When stop signs are erected as herein authorized at or near the entrance to any intersection, every driver of a vehicle shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or in the event there is no crosswalk shall stop at a clearly marked stop line. If there is no stop line, the driver shall stop at a point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection, except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic-control signal. A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(‘58 Code, § 16-24(b)) (Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99