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ORDINANCE NO. 4 , SECOND SERIES AN ORDINAN�E REGULATING THE USE OF PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS - NAVARRE AREA, COUNTY ROAD #15 BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD #19 AND DUNWOODY AVENUE THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The Municipal Code of the City of Orono is amended by adding a new Section 7.15 which reads as follows: 7.15 PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS. Subd, l. Pedestrian crosswalks shall be established within the City on County Road 15 between the intersections of County Road 19 and Dunwoody Avenue, and shall be regulated as follows: (a) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crtsssing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an inter- section, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (b) The provisions of this section shall not relieve a pedestrian from the duty of using due care for his or her safety. No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path � of a vehicle which is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard. No pedestrian shall unnecessarily stop or delay traffic while in a marked or unmarked crosswalk. (c) The provisions of subdivision (b) shall not relieve a driver of a vehicle from the duty of exercising due care for the safety of any pedestrian within any marked cross- walk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection. Subd. 2. It shall be a petty misdemeanor for a pedestrian to cross a marked or unmarked street or intersection at a point other than where there exists a marked crosswalk within a street or an unmarked crosswalk at the curb or corner of an� intersection. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be published in the Westonka Sun/Sailor and shall be effective upon its publication. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota at a regular meeting held June 25, 1984 by a vote of 4 ayes and 0 nays. C Mary C. Bu r, Mayor Atte st: �`�2'�Gc.-��i �/7 • .��2s�� A berta M. Strom, City Clerk