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[! ORDINANCE NO. 78-2875
AN OF HINCE AMENDING SECTION 6.04.35, i ORDI-
NANCE W. 77-2835 TO PROHIBIT THE TRACKING OF
MUD, GRAVEL OR OTHER MATERIALS ONTO PUBLIC
STREETS BY VEHICLES.
SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is
to prevent vehicles from tracking mud, gravel or
other materials onto public streets.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 6.04.35.0 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
C. No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any
highway unless such vehicle is so constructed
or loaded as to prevent any of its load from
dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escap-
ing therefrom, except that sand or other materials
may be dropped for the purpose of securing trac-
tion, and water or other substance may be sprin-
kled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining
such roadway.
It shall be unlawful for vehicles to deposit
from their wheels or track quantities of mud,
gravel or other materials onto paved public
streets.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY If any section, provision
or part of the Ordinance shall be adjudged to be
invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall
not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole
or any section, provision or part thereof not adjud-
ged invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be
in effect after its final passage, approval and pub-
lication as required by law.
Passed and adopted this 3rd day of January,, 1978.
KU0tK1 A. VEVERA, MAYOR
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Audit S OLFUS, PITY CLERK
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Ordinance No. 78-2875
Page 2
It was moved by Perret and seconded by
Neuhauser , that the Ordinance be adopted,
and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
_ x Balmer
X deProsse
X Erdahl
x Neuhauser
x Perret
x Roberts
x Vevera
1st consideration 12/13/77
Vote for passage: Ayes: Perret, Vevera, deProsse, Foster,
Neuhauser. Nays: Balmer, Selzer
2nd consideration 12/20/77
Vote for passage: Ayes: Vevera, deProsse, Foster, Neuhauser,
Perret. Nays: Balmer. Absent: Selzer
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Ordinance No. 78-2875
Page 2
It was moved by Perret and seconded by
Neuhauser , that the Ordinance be adopted,
and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
_ x Balmer
X deProsse
X Erdahl
x Neuhauser
x Perret
x Roberts
x Vevera
1st consideration 12/13/77
Vote for passage: Ayes: Perret, Vevera, deProsse, Foster,
Neuhauser. Nays: Balmer, Selzer
2nd consideration 12/20/77
Vote for passage: Ayes: Vevera, deProsse, Foster, Neuhauser,
Perret. Nays: Balmer. Absent: Selzer
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JORM MICR+LAB
CLOAR RAPIDS • DES HOMES
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: December 8, 1977
TO: Neal Berlin and City Council
FROM: Dick Plastino, Director of Public Works(\.
RE: Mud on the Streets
Every spring and fall when the construction season and the rainy
season coincide, the City receives numerous complaints about mud
being tracked on streets by construction vehicles.
Some of this mud being tracked onto streets is unavoidable and
generally in a brand new subdivision with only a few houses the
City asks that the mud be cleaned up once a week on Friday. In
built up areas it is desirable for the mud to be cleaned at the
end of each work day.
Under the present City ordinances the only remedy is to file a
complaint and have the matter taken to court. This is an unworkable
solution since several weeks can pass until the matter reaches court.
The ordinance being considered by Council will give the Police Dept.
the discretion to issue tickets inmediately to the offending truck
driver when conditions get completely out of hand. Between the
truck driver, the building contractor, and the land owner, it is
anticipated the situation will be worked out so that a clean street
is obtained.
At the present time the City is dispatching a street sweeper to the
scene and is cleaning the area. Theoretically, the cost of sweeping
should be recoverable from someone though once again the money is
impossible to collect.
The Police Dept. will have to use discretion in this matter since
some mud tracked on streets is unavoidable. This ordinance change
will give the City a tool to bring about effective street cleaning
when it is genuinely needed.
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JORM MICR+LAB
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: December 8, 1977
TO: Neal Berlin and City Council
FROM: Dick Plastino, Director of Public Works(\.
RE: Mud on the Streets
Every spring and fall when the construction season and the rainy
season coincide, the City receives numerous complaints about mud
being tracked on streets by construction vehicles.
Some of this mud being tracked onto streets is unavoidable and
generally in a brand new subdivision with only a few houses the
City asks that the mud be cleaned up once a week on Friday. In
built up areas it is desirable for the mud to be cleaned at the
end of each work day.
Under the present City ordinances the only remedy is to file a
complaint and have the matter taken to court. This is an unworkable
solution since several weeks can pass until the matter reaches court.
The ordinance being considered by Council will give the Police Dept.
the discretion to issue tickets inmediately to the offending truck
driver when conditions get completely out of hand. Between the
truck driver, the building contractor, and the land owner, it is
anticipated the situation will be worked out so that a clean street
is obtained.
At the present time the City is dispatching a street sweeper to the
scene and is cleaning the area. Theoretically, the cost of sweeping
should be recoverable from someone though once again the money is
impossible to collect.
The Police Dept. will have to use discretion in this matter since
some mud tracked on streets is unavoidable. This ordinance change
will give the City a tool to bring about effective street cleaning
when it is genuinely needed.
!A; U0111111[0 BY
JORM MICR+LAB
f.IDAk NAPIIIS • DIS M0I141S
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