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Ordinance 705 ORDINANCE NO. 705 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GILROY AMENDING SEC. 15.47 OF THE GILROY CITY CODE BY ESTABLISHING AN ADDITIONAL STREET INTERSECTION AT WHICH YIELD~~IGHT-OF-WAY SIGNS SHALL BE PLACED AND MAINTAINED. THE CCUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Sec. 15.47 of the Gilroy City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 15.47. Same - Driver requirements at designated intersections. In accordance with the two preceding sections 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: 1. On Fourth Street at the east and west entrances to Rosanna Street, yielding the right of way to other ve- hicles which have entered the intersection from Rosanna Street as to constitute an immediate hazard. 2. On Fourth Street at the east and west entrances to Church Street, yielding the right of way to other ve- hicles which have entered the intersection from Church Street or which are approaching so closely on Church Street as to constitute an immediate hazard. 3. 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. 4. On Walburn Avenue, north branch thereof, at the east entrance to the intersection with the south branch of such avenue yielding the right of way to other vehicles which have entered the intersection from the southrranch of Welburn Avenue or which are approaching so closely on such branch on such street as to constitute an imme- diate hazard. 5. On Rosanna Street at both north and south entrances to Fifth Street yielding the right of way to other ve- hicles which have entered the intersection or which are approaching so closely on Fifth Street as to constitute an immediate hazard. The Chief Administrator of the City of Gilroy is hereby directed to cause yield-right-of-way signs to be placed at all of the above described intersection, where such signs have not been heretofore erected. SECTION 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict (1) 7C5 herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. The Council hereby declares that an emergency exists requiring the immediate adoption and placing in effect of this Ordinance and that the said emergency arises out of the fact that the said intersection of Fifth and Rosanna Streets in the . City of Gilroy as it exists prior to the adoption of this amendment is dangerous to the drivers and occupants of motor vehicles and pedestrians and that accidents have frequently occurred at said intersection and that the adoption of this Ordinance will tend to prevent further accidents, injury and/or deaths at the said inter- section and should be made effective immediately for that reason and therefore this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its adoption and approval. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of August, 1963, by the following vote: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS : Duff in, Ecka rd, Jordan ,Qua r t i ro 1 i, and Wentworth. COUNCILMEMBERS : Goodr I ch AYES: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS : Petersen APPROVED: ATTEST: ~ J /, ( '. .-.. (J ,"'{' ,)t2-111--/.-U 0",," /nz..} City Clerk (2) . " 4 I , SUSAN~E E. PAYNE , City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached Ordinance No. 705 is a true and correct copy of the whole of such Ordinance, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy, at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 19th day of August , 19 63 ,at which meeting a quorum was present. I further certify that the said ordinance has been pub- lished In accordance with the charter of the City of Gilroy. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Gilroy. this 20th day of August , 19 63 . ........... the City of !