The Greenville County public works division is hereby authorized to place and maintain traffic control devices, conforming to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices of the United States Department of Transportation as adopted by the South Carolina Department of Transportation, upon streets and highways under Greenville County’s jurisdiction as the division deems necessary in the exercise of discretion and professional standards to regulate, warn or guide traffic. In addressing situations which are not covered by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices of the United States Department of Transportation as adopted by the South Carolina Department of Transportation, and in exercising the powers authorized in S.C. Code, §§ 56-5-710, 56-5-1540, and 56-5-4210, as amended, the public works division shall make a recommendation to County Council, upon the basis of engineering and traffic investigation and professional standards. In the exercise of its discretion, the county council may hold a public hearing and may adopt the recommendation by a majority vote of the members of council.
(1976 Code, § 14-12) (Ord. 2841, § 2, passed 6-18-1996)