Chapter XIV · Traffic

ARTICLE 1. STANDARD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE

Sections 14-101 to 14-105 · 5 sections

14-101 Incorporating standard traffic ordinance.

There is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of regulating traffic within the corporate limits of the City of Miltonvale, Kansas, that certain standard traffic ordinance known as the “Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities,” Edition of 2025, prepared and published in book form by the League of Kansas Municipalities, Topeka, Kansas. No fewer than three copies of said Standard Traffic Ordinance shall be marked or stamped “Official Copy as Adopted by Ordinance No. 602,” and to which shall be attached a copy of said ordinance or this section, and filed with the city clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours. The police department, municipal judge and all administrative departments of the city charged with enforcement of the ordinance shall be supplied, at the cost of the city, such number of official copies of such Standard Traffic Ordinance similarly marked, as may be deemed expedient.

(Ord. 509; Ord. 543; Code 2017; Ord. 602)

14-102 Traffic infractions and traffic offenses.

(a)An ordinance traffic infraction is a violation of any section of this article that prescribes or requires the same behavior as that prescribed or required by a statutory provision that is classified as a traffic infraction in K.S.A. 8-2118.

(b)All traffic violations which are included within this article, and which are not ordinance traffic infractions, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, shall be considered traffic offenses.

(Code 1997)

14-103 Penalty for scheduled fines.

The fine for violation of an ordinance traffic infraction or any other traffic offense for which the municipal judge establishes a fine in a fine schedule shall not be less than $10 nor more than $30 except for speeding which shall not be less than $10 nor more than $500. A person tried and convicted for violation of an ordinance traffic infraction or other traffic offense for which a fine has been established in a schedule of fines shall pay a fine fixed by the court not to exceed $500.

(Code 1997)

14-104 Additions, changes and amendments to standard traffic ordinance.

(a)Article 1 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance is hereby amended to include the following definition:

Careless driving is defined as:

(1)The acceleration of a vehicle in such a manner as to cause the rear of the vehicle to sway from side to side;

(2)The acceleration of a vehicle in such a manner as to cause the front of the vehicle to rise off the ground;

(3)The acceleration, deceleration or braking of a vehicle in such a manner as to leave tire marks on the pavement or cause the tires to make an audible screeching noise;

(4)The operation of a vehicle in such a manner as to pose a threat to the safety and physical well-being of others as well as the driver of the vehicle.

(b)Article 6. Serious Traffic Offenses. Article 6, Section 29 of Standard Traffic is hereby amended to include the following:

(c) Any person who operates a vehicle in such a manner as to: (1) Cause the front end of the vehicle to rise off the surface of the road or pavement; (2) Cause the rear of the vehicle to sway from side to side; (3) Cause the vehicle to leave tire marks on the pavement or the tires to make an audible screeching noise due to rapid acceleration, deceleration or braking actions; (4) Pose a potential threat to the safety and well-being of others as well as himself or herself, shall be guilty of careless driving and upon conviction thereof shall suffer the same penalties as prescribed for Reckless Driving above.

(c)Article 7. Speed Regulations. Article 7, Section 33 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance is hereby changed as follows:

(c) The governing body having determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the maximum speed limit permitted under state law and paragraph (a)(2) of Section 33 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance is greater than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist in the following arterial streets which border on, lead to or are a part of the school zones or parks within the city, hereby determines and declares that the maximum speed limit that is reasonable and safe on these streets is 20 miles per hour.

Streets Designated for 20 MPH Maximum Speed Limit

Starr Avenue from Ash to Railroad, Spruce from West 1st to East 1st

Pine Avenue from corner of Starr Avenue and Pine Avenue to Pine Avenue and East First Street.

East First Street from corner of Pine Avenue and East First Street to East First Street and Ash Avenue.

(d)Article 10. Right of Way. Stop Signs and Yield Signs. Article 10, Section 59 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance is hereby amended to include the following:

(1)Stop Intersections - Designation. In accordance with the provisions of Article 10, Section 59 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, the following intersections not on through streets, are hereby designated as stop intersections and when signs are erected at one or more entrances as stated, the drivers of vehicles shall stop as provided by Section 59 before entering the intersection:

Stop Intersection Designations

Intersection of William Street and Elizabeth Street, north and south entrances.

Intersection of East First Street and Ash Street, both entrances.

Intersection of Starr Avenue and Ash Street, both entrances.

Intersection of West First Street and Ash Street, both entrances.

Intersection of West Second Street and Ash Street, both entrances.

Intersection of West Third Street and Ash Street, both entrances.

Intersection of West Fourth Street and Ash Street, all four entrances.

Intersection of West Sixth Street and Ash Street, north entrance.

Intersection of Cottonwood Street and West Fourth Street, east entrance.

Intersection of Oak Ave. and West Fourth Street, east and west entrances.

Intersection of Edwards Street and Ash Street, south entrance.

