(A) Every stop sign erected pursuant to this article shall bear the word “stop” in letters not less than eight inches in height, and every yield sign shall bear the word “yield” in letters not less than seven inches in height. Such signs shall at nighttime be rendered luminous by efficient reflecting elements on the face of the sign, or by internal or external illumination. Every stop and yield sign shall be located as near as practicable to the nearest line of the cross walk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, at the nearest line of the roadway.
(2005 Code, § 61.22)
(B) When stop signs are erected, as provided for in this traffic code, at or near the entrance to an intersection, a driver of a vehicle shall stop his or her vehicle at such sign or at a clearly marked stop line of the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if no crosswalk, at the nearest line of the roadway. Only after making a complete stop may the driver of a vehicle proceed into the intersection, and then only after yielding to other vehicles not so obliged to stop.
(2005 Code, § 61.23)
(C) The driver of a vehicle upon approaching an intersection where there is placed a “yield” sign shall stop his vehicle or slow it down or shall so control his vehicle so as to yield the right-of-way to any approaching vehicles which are so close as to constitute an immediate hazard. Only after having so yielded or having stopped in order to yield may the driver then proceed.
(2005 Code, § 61.24)