(A) On certain state highway system streets. The maximum speed for any vehicle upon the following described portions of certain state highway system streets shall be 35 mph.
Street | Direction |
Street | Direction |
Beaver Street (S.R. 1243) | From the southwest corporate limit to the northeast corporate limit |
Chapel Street (S.R. 1242) | From the southwest corporate limit to the northeast corporate limit |
East Ryder Street (S.R. 1210) | From Main Street (U.S. 29A) southeastward to the corporate limits |
Fifth Street (S.R. 1100) | From South Main Street (U.S. 29A) to the western corporate limit |
North Main Street (U.S. 29A) | From Ryder Avenue northeastward to the corporate limit |
South Main Street (U.S. 29A) | From Ryder Avenue southwestward to East Second Street |
West Rice Street (N.C. 153) | From South Main Street (U.S. 29A) northwestward to the corporate limit |
West Ryder Avenue (S.R. 1210) | From Main Street (U.S. 29A) northwestward to the corporate limit |
Zion Street (S.R. 1186) | From West Rice Street southwestward to the corporate limit |
(Prior Code, § 8-5)
(B) In vicinity of Corriher-Lipe Junior High School.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle in excess of 25 mph from 30 minutes before until 30 minutes after school begins and ends at Corriher-Lipe Junior High School on school days only on North Carolina Highway 153 from U.S. Highway 29A northward to South Kimmons Street.
(2) Appropriate signs indicating the speed limit shall be placed.
(Prior Code, § 8-5.1)
(C) In vicinity of Landis School.
(1) The maximum speed for any vehicle upon that section of West Rice Street beginning at a point 500 feet west of the western property line of Landis School and extending 400 feet east of the eastern property line of the school shall be 25 mph from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on each day that the school is in session.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle in excess of 25 mph from 30 minutes before until 30 minutes after school begins and ends at Landis Elementary School on school days only on the following streets.
Street | Direction |
Flat Rock Road (S.R. 1210) | From the city limits southeastward to Mt. Moriah Church Road (S.R. 1197) |
Mt. Moriah Church Road (S.R. 1197) | For .20 mile in both directions from its intersection with Flat Rock Road |
Ryder Avenue | For .20 mile southeastward from its intersection with Mt. Moriah Church Road |
(Prior Code, § 8-6)
(D) Twenty mph on certain streets.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle in excess of 20 mph on the following streets or parts of streets.
Street | Direction |
Street | Direction |
Church Street | |
Colonial Drive | From Mt. Moriah Church Road to Dogwood Lane |
Colonial Drive | From Mt. Moriah Church Road to Dogwood Lane |
Dogwood Lane | From Colonial Drive to dead end |
Dogwood Lane | From Colonial Drive to dead end |
Lawing Drive | From Mt. Moriah Church Road to end |
West Hoke Street | From South Main Street to South Kimmons Street |
West Mill Street | From South Kimmons Street to Church Street |
(2) Appropriate signs indicating the speed limits shall be placed.
(Prior Code, § 8-6.1)
(E) Twenty-five mph on certain streets.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle in excess of 25 mph on the following streets or parts of streets.
Street | Direction |
Town Street | From East Taylor Street to North Beaver Street |
(2) Appropriate signs indicating the speed limits shall be placed.
(Prior Code, § 8-6.2)
(F) Thirty-five mph on certain streets.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle in excess of 35 mph on the following streets or parts of streets.
Street | Direction |
Street | Direction |
Church Street | |
Colonial Drive | From Mt. Moriah Church Road to Dogwood Lane |
Dogwood Lane | From Colonial Drive to dead end |
East Blume Street | From North Central Avenue to North Chapel Street |
East Taylor Street | From North Central Avenue to North Chapel Street |
Lawing Drive | From Mt. Moriah Church Road to end |
North Chapel Street | From East Garden Street to the city limits |
Town Street | From East Taylor Street to North Beaver Street |
West Hoke Street | From South Main Street to South Kimmons Street |
West Mill Street | From South Kimmons Street to Church Street |
(2) Appropriate signs indicating the speed limits shall be placed.
(Prior Code, § 8-6.3)
(G) Forty-five mph on certain streets.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle in excess of 45 mph on the following streets.
