§ 12-256. Crash wall and barrier.  


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  • No motor-propelled vehicle race provided for by this article shall be conducted in any track unless there shall have been installed in such track a crash wall completely encircling the racing area of such track, which shall consist of pillars not less than six inches by six inches, imbedded in the ground at least four feet, and not to be more than four feet apart, with facing boards of not less than three feet by 12 feet, of oak lumber or its equivalent, and no seats shall be constructed for the use of patrons at a position less than six feet from the crash wall. A wire screen of not more than one-quarter-inch mesh shall be installed between the track and all seats to be occupied by patrons. The director of city planning and development shall not issue the certificate mentioned in sections 12-253, 12-254 and 12-258 unless these additional safeguards shall have been installed. The provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles having a total engine displacement of less than 16.5 cubic inches.

(Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 5.97; Ord. No. 43418, 5-3-74; Ord. No. 160373 , § 2, 6-9-16)