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.~ ~~r' <br />/~ <br />/; ~, <br />f <br />- ORDINANCE NO. 93-16 <br />INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Rinker and Council as a Whole <br />AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE <br />AMENDING SECTION 331.10 OF THE <br />CODIFIED ORDINANCES RELATIVE TO <br />LEFT HAND TURNING LANES <br />WHEREAS, the Village has numerous left hand turning <br />situations, particularly on Wilson Mills, where there are two-way <br />turning lanes that from time to time are misused by motor vehicles, <br />causing a potentiality for traffic accidents; and <br />WHEREAS, the following amendment to Section 331.10 of the <br />Codified Ordinances is designed to address the misuse of left hand <br />turning lanes in the situations described, and to protect the <br />health, safety and welfare of those involved in vehicular traffic <br />through the Village of Mayfield. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF HAYFIELD <br />VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: <br />SECTION 1. That Section 331.10 of the Codified Ordinances is <br />hereby and herein amended to include a new subsection (e) which <br />shall read as follows: <br />331.10 TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS. <br />The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an <br />intersection shall be governed by the following rules: <br />~ ~ ~ <br />(e) When the center lane of three or five lane roadways <br />is reserved as a left turning lane for traffic <br />going in both directions, such turning lane shall <br />not be entered except for making left turns, except <br />to pass other vehicular traffic in the event of an <br />emergency or when directed by a police officer. <br />Entry into such lanes for left turns shall not be <br />made more than two hundred feet from the point of <br />turning, unless such two hundred foot entry way is <br />intersected by a street intersecting from the left <br />side, or unless the pavement markings allow for a <br />greater or lesser distance. <br />SECTION 2. That Section 331.11 of the Codified Ordinances is <br />hereby and herein amended to include a new subsection (d) which <br />shall read as follows: <br />331.11 TURNING INTO PRIVATE DRIVEWAY, ALLEY OR BUILDING. <br />The driver of a vehicle intending to turn into a private <br />road or driveway, alley or building from a public street or <br />highway shall be governed by the following rules: <br />(2) <br />