41-71 ORDINANCE NO. 41-71
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 25, SEC-
TION 25-1, CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY PER-
TAINING TO TRAFFIC.
WHEREAS, it is necessary to update the Traffic Code of the City of
Delray Beach, and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the best interest of the
City to update the Traffic Code by using the new Florida Statutes.
NOW, TPIEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Section 25-1, Chapter 25 of the Code of Ordin-
ances of the City be amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 25-1. FLORIDA UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL LAW ADOPTED--ADDI-
TIONAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS; PENALTY.
(a) All of the provisions and requirements of Chapter
316, Florida Statutes 1971, known and cited as the
"Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law" in regard to reg-
ulation of traffic on highways, are hereby adopted by
reference in accordance with the authority granted in
Section 186.02, Florida Statutes.
(b) The City of Delray Beach, Florida, recognizes every
motor vehicle as a dangerous instrumentality. All of the
provisions and requirements of Chapters 316, 322 and 860,
Florida Statutes, 1971, in regard to the regulation of
traffic, whether such provisions apply to the driver of
a vehicle within or without a municipality, are hereby
adopted as provisions and requirements of the ordinances
of the city and shall be applicable to the entire munici-
pal territory of this community and shall not be limited
in their application to the public streets, roads and high-
ways within the corporate limits.
(c) Any person, firm or corporation who violates subsection
(a) or (b) shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by
the s~m~e penalty as is provided by the laws of the state,
but in no case shall such penalty exceed a fine of five hun-
dred dollars ($500.00), or an imprisonment for more than
ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment in the
discretion of the municipal judge."
SECTION 2. This Ordinance is to become effective at 12:01 A.M.
on January 1, 1972.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this second and final
reading on this 22nd day of November , 1971.
V I C E-M A Y 0 R
ATTEST:
City Ci~
FIRST READING November 8, 1971. SECOND READING November 22, 1971
DELRAY BEACH NEWS JOURNAL
PubJJshed Weekly
Delray Beach, P~lm Beach County, Florida
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF PALM BEACH
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared ....~...~...r....~......L..'.......~..O.....°~...?...~. .................
who on oath says that heJlil~e is ...P...~.~,.~,~.~I~I: ..................................... of The Delray Beach
News-3ournal, a weekly newspaper published at Delray Beach in Palm Beach County, Flor-
ida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a Il.. 0r.
in the matter of
in the ...................................................................... Court, was published in said newspaper in the
issues of .................. ~..O.X....~!I....b...e...1;......x....]:....~....~..8..,.......]:...9...7.. ~ .................................................................
Affiant further says that the said Delray Beach News-Journal is a newspaper published
at Delray Beach, in said Palm Beach County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has
heretofore been continuously published in said Palm Beach County, Florida, each week and
has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Delray Beach, in said
Palm Beach County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication
of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he has neither paid
nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund
for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the said newspaper.
Sworn to and sub~ribed before me this ...]:...8...~....h ........ day of .N~....v...~.~..r_.~,~.. A.I~ 19.7.1
BONDED THRU FRE~ W. DJ~IEL~;OSST
Chapter 25
Sec. 25-1. Flor/da M0del~Traffic--Ordinance adopted--Addi-
tional traffic regulations; penalty.
(a) Allof the proVisions and requirements of Chapter i86,
Florida Statutes 1961, known and cited as the "Florida Model
~Trafflc Ordinances" m regard to regulation of traffic on high-
ways, insofar~assuch--provisions are applicable-to the driver
0~-s-~ehicle-in.thecity, except those which by their wording
cbuld have no application, are hereby adopted by reference in
accordance with the authority granted in Section 186.02, Flor-
.ida Statutes. _~/~
(b) The City of Delray Beach, Florida, .recognizes every
motor vehicle as a dangerous instrumentality. All of the pro-
visions and requirements of Chapters 186,:-31%, 322 and 860,
Florida Statutes~ q965~-in regard to the regulation of traffic,
whether such provisions apply to the driver of a vehicle with-
in or without a municipality, are hereby adopted as provisions
and requirements of the ordinances of the city and shall be ap-
plicable to the entire municipal territory of this community
'and shall not be limited in their application to the public
streets, roads and highways within the corporate limits.
(c) Any person, firm or corporation who violates subsec-
tion (a) or (b) shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished
by the same penalty as is provided by the laws of the state,
but in no case shall such penalty exceed a fine of five hundred
dollars ($500.00), or an imprisonment for more than ninety
(90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discre-
tion of the municipal judge. (Ord. No. 0-408, § 1, 8-14-61;
Ord, No. 38-66, § 1, 6-13-66)
Amendment note--Ord. No. G-408, § 1, which did not zpec/fieally
amend the Code, was codified as § 25-1 by the editors. Section 2 of said
ordinance, repealing all ordinances in conflict therewith, has been
omitted. Ord. No. G-427, enacted February 26, 1962, repealed all sec-
tions of Ch. 25 not repealed by Ord. No. G-408 and has also been omitted.
Ord. No. 38-66, § 1, adopted June 13, 1966, amended this Code to add
§§ 25-3, 25-4, which the editors, in their discretion, have codified as
§ 25.1(b) and (c) to relate the appl. icability .of the penalty therein
Sec. 25-1.1. Reserved.*
*Charter reference--General authority of city to regulate traffic, §
7(19).
Cross references--Provisions as to traffic violations by persons under
17 years of age, Ch. lgA. Arrest author/fy of police in accident inves-
tigations, § 22-14.
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NANCES OF THIS CITY PERTAINING TO ~ .~ ~
~mv OF-B~_-LP2~i- 'Df. ALii.
WHEREAS, it is necessary to update the.4fi~FCode of
the City of Delray Beach, and
WI4_~REAS, the City Council dee.ms/it in the best. in-
terest of the City to ~pdate the~ Code by using the
new ~irc P~v~tl~ Co.ae. ~~-~ _~ .~T -~_
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION lo That Section ...I,4--~, Chapter--of the Code
of Ordinances of the City be amended to read as follows:
"Sec. ~. i. _~_~OPTIOR OP PIRE PREVEI~
~ is hereby adopted by the
the of prescribing regulati( gov-
erning .ditions hazardous to li and prop-
erty from or explosion, certain code
known as the 70 Edition of Prevention
Co de the In su ran ce
Association, revisions thereof
made from time to and except such
portions as are deleted, modified,
or amended, of code less than three
copies have ~ and now are d in the office
of the cle: of the city and the are hereby
adopted incorporated as fully set out
at herein, and from the date on
th ~le shall take effect, the provisions
shall be controlling within the limits
of the city.~'
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this second
and final reading on this ~ day of ~ , 1971.
~/' MAYOR
ATTE S T:
City Clerk
First Reading April 12, 1971
Second Reading April 26, 1971