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 Wellington
 Municipal Code
 Chapter 8. Vehicles and Traffic
 Article 1. Model Traffic Code

  § 8-1-20. Amendments.  

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  • The revised 2010 edition of the Model Traffic Code (the "MTC)") is adopted as set out at length save and except the following articles and/or sections which are declared to be inapplicable to this municipality and are therefore expressly deleted.

    (1)

    Section 1203 of the MTC related to Ski area signs is not adopted.

    (2)

    Section 711 of the MTC related to driving on mountain highways is not adopted.

    (3)

    Section 713 of the MTC related to yielding the right-of-way to transit busses is not adopted.

    (4)

    Section 1011 of the MTC related to use of runaway vehicle ramps is not adopted.

    (5)

    Section 1012 of the MTC related to HOV and HOT lanes is not adopted.

    (6)

    Section 1013 of the MTC related to Passing Lanes is not adopted.

    (7)

    Section 1409(9) of the MTC related to division of fines for violation of compulsory insurance is not adopted.

    (8)

    The definitions section contained in the Appendices section of the code is specifically adopted.

    (9)

    Section 1101 of the MTC is amended to reflect that speed limits set forth at subsection (2) are adopted unless other speeds have been posted by the Town as allowed by Sections 1102 and 105 of the MTC, including speed limits and postings established within the Town prior to the adoption of this ordinance.

    (10)

    Section 509 and 510 of the MTC related to weighing of vehicles and permits for excess size and weight and for manufactured homes are adopted, subject to requirements imposed by the Town at Section 8-1-30 of the Town Code.

    (11)

    The following is added as a section of the Model Traffic Code:

    Section "1212. Engine Idling.

    "(1) Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any person to idle or permit the idling of the motor of any stationary motor vehicle for a prolonged or unreasonable period of time, determined herein to be ten minutes.

    "(2) This section shall not apply when the engine of a motor vehicle must be operated in the idle mode for safety reasons, including but not limited to the operation of cranes and forklifts.

    "(3) The time required by a diesel-powered motor vehicle while operating in a stationary position to achieve a temperature of one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit and an air pressure of one hundred (100) pounds per square inch shall not be included in the computation of the ten minutes determined herein to be a prolonged or unreasonable period of time. The temperature and air pressure as indicated on the vehicle's gauges may be used for determining the diesel engine's temperature and air pressure and may dictate idling time for both warm-up and cool-down.

    "(4) The time during which transportation vehicles are actively loading or discharging passengers shall not be included in the computation of the ten minutes determined herein to be a prolonged or unreasonable period of time. A transportation vehicle shall be defined for the purposes of this section to mean motor vehicles designed to transport a minimum of sixteen (16) persons.

    "(5) Emergency vehicles are exempt from the above engine-idling restrictions."

    (Ord. 2-2004 §§2, 3; Ord. 24-2004 §1; Ord. 11-2007 §1)

(Ord. No. 12-2014 , § 2, 6-24-14)