Ord 1554 - ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 16 -21.1 TO THE TOWN CODE IMPLEMENTING THE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE SECTION 21101.2 TO DIVERT TRAFFIC UNDER. CONGESTED CONDITIONSORDINANCE N0. 1 554
ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 16 -21.1 TO THE TOWN CODE
IMPLEMENTING THE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY CALIFORNIA
VEHICLE CODE SECTION 21101.2 TO DIVERT TRAFFIC
UNDER. CONGESTED CONDITIONS
The Town Council of Los Gatos hereby ORDAINS:
SECTION 1.
Section 16 -21.1 is added to the Town Code to read as follows:
"If a peace officer determines that the traffic load on a particular street
or highway in the Town, or a. portion thereof, is such that little or no vehicular
flow is occurring and, additionally, if the peace officer finds that a significant
number of vehicles are not promptly moving when an opportunity arises to do so,
then the peace officer may divert vehicles, excepting public safety or emergency
vehicles, from.that street or hig vay, or a portion thereof,;subject to traffic
congestion until such time as reasonably flowing traffic is restored."
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This ordinance takes effect 30 days after the date it is adopted. Within
15 days after this ordinance is adopted, the Town Clerk shall cause it to be pub-
lished once in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the
Town.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the
Town of Los Gatos on September 20, 1982 , and adopted by the following vote
as an ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos at a regular meeting of the Town
Council on October 4, 198
AYES: COUNCIII`9EMBERS R uth Cannon, Thomas J. Ferrito, Marlyn J.
Rasmussen, Peter W. Siemens and Mayor Brent N. Ventura
NOES:
COUNCILME14BERS
None
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIIP EMBERS
None
ABSENT:
COUNCIII`'1F7.`9BERS
None
SIGNED:
ATTEST:
Deputy Clerk of the T e . o Los Gatos
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