§ 70-1. Blocking of railroad crossing.
(a)
The following crossings where the streets of the city intersect a railroad track at grade level are hereby designated as emergency crossings and are to remain unblocked by railroad traffic at all times except by moving trains.
(1)
Such streets which intersect the Florida East Coast Railroad tracks are as follows:
45th Street
36th Street
25th Street
23rd Street
15th Street
3rd Street
1st Street
Clematis Street
Datura Street
Hibiscus Street
Okeechobee Boulevard
Park Street
Belvedere Road
Monroe Drive
Roseland Drive
Nottingham Boulevard
Bunker Road
Hunter Street
Forest Hill Boulevard
Gregory Road
(2)
Such streets which intersect the CSX Railroad Company tracks are as follows:
36th Street
25th Street
Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
7th Street
1st Street
Okeechobee Boulevard
Okeechobee Road
Caroline Street
Belvedere Road
Summit Boulevard
Forest Hill Boulevard
(b)
No public street or vehicular crossing in the city shall be blocked, closed, or obstructed by a train, locomotive, or other railroad vehicle for a period of more than ten minutes, except in emergencies and except for the following times as specifically stated:
(1)
No railroad locomotive, railroad car, train, or other railroad vehicle shall block, obstruct, or close any pubic street or vehicular crossing within the city for longer than five minutes, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except as set forth in subsection (b)(2) of this section.
(2)
The 15th, 23rd and 25th Street crossings, because of their location immediately adjacent to railroad switching yards are exempted from the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section for blocking a crossing for a reasonable time for necessary switching operations during 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; for periods of up to ten minutes each between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.; for reasonable periods of time between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.; and for periods of up to ten minutes each between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
(Code 1979, § 25-4)