HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-2198 DEFINING OPTICOM; LICENSE REQUIRED FOR ITS USE. ORDINANCE NO. 19,
AN ORDINANCE relating to Fire; defining OPTICOM; prohibiting its use
except by license; setting standards for the issuance of
a license; and enacting Section 10.05.150 as a new sec-
tion of the City of Yakima Municipal Cbde.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA.
• Section 1. Section 10.05.150 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
is hereby adopted as a new section to read as follows:
"10.05.150
A. Definitions.
1. OPTICOM shall mean a light actuated City of
Yakima traffic signal preemption system used to provide
safe access for authorized emergency vehicles to and from
emergency scenes.
2. Authorized emergency vehicle shall have the
same meaning as set forth in Section 9.10.020 of the City
• of Yakima Municipal code.
B. Penalty. It is unlawful for any person to actuate,
use, or in any way interfere with OPTICOM, provided, that all
City of Yakima officials and employees when operating authori,
emergency vehicles or who are testing or maintaining OPTICON
• equipnent may actuate or use OPTICOM and, provided further,
that any person duly licensed hereunder or his agent may
111 actuate c use OPTICOM when operating an authorized emergency
vehicle licenses herein.
C.. Licensing. The City Manager may direct the City
Clerk to issue a non-transferable OPTICOM license for any
single authorized emergency vehicle for an annual fee of
$ 10.00 to the owner of any authorized emergency
vehicle permitting such person or his agent to actuate and use
OPTICOM. Such licence shall expire one year fran the date of
issuance.
Any person applying for such license shall make application
on a form provided by the City Clerk prepared by the Fire
111 Chief of the City of Yakima which form shall provide sufficient
• information to insure safe operation of OPTICOM.
Upon issuing a license the licensee shall give the City
Manager an acceptable pre-paid policy of liability insurance listing
the City of Yakima, its officials, and employee's as insured in an
amount determine d by the City Manager to adequately cover forseeable
risks generated through licensee's use of OPTICOM. An applicant
owner shall also sign an indemnification hold harmless agreement in •
which he agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City of
Yakima, its officials and employees from any and all liability
resulting from an licensee or his agents actuation and use of
CPTICOM.
NO license shall be granted hereunder unless the owner applioant's
OPTION actuation device is acceptable to the Fire Chief of the
City of Yakima or his designee. •
Any license issued hereunder may be revoked by the City Manager
at any time for cause; provided, that before revocation the City
Manager shall give a licensee written notice of revocation, stating the
causes therefor and the date after which said revocation shall take
effect if no appeal is taken. The City Manager or his designee
shall hear all appeals.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30
days after its passage, approval, and publication, as provided by law and
the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 3/ day of . C - , 1978.
, Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk 40
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