§ 38-2. Uniform Traffic Code.

(a)

Adopted; penalties. The Uniform Traffic Code for Cities, Townships and Villages as promulgated by the director of the Michigan Department of State Police pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328 and made effective October 30, 2002, and all future amendments and revisions to the Uniform Traffic Code when they are promulgated and effective in this state are incorporated by reference. References in the Uniform Traffic Code for Cities, Townships and Villages to a "governmental unit" shall mean the Village of Cass City. The penalties provided by the Uniform Traffic Code for Cities, Townships and Villages are adopted by reference.

(b)

Amendments. Section 5.10 of the Uniform Traffic Code is hereby amended to provide as follows:

Section 5.10. Business, residence and parks.

Subject to the provision of section 5.9 and except in those instances where a different speed is lawfully established and posted, it shall be prima facie lawful for the driver of a vehicle to drive such vehicle at a speed not to exceed 25 miles an hour on all streets in business and residence districts, 15 miles per hour upon any roadway within the municipal park, and ten miles per hour in any of the alleys of the village, but in any case when such speed would be unsafe it shall not be lawful.

Section 8.10 of the Uniform Traffic Code is hereby amended by adding the following subsections thereto:

(u)

It shall be unlawful to stand or park any vehicle on any street in the village continuously for a period of time longer than 48 hours, subject to the provisions of subsection (v) following;

(v)

For the purpose of enabling the village to clean the streets and to properly remove snow, for the benefit of the community, it is hereby declared unlawful to:

(1)

Park any vehicle on Main Street or Seeger Street between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. on any day of the year;

(2)

Park any vehicle on all other streets in the Village of Cass City between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. commencing on December 1 on any year and ending on April 1 of the following year.

Whenever any vehicle has been so parked in violation of this section, any police officer is hereby authorized to remove, or to provide for the removal of such vehicle, to a garage within the village or other place of safety and the necessary costs for removal and storage of such vehicle shall become a lien thereon and the person in whose custody the vehicle is given may retain it until said costs have been paid or may dispose of such vehicle pursuant to section 2.5a as in such case of an abandoned vehicle.

(Ord. No. 113, §§ 2, 3, 4-26-1983; Ord. of 12-20-1999, § I; Ord. No. 156, §§ 1, 2, 4, 6-30-2003)