Sections:
6.16.010 Traffic control devices—Installation.
6.16.020 When traffic control devices required for enforcement.
6.16.030 Obedience to traffic control devices required.
6.16.040 Traffic signals—Installation.
6.16.050 Lane markings.
6.16.060 Distinctive roadway markings.
6.16.070 Traffic control devices—Removal, relocation and discontinuance authorized.
6.16.080 Traffic control devices—Hours of operation.
(a) The City Traffic Engineer shall have the power and duty to place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained official traffic control devices when and as required to make effective the provisions of this title.
(b) Whenever the Vehicle Code requires for the effectiveness of any provision thereof that traffic control devices be installed to give notice to the public of the application of such law the City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to install or cause to be installed the necessary devices subject to any limitations or restrictions set forth in the law applicable thereto.
(c) The City Traffic Engineer may also place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained such additional traffic control devices as he may deem necessary to regulate traffic or to guide or warn traffic, but he shall make such determination only upon the basis of traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations and in accordance with such standards, limitations and rules as may be set forth in this title or as may be determined by resolution of the legislative body of this city.
(Ord. 1 § 3420, added by Ord. 15; November 19, 1956)
No provision of the Vehicle Code or of this title for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator unless appropriate signs are in place and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person, giving notice of such provisions of the traffic laws.
(Ord. 1 § 3421, added by Ord. 15; November 19, 1956)
The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic control device applicable thereto placed in accordance with this title unless otherwise directed by a police officer subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle when responding to emergency calls.
(Ord. 1 § 3422, added by Ord. 15; November 19, 1956)
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