A. All new or modified traffic signals within the City shall be equipped with pre-emption equipment.

B. Pre-emption equipment installed on traffic signals shall be state of the art and shall be compatible with pre-emption equipment on City vehicles. Pre-emption equipment on traffic signals shall be installed in sufficient quantities to provide emergency vehicle pre-emption of a traffic signal from all directions and so that each direction of traffic will move independently, allowing for protected left turn movements.

C. To the extent reasonably practical and economically feasible, the City shall equip City emergency vehicles and transit vehicles with a minimum of 18 passenger capacity with pre-emption equipment.

D. Electronically gated residential communities or complexes consisting of more than five residence or more than five residential units, and other electronically gated facilities, such as golf course and storage centers, shall install pre-emption equipment within 180 days of the effective date of this ordinance, or within 90 days of the City’s installation of pre-emption equipment, whichever comes first.

E. No unauthorized person shall use pre-emption equipment. Violation of this ordinance shall be subject to Chapter 1.12 of the Hood River Municipal Code.

F. Invalidity of any part of this section shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections or parts of sections.