CHAPTER 10.10
TURNING MOVEMENTS

Section

10.10.010    Turning marker placement - multiple lane designation - authority

10.10.020    Authority to place restricted turn signs

10.10.030    Signal controlled intersections - right turns

10.10.010 TURNING MARKER PLACEMENT - MULTIPLE LANE DESIGNATION - AUTHORITY.

The Chief of Police, upon approval of the Council, is authorized to place official traffic-control devices within or adjacent to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at the intersections, and the Traffic Committee is authorized to locate and indicate more than one (1) lane of traffic from which drivers of vehicles may make right or left hand turns, and the course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to, or be other than, as prescribed by law or ordinance.

(Ord. 451, § 5, passed -- 1974)

10.10.020 AUTHORITY TO PLACE RESTRICTED TURN SIGNS.

The City Council is authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right, left, or U turn, and shall place proper signs at the intersections. The making of the turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event, the same shall be plainly indicated on the signs or they may be removed when the turns are permitted.

(Ord. 451, § 5.1, passed -- 1974)

10.10.030 SIGNAL CONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS - RIGHT TURNS.

A.    No driver of a vehicle shall make a right turn against a red or stop signal at any intersection which is signposted giving notice of the restriction as hereinafter provided in this section.

B.    The Chief of Police, upon Council resolution, shall post appropriate signs giving effect to this section where he or she determines that the making of right turns against the traffic signal “STOP” indication would seriously interfere with the safe and orderly flow of traffic.

(Ord. 451, § 5.2, passed -- 1974)