(A) Police to direct traffic.
(1) It shall be the duty of the Police Department to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Officers of the Police Department are hereby authorized to direct all traffic, either in person or by means of visible or audible signals in conformance with the provisions of this chapter; provided that in the event of a fire or other emergency, or to expedite traffic or safeguard pedestrians, officers of the Police or Fire Department may direct traffic, as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter.
(B) Chief of Police authorized to adopt emergency regulations. The Chief of Police is hereby empowered to make and enforce regulations necessary to make effective the provisions of this chapter and to make and enforce temporary regulations to cover emergencies or special conditions.
(C) Obedience to police or City Code Enforcement Officer. It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse or fail to comply with any lawful order, signal or direction of a police officer or the City Code Enforcement Officer.
(D) Public employees to obey traffic regulations. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the operator of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States government, the state, the county or the city, and it shall be unlawful for any said operator to violate any of the provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise permitted in this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 10.02.150) (Ord. 1, passed 1-17-1980; Ord. 2021-14, passed 12-20-2021)