Ordinance 537
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ORD INANCE NO. 537
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GIlROY ~illNDING ORDINA~E NO. 480
OF 'rHE CITY OF GILROY, BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE THERETO,
DESIGNATED AS ARTICLE VI-l/2, PROVIDING FOR AND DESCRIBING
YlELD RIGHT OF WAY INTERSECTIONS, A ND THE PLACING OF YIEID
RIGHT OF ldAY SIGNS 0
THE MAYOR AND COl,JMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Ordinance Noo 480 of the City of Gilroy,
commonly known as the Traffic Ordinance, is hereby amended
by adding a new Article, to be known as Article VI-l/2, and
Subdivisions thereof, to read as follows:
ARTICIE VI-l/2
SPECIAL YIELD RIGHT OF WAY REQUIRED
Section 32.1. Chief Administrative Officer 12 erect
Yield Right of ~ Signs. Whenever any ordinance or
resolution of this City designates and described any
intersection at which vehicles are required to yield
the right of way at one or more entrances thereto in
accordance with Section 55001 of the Vehicle Code,
the Chief Administrative Officer shall erect and
maintain yield right of way signs as follows:
A yield right of way sign shall be erected on
each and every street at those entrances to intersections
where a yield right of way is requiredo Every such
sign shall conform with and be placed as provided in
Section 47101
Section 32.20 Yield Right Q! ~ s1 Yield right Q!
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(a) The provisions of this section shall apply at one
or more entrances to the intersections as such entrances
and intersections are described in Section (2) of this
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(b) When yield right of way signs are erected as herein
provided at the entrance to any intersection) every
driver of a vehicle shall control such vehicle as
required by section 55001 of the Vehicle Code.
SECTION II: Said Ordinance No. 480 of the City of Gilroy
is hereby amended by adding a new section thereto designated as
section 7101, to read as follows:
Section 7101 Yield Ri~ht Qf Way Intersections. In
accordance with Section 32(b) of the said Ordinance Noo
480 set forth in Section I of this Ordinance and when
yield right of way signs are erected giving notice thereof,
drivers of vehicles shall yield the right of way at the
entrance or entrances of those intersections as follows:
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1. On Railroad Street at the north and south entrances
to Martin Street, yielding the right of way to other
vehicles which have entered the intersection from Martin
Street or which are approaching so closely on Martin
Street as to constitute an immediate hazard.
2. On Forest Str~et at north and south entrances to
Lewis Street, yielding the right of way to other
vehicles which have entered the intersection from Lewis
Street or which are approaching so closely on Lewis
Street as to constitute an immediate hazard.
SECTION III: Efrective date. This ordinance shall take
efrect and be in full force and efrect from and after its
passage and approval.
ADOPTED and PASSED this 5th day of March, 1956, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN Pate,Gallo, Kennedy ,Rush, pet.ersen ,
Sanchez
COUNCILMEN l'lone
CO UNC ILMEN None
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Mayor
Attest:
P.A.Cox
City Clerk