(a) Appointment. The Town Manager shall be empowered to appoint an individual to function as a Traffic Engineer. Any employee or individual contracting with the town or the Town Manager may be designated to serve in this position. Any person appointed to this position need not be a Florida licensed professional engineer.
(b) Powers. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the Traffic Engineer shall have the following powers:
(1) To regulate the operation or parking of vehicles within the town by placement of proper signs or markers, indicating prohibited or limited parking, restricted speed areas, one-way streets, through or arterial streets, stop streets, “U” turns, play streets, school zones, hospital zones, loading and unloading zones and other signs or markers indicating the place and manner of operating or parking vehicles within the town;
(2) To designate bus stops and taxicab stands and to erect signs prohibiting the parking of vehicles other than buses and taxicabs in such stands;
(3) To designate truck routes and to regulate the parking of vehicles of various sizes and weights;
(4) To cause all necessary signs or markers to be erected or placed on any street when the Traffic Engineer deems such action necessary;
(5) To mark off traffic lines on streets and parts of streets indicating and directing the flow of traffic when, in the Traffic Engineer's judgement, such action is necessary.
(c) The existence of such signs or markers at any place within the town shall be prima facie evidence that such signs or markers were erected or placed by and at the direction of the Traffic Engineer and in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(Ord. 2000-03, passed 7-19-00)