Ordinance 94-1179ORDINANCE NO. --
OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD,
FLORIDA, AMENDING THE
LONGWOOD CITY CODE,
POLICE DEPARTMENT. SECTION 2-31., DI "'NNG
SUBSECTI ON(H) RESPONSIBILITIES PROVIDING
1. THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ACT AS THE
CITY'S TRAFFIC NEEHING DEPARPRENT,
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND
EFFECTIVE DATE.
RH£RE , t I. deemed desirably by the City Commission, Of
the City of L—T,, d, Florida, that a traffic engineering
department D. eatabli sled in oxdar that traffic on the streets
and highways Of the City operates in the most efficient manner,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMZSSION OF THE
CITY OF LONGWOCE, FLORI➢A AS FOLLOWS.
SECTION 1, That Chapter 2. Sec. 2-3Z(d) Responsibilities.
be amended as follaws:
(a) Responsibilities. The pclice department sha11 be
responsible for enforcement If criminal laws and traffic laws of
the city and each other duties as the city administrator shall
determine from tams to time.
(b) The City Cali— Chief sball be I. charge of traffic
engineering anal Shall ezer ease spaei£ic powers and duties
de legated to him with respect to traffic engineering as provided
(I) It shall be the responsibility of the City Polies
Chief, subject to the approval O£ the City Commvssion, to
detsrmine the propel' timing and maintenance Of traffic coat —I
tlevi ces and t0 deli se xemeaial measures, to conduct
vnvestigations Of traffic conditions, to plan, the ,coos., ef£i ri ent
O-- If t,aff' I I. th. streets and highways Of the City, t,
cooperate with tat., .—ty and municipal officials in the
development If —Y, and —11s t, i.P11— -1—I I—itill, and
t I .a.. y cut the idditi—I p—t. and fu—ti... i,p ... d by
the City. Th. rnstallaticr, If any Iljll traffic
control d—i.. such as traffic light. —11 be subject t, the
,pi-1 and funding by the City C,=i,,i,,.
(d) Th, City P.li- Chi.f s b—by .—d t, make
regulations necessary t, — effective the p—i--, If the
experimental regulations to cover emergencies or special
N, —1b t11pI111y or hall
ramaan i. effect for more than 10 days. R'P— temporary It
axpar -- t.g.11till p1.j.btl shall net be ibl,—.—d 'within
90 days If initial —P—ty or expe rimantol use except --.g
public hearing and Pp--1 by the City CIbbi-11.
(G) Th. City P-11 Chief may Last traffic —It— devices
under actual —"ti— If traffic.
basis If I traffic investigation, to prohibit, -q—t, or limit
stopping, standing It Parking of -bi'l'. at. all times ar during
specified hours.
SECTION: 11. CTS. All ordinances or parts It
ordinances in —fli- herewith, b, and the hereby