Street | Direction |
Flat Rock Road/West Ryder Avenue (S.R. 1210) | From Mt. Moriah Church Road (S.R. 1197) eastward |
Flat Rock Road (S.R. 1210) | From the northern corporate limit, a point .08 mile west of Mt. Moriah Church Road (S.R. 1197), eastward to Mt. Moriah Church Road (S.R. 1197); except that, a 25-mile per hour school zone shall be in effect at Landis Elementary School from 30 minutes before to 30 minutes after school begins and ends on school days only |
Mt. Moriah Church Road (S.R. 1197) | From the northern corporate limit, a point .19 mile south of Flat Rock Road/West Ryder Avenue (S.R. 1210), northward to a point 0.05 mile north of Flat Rock Road/West Ryder Avenue (S.R. 1210); except that, a 25-mile per hour school zone shall be in effect at Landis Elementary School from 30 minutes before to 30 minutes after school begins and ends on school days only |
Mt. Moriah Church Road (S.R. 1197) | From a point .20 mile north of North Meriah Street (S.R. 1190) northward to a point .19 mile south of Flat Rock Road/West Ryder Avenue (S.R. 1210) |
U.S. 29A | From the southern corporate limit approximately 0.04 mile north of Airport Drive (S.R. 1182), northward to West Third Street |
(2) Appropriate signs indicating the speed limits shall be placed.
(Prior Code, § 8-6.4)
(H) Trucks and other vehicles having over two axles prohibited on certain streets.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any truck or other vehicle having over two axles to travel on the following streets or parts of streets.
Street | Direction |
South Zion Street | From West Rice Street to Fifth Street |
West Hoke Street | From South Main Street to South Kimmons Street |
(2) Appropriate signs indicating the prohibition shall be placed.
(Prior Code, § 8-7.1)
(Ord. passed 3-2-1964; Ord. passed 12-1-1969; Ord. passed 6-2-1974; Ord. passed 6-3-1974; Ord. passed 4-4-1983; Ord. passed 9-17-1984; Ord. passed 9-9-1985; Ord. passed 10-7-1985; Ord. passed 1-6-1986; Ord. passed 2-17-1986; Ord. passed 1-5-1987; Ord. passed 2-7-1987; Ord. passed 4-6-1987; Ord. passed 3-4-1989; Ord. passed 1-6-1992) Penalty, see § 70.99
(A) When stop signs are placed, erected or installed upon streets intersecting a through street designated as provided in §§ 70.01 and 70.02 at the entrance thereto, at the entrance to any intersection or at any stop intersection so designated, every driver of a vehicle shall stop in obedience to the signs before entering the intersection and shall not proceed into or across the intersection until he or she has first determined that it is clear for him or her to do so.
(B) Pursuant to the provisions of division (A) of this section, stop signs shall be erected at the following intersections. The signs shall require the driver of any vehicle to stop before entering the intersection. Unless otherwise specifically provided, stop signs shall not be erected on any intersecting street at which a traffic control signal light, flashing caution light or yield right-of-way sign may be placed and maintained.
Stop On | Direction | Before Entering |
Stop On | Direction | Before Entering |
Blume Street, East | West | North Central Avenue |
Blume Street, East | East | North Chapel Street |
Blume Street, East | West | North Correll Street |
Blume Street, West | East | North Main Street |
Blume Street, West | East | North Meriah Street |
Blume Street, West | West | West Ryder Avenue |
Beaver Street, North | South | East Ryder Avenue |
Beaver Street, South | North | East Ryder Avenue |
Bonita Drive | North | Rankin Road |
Central Avenue, Ext. | North | North Main Street |
Central Avenue, North | South | Central Avenue, Ext. |
Central Avenue, South | North and south | East Mill Street |
Chapel Street, North | South | East Ryder Avenue |
Chapel Street, South | North | East Ryder Avenue |
Church Street | North | West Ryder Avenue |
Coldwater Street | North | East Ryder Avenue |
Colonial Drive | West | Mt. Moriah Church Road |
Correll Street, North | North and south | East Garden Street |
Correll Street, North | South | East Ryder Avenue |
Correll Street, South | South | South Chapel Street |
Correll Street, North | North | East Ryder Avenue |
Corriher Street, East | East and west | South Chapel Street |
Corriher Street, East | East | East Rice Street |
Davis Street, West | West | South Poplar Street |
Davis Street, West | West | West Fifth Street |
Daybrook Drive | East | North Beaver Street |
Dial Street | West | South Beaver Street |
Deal Street, South | North | West Mill Street |
Deal Street, South | South | West Ridge Avenue |
Fifth Street, West | East | South Main Street |
First Street, West | East | South Main Street |
First Street, West | West | South Valley Street |
First Street, West | East and west | South Zion Street |
Flat Rock Road | East | Mt. Moriah Church Road |
Fourth Street, West | East | South Highland Avenue |
Fourth Street, West | East | South Main Street |
