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File #: 250477    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Referred
File created: 6/4/2025 In control: Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations Committee
On agenda: 6/10/2025 Final action:
Title: Sponsor: Councilmember Eric Bunch Amending Code of Ordinances Section 70-39 pertaining to the authority of the Public Works Director to close streets by repealing said section and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter for the imposition of fees for bike lane closures.
Sponsors: Eric Bunch
Attachments: 1. 5626 com

ORDINANCE NO. 250477


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Sponsor: Councilmember Eric Bunch

Amending Code of Ordinances Section 70-39 pertaining to the authority of the Public Works Director to close streets by repealing said section and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter for the imposition of fees for bike lane closures.

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CTIY:

Section 1. That Chapter 70, Traffic and Vehicles, is hereby amended by repealing Section 70-39 and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter, to read as follows:

Sec. 70-39. Authority of director to close streets, sidewalks and other travelways; authority to establish emergency parking restrictions.

(a) Definitions. As used in this section:

Alley means a street or highway intended to provide access to the rear or side of lots or buildings in urban districts and not intended for the purpose of through vehicular traffic.

Active work zone means where construction, maintenance or utility workers are on the roadway or sidewalk or on the shoulder of the roadway and workers are adjacent to an active travel lane.

Average daily traffic (ADT) means the following expected average daily traffic for the road classifications in the city's major street plan, approved by City Council Ordinance 40346, October 7, 1971 as amended, unless an applicant provides traffic counts obtained under the supervision of a professional engineer, in which case those counts, if approved by the city, may be used in lieu of the values specified herein.

Classification
Expected ADT
ADT to be used
Expressways
At least 15,000 veh. per day
15,000 veh. per day
Primary arterials
At least 10,000 veh. per day
10,000 veh. per day
Secondary arterials
5,000 to 10,000 veh. per day
5,000 veh. per day
Other streets
Less than 5,000 veh. per day
500 veh. per day

Block means a piece or parcel of land entirely surrounded by public highways, str...

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