§ 315.160. Emergency Vehicle Preemption Equipment., Chapter 315. Traffic Control Devices, Traffic Code, Code of Ordinances, Blue Springs

All new (permanent or temporary) or subsequently modified traffic signals within the City limits shall be equipped with preemption equipment approved by the Public Works Department.

[Ord. No. 4559 § 1, 8-3-2015]

The preemption equipment shall always be state-of-the-art at the time of installation and shall be compatible with then existing emergency vehicle preemption equipment. This equipment shall be installed per manufacturer's recommendations, in sufficient quantity to provide emergency vehicle preemption of the traffic signal from all directions and so that each direction of traffic will move independently, allowing for protected left turn movements.

Use of this preemption equipment shall be limited to emergency vehicles of the City of Blue Springs and the Central Jackson County Fire Protection District. Emergency vehicles from other public safety entities may be approved by the Central Jackson County Fire Protection District to use said preemption equipment.

It shall be unlawful for any private citizen to use the preemption equipment and traffic control equipment associated with the control of traffic signals. Any person found guilty of this offense shall be punished in accordance with the general penalty provisions of the Code of Ordinances, City of Blue Springs, and any transmitter or transmitters used in committing said offense shall be confiscated and become the property of the City of Blue Springs.

Preemption equipment approved by the Public Works Department shall be installed on all newly constructed security gates that enclose properties. The term "property" or "properties" as used herein, shall include all residential communities with five (5) or more houses, golf courses, or other areas previously accessed by key or electronically-coded systems that are being modified in any respect.

[Ord. No. 4559 § 1, 8-3-2015]

It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to comply with the requirements of this Section and its Subsections. It shall also be unlawful for any person to perform any maintenance, repair work, replacement work, or any modification on any traffic signal within the City limits equipped with preemption equipment without immediately fixing, replacing or reinstalling said equipment and verifying said equipment is functioning properly.

[Ord. No. 4559 § 1, 8-3-2015]