Fourth Street, West | West | South Zion Street |
Garden Street, East | East and west | North Beaver Street |
Garden Street, East | West | North Central Avenue |
Garden Street, East | East and west | North Chapel Street |
Garden Street, East | East | North Upright Street |
Garden Street, West | East | North Main Street |
Garden Street, West | East | North Meriah Street |
Hillside Street | West | South Central Avenue |
Hillside Street | South | East Corriher Street |
Hoke Street, West | East | South Main Street |
Hoke Street, West | East | South Zion Street |
Highland Avenue, South | North | South Main Street |
Highland Avenue, South | North and south | West Fifth Street |
Highland Avenue, South | North and south | West Third Street |
Jefferson Street | South | Old Airport Road |
Jefferson Street | North | Pine Street |
Kimmons Street, North | South | West Blume Street |
Kimmons Street, North | South | West Ryder Avenue |
Kimmons Street, South | North and south | West Hoke Street |
Kimmons Street, South | North and south | West Rice Street |
Lake Drive | South | Mt. Moriah Church Road |
Laurel Street, West | East | North Main Street |
Laurel Street, West | West | North Zion Street |
Lawing Drive | South | Mt. Moriah Church Road |
Limits Street, West | East | North Main Street |
Limits Street, West | East | North Zion Street |
Linn Street, North | North | East Garden Street |
Linn Street, North | South | East Ryder Avenue |
Meriah Street | North | Mt. Moriah Church Road |
Meriah Street, North | South | West Ryder Avenue |
Meriah Street, South | South | West Hoke Street |
Meriah Street, South | North and south | West Rice Street |
Meriah Street, South | North | West Ryder Avenue |
Mill Street, East | East | South Beaver Street |
Mill Street, East | East | South Chapel Street |
Mill Street, East | West | South Main Street |
Mill Street, West | East and west | South Kimmons Street |
Mill Street, West | East and west | South Meriah Street |
Mill Street, West | East | South Zion Street |
Mills Drive, East | East and west | South Beaver Street |
Mills Drive, East | East | Coldwater Street |
Mills Drive, East | West | East Rice Street |
Old Airport Road | West | West “A” Street |
Partee Road | South | Mt. Moriah Church Road |
Pine Street | East | Poplar Street |
Pine Street | West | West “A” Street |
Poplar Street, South | North | West Fifth Street |
Rankin Street | East | West Fifth Street |
Rice Street, East | West | South Central Avenue |
Rice Street, East | East and west | South Chapel Street |
Rice Street, East | East and west | South Correll Street |
Ridge Avenue, East | West | South Beaver Street |
Ridge Avenue, East | West | South Central Avenue |
Ridge Avenue, East | East and west | South Chapel Street |
Ridge Avenue, East | East | South Upright Street |
Ridge Avenue, West | East and west | South Kimmons Street |
Ridge Avenue, West | East | South Main Street |
Ridge Avenue, West | East | South Meriah Street |
Ridge Avenue, West | West | South Zion Street |
Round Street, East | West | South Main Street |
Round Street, West | East | South Main Street |
Round Street, West | West | South Valley Street |
Round Street, West | East and west | South Zion Street |
Second Street, West | East | South Zion Street |
Sixth Street, West | West | West Fifth Street |
Sixth Street, West | East and west | South Highland Avenue |
Sixth Street, West | East | South Main Street |
South Poplar Street | South | Old Airport Road |
South Valley Street | 4 way | West Hoke Street |
Taylor Street, East | West | North Central Avenue |
Taylor Street, East | East and west | North Chapel Street |
Taylor Street, East | East | North Zion Street |
Third Street, West | East | South Main Street |
Third Street, West | West | South Zion Street |
Town Street | East | North Beaver Street |
Town Street | West | East Taylor Street |
Turner Street | South | Dial Street |
Turner Street | North | East Mills Drive |
Upright Street, North | North | North Beaver Street |
Upright Street, North | South | East Ryder Avenue |
Upright Street, South | North and south | East Mills Drive |
Upright Street, South | North | East Ryder Avenue |
Valley Street, South | North | West Hoke Street |
Valley Street, South | South | West Mill Street |
Valley Street, South | North | West Rice Street |
Valley Street, South | North | West Ryder Avenue |
Vance Street, South | South | West Mill Street |
Vance Street, South | North and south | West Ridge Avenue |
West Ryder Avenue | West | Mt. Moriah Church Road |
Windward Lane | East | West Fifth Street |
Zion Street, North | North | West Garden Street |
Zion Street, North | South | West Ryder Avenue |
Zion Street, South | North and south | West Fifth Street |
Zion Street, South | North and south | West Sixth Street |
Zion Street, South | North | West Ryder Avenue |
(Prior Code 8-12.1) (Ord. passed 1-5-1987; Ord. passed 7-11-2005) Penalty, see § 70.99