Every sign erected pursuant to this chapter shall bear the word
STOP in letters not less than 8 inches in height and the sign shall at nighttime be rendered luminous by steady or flashing internal illumination, or by a fixed floodlight projected on the face of the sign, or by efficient reflecting elements on the face of the sign. Every stop 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.
(1988 Code, § 15-60)