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CITY OF MERIDIAN
ORDINANCE NO.~
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, DONNELL, ROUNTREE, WARDLE
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A NEW TITLE 7, CHAPTER I, SECTION 10,
MERIDIAN CITY CODE DEFINING THE USE OF A CENTER TURN LANE AND
MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO USE THE CENTER TURN LANE FOR PASSING OR
TRAVELLING MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED FEET; AND PROVIDING FOR A
WAIVER OF THE READING RULES AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section I:
to read as follows:
That Title 7, Chapter 1, Section 10, Meridian City Code is hereby enacted
7-1-10 CENTER TURN LANES
Upon a roadway where traffic is permitted to move in both directions whenever the center lane
of such roadwav is bounded by solid lines vehicles shall travel upon said center lane only for the
pw:poses of turning to the left or entering a desilmllted traffic lane after completion of a left turn.
Vehicles shall not use said center lane as a passing lane. nor shall any vehicle travel in said
center lane for a distance of more than one hundred (100) feet prior to turning left or following
completion of a left turn.
Section 2: That pursuant to the affinnative vote of one-half (1/2) plus one (1) of the
Members of the full Counci~ the rule requiring two (2) separate readings by title and one (1)
reading in full be, and the same is hereby, dispensed with, and accordingly, this Ordinance shall
be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval and publication.
rd PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this
~dayof Na'i .2005.
01 APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this
2-dayof tv\o..,-¡ .2005.
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