(A) Council action. No device, sign or signal shall be erected or maintained for traffic or parking control unless the Council shall first have approved and directed the same, except as otherwise provided in this section; provided, that when traffic and parking control is marked or sign-posted, the marking or sign-posting shall attest to Council action thereon.
(B) Temporary restrictions. The city may temporarily restrict traffic or parking for any private, public or experimental purpose.
(C) Traffic restrictions and prohibitions. It is a misdemeanor for any person to drive a vehicle contrary to lane restrictions or prohibitions painted on any street, or contrary to sign-posted, fenced or barricaded restrictions or prohibitions.
(D) Parking restrictions and prohibitions. It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle, except an emergency vehicle, contrary to lane restrictions or prohibitions painted on any curb, or contrary to sign-posted, fenced or barricaded restrictions or prohibitions.
(E) Damaging or moving markings. It is a misdemeanor for any person to deface, mar, damage, move, remove or in any way tamper with any structure, work, material, equipment, tools, sign, signal, barricade, fence, painting or appurtenance in any street unless the person has written permission from the city or is an agent, employee or contractor for the city or other authority having jurisdiction over a particular street, and acting within the authority or scope of a contract with the city or other authority.
(1989 Code, § 7.04) Penalty, see § 70.99