a. Streets and alleys may be closed to vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic for a specified period of time or for an indefinite period of time by the City Street Transportation Department when so directed by resolution of the City Council.

b. City Council may direct such closings as are reasonable and in the interest of public safety and convenience and are not in conflict with A.R.S. tit. 28 (A.R.S. § 28-101 et seq.).

c. Applications to close streets and alleys pursuant to this section shall be processed and heard pursuant to section 31-68 et seq., in the same manner as abandonment applications, except as modified by this section and except that no findings shall be made that the streets or alleys are no longer necessary for public use.

d. Fees for applications to close streets and alleys shall be as set forth in appendix A.2 of the City Code, except that no fee shall be charged when the application is initiated by a City department or other public agency.

e. A City Council resolution closing a street or alley shall describe the street or alley, and shall be recorded by the City Clerk in the office of the Maricopa County Recorder.

f. Barricades and other traffic control devices placed to implement City Council resolutions ordering the closing of streets and alleys shall conform to the current edition of the U.S. Department of Transportation Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

g. Temporary or partial closings of streets and alleys in conjunction with specific events or pending completion of specific public or private improvement projects are not affected by the provisions of this section, but are regulated by section 36-71 (Ord. No. G-3719, § 1; Ord. No. G-3728, § 1; Ord. No. G-4043, § 9, 1997)