
(Code 2015)
12-209 School zones.
For the purpose of establishing a 20 mile per hour speed limit in the vicinity of schools, areas bounded by (and including) the following are designated as school zones during the times as posted therein:
| School | Street | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| OHS/OMS | |||
| 11th Street | Ash Street | Pine Street | |
| 13th Street | Pine | Ash Street | |
| Ash Street | 10th Street | 13th Street | |
| Eisenhower Grade School | |||
| Ash Street | 13th Street | 15th Street | |
| 15th Street | Willow Street | Olive Street | |
| Eugene Field Grade School | |||
| Tremont Street | 7th Street | 8th Street | |
| Willow Street | 7th Street | 8th Street | |
| 7th Street | Elm Street | Willow Street | |
| 8th Street | Tremont Street | Willow Street | |
| Garfield Grade School | |||
| College Street | 12th Street | 13th Street | |
| Mulberry Street | 12th Street | 13th Street | |
| 12th Street | College Street | Mulberry Street | |
| 13th Street | College Street | Mulberry Street | |
| Lincoln Grade School | |||
| Milner Street | Grant St. | Enterprise St. | |
| Sacred Heart Grade School | |||
| 5th Street | Hickory Street | Cedar Street | |
| Cedar Street | 4th Street | 5th Street | |
| Sunflower Grade School | |||
| Falcon Way | Eisenhower Road | Terminus | |
| Eisenhower Road | 200’ S. of Falcon Way | 200’ N. of 19th Street | |
| 19th Street | 1,000’ E. of Eisenhower Road | Eisenhower Road | |
(K.S.A. 8-1560(a)(3); Code 2015; Ord. 3959-17)
12-210 Stop sign locations, Obedience to and Required Traffic-Control Devices; Presumption of Legality.
(K.S.A. 8-1507; Code 2015)
12-211 Stop signs at private parking lot access to public right-of-way.
Where private driveways access private (business) parking lots from public rights-of-way, appropriate STOP signs shall be erected and maintained by private property owners.
(Code 2015)
12-212 U-turns.
There shall be no “U Turns” permitted on Main Street between Tecumseh and 5th Streets. Further, crossing a double yellow line to enter a parking space on the opposite side of Main Street between Tecumseh and 5th Streets is prohibited.
(Code 1982)
12-213 Penalty for violation of article.
A violation of any section of this article shall be a Class C misdemeanor unless otherwise specifically stated by the section. Upon a second conviction within one (1) year thereafter, such person in violation shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, and upon a third or subsequent conviction within one (1) year of the first conviction, such person shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(Code 1982)