§ 70-1. Blocking of railroad crossing.  


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  • (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)