Chapter 10.15
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
Sections:
10.15.010 Validity of existing traffic control devices.
10.15.020 Authority to install traffic control devices.
10.15.030 Traffic control signs required for enforcement purposes.
10.15.040 Bypassing official traffic control devices prohibited.
10.15.050 Installation and timing of traffic signals.
10.15.070 Roadway markings designating special driving restrictions.
10.15.080 Authority to remove or relocate traffic control devices.
10.15.100 Unauthorized painting of curbs.
10.15.010 Validity of existing traffic control devices.
All existing signs, signals, markings, and devices which were placed by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction for the purpose of warning or guiding traffic prior to the adoption of this chapter are and shall continue to be valid, unless officially revoked or removed, and shall be regarded as official traffic control devices.
(Code 1965, § 3296; Code 2002, § 106-71. Ord. No. 743)
10.15.020 Authority to install traffic control devices.
(a) The Director of Public Works shall have the power and duty to place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, official traffic control devices when and as required to make effective the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Whenever the Vehicle Code requires for the effectiveness of any provision thereof that traffic control devices be installed to give notice to the public of the application of such law, the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to install, or cause to be installed, the necessary devices subject to any limitations or restrictions set forth in the law applicable thereto.
(c) The Director of Public Works may also place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, such additional traffic control devices as he may deem necessary or proper to regulate traffic or to guide or warn traffic, but he shall make such determination only upon the basis of traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations and in accordance with such standards, limitations, and rules as may be set forth in this chapter or as may be determined by ordinance or resolution of the Council.
(Code 1965, § 3219; Code 2002, § 106-72. Ord. No. 743)
10.15.030 Traffic control signs required for enforcement purposes.
No provision of the Vehicle Code or of this chapter for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator unless appropriate legible signs are in place giving notice of such provisions of the traffic laws at the time the alleged violation took place.
(Code 1965, § 3220; Code 2002, § 106-73. Ord. No. 743)
10.15.040 Bypassing official traffic control devices prohibited.
No person shall operate a motor vehicle so as to bypass any official traffic control device by traversing private or public property to avoid compliance with such device.
(Code 1965, § 3221; Code 2002, § 106-74. Ord. No. 1024; Ord. No. 91-13)
10.15.050 Installation and timing of traffic signals.
(a) The Director of Public Works is hereby directed to install and maintain official traffic signals at those intersections and other places where traffic conditions are such as to require that the flow of traffic be alternately interrupted and released in order to prevent or relieve traffic congestion or to reasonably protect life or property.
(b) The Director of Public Works shall ascertain and determine the locations where such signals are required by field investigation, traffic counts, and other traffic information as may be pertinent, and his determinations therefrom shall be made in accordance with those traffic engineering and safety standards and warrants set forth by the Division of Highways of the state Department of Public Works.
(c) The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to regulate the timing of traffic signals, and may do so to permit the orderly and safe movement of traffic at speeds slightly at variance from the speeds otherwise applicable and may erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof.
(Code 1965, § 3222; Code 2002, § 106-75. Ord. No. 743)
10.15.060 Lane marking.
The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to mark centerlines and lane lines upon the surface of the roadway to indicate the course to be traveled by vehicles and may place signs temporarily designating lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction, regardless of the centerline of the highway.
(Code 1965, § 3223; Code 2002, § 106-76. Ord. No. 743)
10.15.070 Roadway markings designating special driving restrictions.
The Director of Public Works is authorized to place and maintain distinctive roadway markings as described in the Vehicle Code on those streets or parts of streets where conditions of traffic or the curvature or other characteristics of the roadway render it hazardous to drive on the left side of such markings or signs and markings. Such marking or signs and markings shall have the same effect as similar markings placed by the state Department of Public Works pursuant to provisions of the Vehicle Code.
(Code 1965, § 3224; Code 2002, § 106-77. Ord. No. 743)
10.15.080 Authority to remove or relocate traffic control devices.
The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to remove, relocate, or discontinue the operation of any traffic control device not specifically required by the Vehicle Code or this chapter whenever he shall determine in any particular case that the conditions which warranted or required the installation no longer exist or pertain.
(Code 1965, § 3225; Code 2002, § 106-78. Ord. No. 743)
10.15.090 Hours of operation.
The Director of Public Works shall determine the hours and days during which any traffic control devices shall be in operation or be in effect, except in those cases where such hours or days as [are] specified in this chapter.
(Code 1965, § 3226; Code 2002, § 106-79. Ord. No. 743)
10.15.100 Unauthorized painting of curbs.
No person, unless authorized by this city, shall paint any street or curb surface; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to the painting of numbers on a curb surface by any person who has complied with the provisions of any resolution or ordinance of this city pertaining thereto.
(Code 1965, § 3227; Code 2002, § 106-80. Ord. No. 743)