(A) The Town Council, upon the recommendation of the Street Commissioner or Town Marshal, may adopt an order requiring the operator of any private entrance or exit conjoining with a public street or alley under town jurisdiction, other than an entrance or exit leading to or from a one- or two-family dwelling, to erect and maintain, at the operator's expense, the traffic control signs or devices as the Council deems reasonably necessary to regulate traffic entering or exiting the public thoroughfare at the private entrance or exit.
(1) Any such signs or devices shall comply with the Uniform Traffic Control Manual of the state.
(2) A written copy of the order shall be served on or mailed to the affected operator and shall state a reasonable period of time (not less than ten days) for the operator to comply with the order.
(3) The order shall be enforceable by injunction.
(B) When traffic control signs or devices are erected in accordance with this section, violations of the traffic controls shall be enforceable by the town's police authorities and violators shall be liable to a fine in the same amount as fixed by town ordinance for the respective violation or, if no penalty is fixed by town ordinance, the violator shall be subject to citation for a traffic violation under IC 9-30-3-1 et seq. and appropriate penalties as applicable under IC 9-30-3-1 et seq..
('85 Code, § 8-9-2) (Ord. 1985-C32, passed 9-24-85)