A. Establishment. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, the City Council may determine, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, by resolution that it is necessary to: (1) designate any highway as a through highway and to require that all vehicles stop before entering or crossing the same; (2) designate any intersection as a stop intersection and to require all vehicles to stop at one (1) or more entrances to such intersections; (3) control traffic within an intersection and require it to stop, when signs are erected as provided by the Vehicle Code.
B. Railroad Stop Signs. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, the City Council may determine, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, by resolution that all vehicles shall stop before entering or crossing the tracks at any highway railroad grade crossing when signs are in place giving notice thereof, but no such ordinance shall be effective unless approved by an order of the Public Utilities Commission of the State.
C. Stop Signs. When the City Council has adopted resolutions pursuant to Subsections A. and B. of this Section, the City Engineer shall erect a stop sign on each and every street intersecting such through street or portion thereof so designated and at those entrances to or locations within other intersections where a stop is required and at any railroad grade crossing so designated. Every such sign shall conform with and shall be placed as provided in the Vehicle Code. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.
1. Removal. Whenever the City Council finds, on the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that the conditions for which such highways have been designated as through highways or such intersection has been designated as a stop intersection or such location within an intersection has been designated where vehicles are required to stop, or such highway railroad grade crossing has been designated at which vehicles are required to stop before entering or crossing the tracks, as provided in Subsections A. and B. of this Section, no longer exist, the City Council shall by resolution direct the City Engineer to remove such signs and pavement markings from such intersections or railroad grade crossings.
D. Emergency Stop Signs. The City Engineer is authorized when any emergency condition, as indicated by a traffic engineering investigation, exists at any highway intersection or intersections, to place and maintain stop signs as provided in Subsection C. of this Section for the duration of such emergency condition. Such stop signs shall be removed when such emergency condition ceases to exist unless otherwise determined by the City Council.
1. Removal. The City Engineer is authorized, when because of temporary detours or other emergency, it would be impractical and a hazard to require vehicles to stop at an intersection where stop signs have been erected pursuant to this Chapter, to either remove such signs or so cover them that no portion of the word “stop” remains visible. At the termination of such emergency, the City Engineer shall restore such signs or uncover such signs unless otherwise determined restore such signs or uncover such signs unless otherwise determined by the City Council.
E. Obedience to Stop Signs. Where stop signs have been erected pursuant to this Chapter, any vehicle approaching such signs shall stop in accordance with the provisions of the Vehicle Code except that no stop is required where:
1. An officer is on duty and directs traffic to proceed;
2. A traffic signal is in operation and indicates that traffic may proceed;
3. A stop sign has been removed or covered pursuant to Subsection D.1. of this Section.
F. Yield-Right-of-Way Signs.
1. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the City Council determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that it is necessary to require vehicles entering an intersection at one (1) or more of its approaches to slow and yield the right-of-way as provided in the Vehicle Code, the City Council shall by resolution direct the City Engineer to erect and maintain “yield-right-of-way” signs on such approaches.
2. Whenever the City Council determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that the conditions for which the “yield right-of-way” signs were erected as provided in Subsection F.1. of this Section no longer exist, the City Council shall by resolution direct the City Engineer to remove such signs.