There is hereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of regulating traffic within the corporate limits of the City of South Hutchinson, Kansas, that certain standard traffic ordinance known as the Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities, 52nd Edition, prepared and published in book form by the League of Kansas Municipalities, Topeka, Kansas. One copy of said Standard Traffic Ordinance shall be marked or stamped “Official Copy as Adopted by Ordinance No. 25-07,” and to which shall be attached a copy of this article or the adopting ordinance 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. 19-913; Ord. 21-11; Ord. 23-02; Ord. 24-06; Ord. 25-07)

(a)   An ordinance traffic infraction is a violation of any section of said ordinance 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 that are included within said ordinance, and are not ordinance traffic infractions, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, shall be considered traffic offenses.

(Ord. 19-913; Ord. 21-11; Ord. 23-02)

(a)   Definition. Section 1 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance is hereby amended by adding the following definition:

School Zone. All streets adjacent to school grounds, and all of such streets extended a distance of one-half block from the school grounds.

(b)   Speed Limits. Section 33(a) is hereby amended by deleting subsection (4) and adding the following:

(4)   All vehicles 20 miles per hour within school zones on days when school is in session, from 7:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

(5)   All vehicles 20 miles per hour within school zones on days when school is in session, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

(6)   All vehicles 40 miles per hour on Main Street between 8th Avenue and Forest Avenue.

(7)   All vehicles 45 miles per hour on Main Street from the north city limits to 8th Avenue.

(8)   All vehicles 45 miles per hour on Main Street from Forest Avenue to the south city limits.

(9)   All vehicles 40 miles per hour on Blanchard Street from Main Street to the east line of Adams Street.

(10) All vehicles 45 miles per hour on Blanchard Street from the east line of Adams Street to the west city limits.

(11) All vehicles 20 miles per hour on west 5th Avenue from north Washington Street west to north Adams Street.

(12) All vehicles 20 miles per hour on north Adams Street from 6th Avenue south to 4th Avenue.

(13) All vehicles 20 miles per hour on Apollo from north Adams Street south to Adams Street.

(14) All vehicles 50 miles per hour on west 6th Avenue from the Quarter Corner of Section 23, Township 23 South, Range 6 West of the 6th P.M., Reno County, Kansas west to the west city limits.

(15) All vehicles 20 miles per hour on Avenue C west from Washington Street to Adams Street.

(c)   Section 175. Noise Prevention; Mufflers is amended to read:

(a)   Every vehicle shall be equipped, maintained, and operated so as to prevent excessive or unusual noise. Every motor vehicle at all times shall be equipped with a muffler or other effective noise suppressing system in good working order and in constant operation, and no person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device.

(b)   The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke

(c)   It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to use or operate or cause to be operated within the city any mechanical exhaust device designed to aid in the braking or deceleration of any vehicle which results in the excessive, loud, unusual, or explosive noise from such vehicle except in an emergency situation. Emergency situation shall mean one in which there is imminent danger of collision with property, persons, or animals.

(Ord. 90-540; Ord. 91-564; 92-568; Ord. 93-585; Ord. 97-626; Ord. 97-636; Ord. 98-647; Ord. 01-674; Ord. 07-752; Ord. 25-07)

(a)   All traffic offenses classified as traffic infractions by K.S.A. Supp. 8-2118 as amended are hereby classified as ordinance traffic infractions.

(b)   Every person convicted of a traffic ordinance infraction shall be fined not more than $500, and in accordance with the schedule of fines established by the municipal judge.

(c)   A person charged with an ordinance traffic infraction may enter a written appearance, waive right to trial, plead guilty or no contest and pay the fine for the violation as specified in the schedule established by the municipal judge. Payment may be made by mail or in person, and may be by personal check. The traffic citation shall not have been complied with if a check is not honored for any reason or if the fine is not paid in full. When a person charged with a ordinance traffic infraction makes payment by mail without executing a written waiver of right to trial and plea of guilty or no contest, payment shall be deemed such an appearance, waiver of right to trial and plea of no contest.

(d)   A law enforcement officer may not arrest a person charged with a traffic ordinance infraction.

(e)   Fines provided for in Section 201(b), 201(c), or 201(d) of the Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities shall be doubled if a person is convicted of a traffic infraction which is a moving violation as defined by ordinances adopted by the city, when committed within any construction zone as defined in K.S.A. 1996 sub 8-1558a and amendments thereto.

(Ord. 86-493, Sec. 1; Ord. 97-627)

The following sections of Kansas Statutes are hereby incorporated by reference and shall become a part of this article as if fully set forth herein.

(a)   Driving permits, K.S.A. 8-239;

(b)   Abandoned vehicles, K.S.A. 8-1102;

(c)   Controlled access facility or roadway prohibition on use, K.S.A. 8-1525;

(d)   Vehicle size and weight, K.S.A. 8-1904;

(e)   Deposit of driver’s license in lieu of bond, K.S.A. 8-2107.

(Ord. 86-493, Sec. 3)

The fine for violation of an ordinance traffic infraction or any other traffic offense in which the municipal judge establishes a fine in a fine schedule shall not be less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00, except for speeding, which shall not be less than $15.00 nor more than $500.00. A person tried and convicted for violation of an ordinance traffic infraction or other traffic offense in which a fine has not been established in a schedule or fines shall pay a fine fixed by the court not to exceed $500.00.

(Ord. 21-11; Ord. 23-02)