§ 29-32. Duties of city manager.

(a)

The city manager shall have the authority:

(1)

To designate and maintain, by appropriate devices, marks, or lines upon the surface of the roadway, crosswalks at intersections where, in his opinion, there is particular danger to pedestrians crossing the roadway, and at such other places as it may deem necessary;

(2)

To establish safety zones or islands of such kind and character and at such places as it may deem necessary for the protection of pedestrians;

(3)

To mark traffic lanes upon the roadway of any street where a regular alignment of traffic is necessary;

(4)

To establish bus stops, bus stands, taxicab stands, and stands for other passenger common-carrier motor vehicles on such public streets in such places and in such number as he shall determine to be of the greatest benefit and convenience to the public; and every such bus stop, bus stand, taxicab stand, or other stand shall be designated by appropriate signs;

(5)

To designate bicycle parking zones;

(6)

To determine and designate intersections where particular hazard exists upon other than through streets and to determine whether vehicles shall stop at one or more entrances to any such intersection, in which event he shall cause to be erected a stop sign at every such place where a stop is required; or whether vehicles shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles on a different street at such intersection, in which event he shall cause to be erected a yield sign at every place where obedience thereto is required;

(7)

To have placed markers, buttons, or signs within or adjacent to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersections; such course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to or be other than as prescribed by law or ordinance;

(8)

To determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right, left, or U-turn, and shall have placed proper signs at such intersections. The making of such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly indicated on the signs, or they may be removed when such turns are permitted;

(9)

To prescribe routes through the city for the use of trucks or other vehicles which are not ordinary private passenger vehicles;

(10)

To determine the location of passenger and freight curb loading zones, and shall have placed and maintained appropriate signs indicating the same and stating the hours during which the provisions of this section are applicable. When such a loading zone is established on request of any person, the city manager shall not have signs placed until the applicant has paid to the city an amount of money estimated by the street department to be adequate to reimburse the city for all costs of establishing and signing the same;

(11)

To determine when standing or parking may be permitted upon a one-way roadway;

(12)

To establish parking time limits, or to prohibit parking, on designated streets and parts of streets, by having appropriate signs placed thereon;

(13)

To issue special permits to permit the use of streets for loading or unloading merchandise or materials subject to the terms and conditions of such permit. Such permits may be issued either to the owner or lessee of real property or to the owner of the vehicle and shall grant to such person the privilege as therein stated and authorized herein;

(14)

To designate metered parking zones;

(15)

To determine those portions of a highway where overtaking and passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous, and order the placement of appropriate signs or markings on the roadway marking the beginning and end of such zones;

(16)

To determine upon what streets and parts of streets angle parking shall be permitted and shall have such streets marked or signed;

(17)

To take any other action necessary and proper to ensure the safe and efficient flow of traffic throughout the corporate limits of the city;

(18)

To temporarily close streets and sidewalks for safety reasons, construction or events.

(b)

Decisions of the city manager under this section may be appealed to the city council upon written application of an aggrieved party. Said application shall be made within ten days of the date of the action to be appealed. The city council shall direct written notice of the appeal hearing to the applicant. Said notice shall be given at least five days prior to scheduled hearing date. Decisions of the city council shall be appealable to the district court in accordance with state statute and this Code.

(Code 1966, §§ 20-13, 20-44, 20-45, 20-52, 20-61, 20-62, 20-75, 20-115, 20-115k, 20-129, 20-132, 20-136, 20-138, 20-139, 20-142; Code 1982, § 29-32; Ord. No. 1974, § 1, 12-21-1981; Ord. No. 2748, § 1, 5-13-2002; Ord. No. 2934, § 1, 3-20-2006; Ord. No. 3200, § 3, 9-17-2012)