Intersection of Duckworth Avenue and Edwards Street, east entrance.

Intersection of Tootle Avenue and Edwards Street, both entrances.

Intersection of Williams Street and Edwards Street, east entrance.

Intersection of Frances Street and Edwards Street, east entrance.

Intersection of Elizabeth Street and Tootle Avenue, both entrances.

Intersection of West Fourth Street and Maple Street, east entrance.

Intersection of West Fourth Street and Pine Street, east entrance.

Intersection of Tootle Avenue and West Fifth Street, north and south entrance.

Intersection of Tootle Avenue and West Sixth Street, north and south entrance.

Intersection of Tootle Avenue and West Seventh Street, north entrance.

Intersection of Tootle Avenue and Lurton Avenue, north entrance.

Intersection of Tootle Avenue and George Street, north entrance.

(2)Yield Intersections -- Designation. Yield Intersections other than on Through Highways. The following Intersections on through streets are hereby designated as yield intersections and when signs are erected at one or more entrances as stated, the drivers of vehicles shall yield before entering the intersection as provided by Article 10, Section 59 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance.

Yield Intersection -- Designations

Intersection of West Sixth Street and Locust Street, both entrances.

Intersection of Spruce Street and West Fourth Street, both entrances.

Intersection of Railroad Avenue and Starr Avenue, both entrances.

Intersection of Spruce Street and Starr Avenue, both entrances.

Intersection of Railroad Avenue and West Fourth Street, east entrance.

(e)Article 13. Stopping. Standing and Parking. Stopping. Standing or Parking Article 13, Section 85 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance is amended to include the following:

(1)In accordance with the provision of Article 13, Section 85 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, the following streets or portions of streets are designated as no parking streets and when signs are erected thereon no person shall at any time park a vehicle upon any of these streets or specifically designated areas of same:

No Parking Designations

(1) Ash Street at intersection of Ash Avenue and Starr Avenue, no parking within 50 feet of comer, all four comers.

(2) No parking here to corner north edge of alley north to the corner of Ash and East First on the east side of the street.

(3) Restricted Parking - Residential District. In accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a)(l), K.S.A. 8-2002, it has been determined by the governing body that it shall be unlawful to park or leave standing on any street or alley within the residential district of the city, for a period of time longer than two hours, any busses, tractors, tractor-trailer combinations, commercial haul trailers, trucks larger than pickup size, house trailers, motorhomes, or industrial equipment except trucks or trailers belonging to building and other commercial contractors, utility crews or other service-type personnel working in the area and delivery trucks unloading such articles as household furniture, building supplies and material household appliances and other goods may remain parked until the unloading or other particular work is finished.

(f)Article 13. Angle Parking. In accordance with Article 13, Section 86 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance angle parking at an angle indicated on the curb, sidewalk or pavement is hereby permitted on the following streets:

Streets - Angle Parking Permitted

Starr Avenue from Railroad Avenue intersection to Ash Street intersection, both sides of the street.

Spruce Street from East First Street intersection to West First Street intersection, both sides of street.

(g)Article 13. Parking Prohibited in Designated Places. In accordance with the provisions of Article 13, Section 96 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance, parking is prohibited and/or restricted in the following designated areas as stipulated:

Prohibited/Restricted Parking Location

“No Parking” Starr Avenue – front of First National Bank of Hope,

Miltonville Branch

Corner of Starr and Ash Avenue, third space from the north on the east side.

“Reserved Parking”Starr Avenue - front of City Building

“Reserved for U.S. Mail Truck”Spruce Street - Post Office Landing Entrance

“Handicapped Parking”South Stall - east side comer of Railroad Avenue and

​Starr Avenue

​South Stall - east side of Spruce Street and Starr

​Avenue, front of First National Bank of Hope,

​Miltonville Branch

​Fourth space from the north on the east side of the

​corner of Starr and Ash Avenue

(h)Article 19. Driving While License Canceled. Suspended or Revoked: Penalty. So much of subsection (a)(1)(3), Section 194, Article 19, of the Standard Traffic Ordinance as now reads: “Except as otherwise provided by subsection (a)(4), every person convicted under this section shall be sentenced to at least five days imprisonment and fined at least $100.00 and upon a second or subsequent conviction shall not be eligible for parole until completion of five days imprisonment.”

(Ord. 465, Sec. 2; Ord. 499; Ord. 501; Ord. 509; Ord. 517; Ord. 543; Code 2017; Ord. 602)

14-105 Certain equipment may use city streets.

(a)The following equipment including scooters, coasters, skate boards, roller blades, roller skates, riding lawn mowers, golf carts or similar such items may utilize city streets as long as persons operating such equipment follow the rules for the operation of bicycles, motorized bicycles and low powered cycles as outlined in Sections 127 through 135 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance of the City of Miltonvale, Kansas.

(b)Section 136 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance is hereby repealed.

(Ord. 512; Code 2017)