Every stop sign erected pursuant to this chapter shall bear the word “Stop” in letters not less than eight inches in height, and every yield sign shall bear the word “Yield” in letters not less than seven inches in height. Such signs shall at nighttime be rendered luminous by efficient reflecting elements on the face of the sign or by internal or external illumination. Every stop and yield sign shall be located as near as practicable to the nearest line of the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if none, at the nearest line of the roadway.
(Prior Code, § 61.22)