(a) It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police whenever authorized and directed by an order of Council, to erect and place or cause to be erected and placed proper signs and markers or other traffic-warning devices or traffic-control devices of any kind indicating limited or prohibited parking, angle parking, parking of official vehicles, parking of public-service vehicles, one-way streets, restricted speed areas, through or arterial streets, stop streets, "U" turns, hazardous intersections, turning at intersections, safety zones, play streets, school zones, hospital zones, loading and unloading zones, quiet zones, traffic-control signals exhibiting colored lights or the words "go," "caution" or "stop" and other signs, markers or devices indicating the place and manner of operating or parking vehicles within the corporate limits of the City.
(b) It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, whenever authorized and directed by an order of Council, to mark off or cause to be marked off bus stops and to erect or cause to be erected signs prohibiting the parking of vehicles in such bus stops. The Chief shall also, whenever authorized and directed by an order of Council, mark off or cause to be marked off stands for buses and erect or cause to be erected signs prohibiting the parking of vehicles other than buses in such stands.
(c) It shall be the duty of the Chief, whenever authorized and directed by an order of Council, to erect or cause to be erected signs indicating truck routes and the parking of vehicles of various weights and sizes.
(d) It shall be the duty of the Chief, whenever authorized and directed by an order of Council, to mark off or cause to be marked off traffic lanes and parts of streets indicating the direction and flow of traffic thereon.
(e) Whenever the Chief shall deem it advisable for the public safety or convenience to temporarily close any street, alley or part of a street to vehicular traffic, or to vehicles of any particular description, or to divert or direct the traffic thereon, or to direct or divert the course of pedestrian travel, he shall have the power and authority to do so by the erection of proper signs. No person shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any such sign so erected.
(1970 Code Sec. 19-23)