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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 17 of 2001
(Railroad Horns and Whistles-Restrictions)
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING SECTION 14.44.090, SALT LAKE CITY CODE, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS OF RAILROAD HORNS AND WHISTLES.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 14.44.090, Salt Lake City Code, relating to Restrictions of Railroad Horns and Whistles be, and the same hereby is, enacted to read as follows:
SECTION 14.44.090
RAILROAD HORNS AND WHISTLES – RESTRICTIONS
A. No railroad shall cause or permit a locomotive horn, whistle or bell to be sounded at Salt Lake City intersections located within a designated Railroad Quiet Zone except when, in the judgment of the operator of the locomotive, it is necessary to do so to prevent damage to property or injury to persons.
B. The provisions of this ordinance prohibiting the sounding of a horn or whistle at specified intersections shall not be enforced until the City Transportation Director gives notice of a Railroad Quiet Zone to the affected railroads. Notice shall be given by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested to the affected railroads, with a copy to the City Recorder, City Prosecutor, and to the City Attorney. Said notice shall specify the intersections to which the Railroad Quiet Zone applies.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days after the date of its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this 3rd day of April, 2001.
Bill No. 17 of 2001.
Published: April 17, 2001.