[Amended 7-17-1990 by Ord. No. 286-90]
The Department of Public Works is authorized,
and as to those signs and signals required hereunder it shall be its
duty, to place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained all
official traffic signs, signals, markings and safety zones. All signs,
signals, markings and safety zones shall conform to the standards
as prescribed by the Department of Public Works of the commonwealth.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place
or maintain or to display upon or in view of any street an unofficial
sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation
of or resembles an official traffic sign, signal or marking or device
or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic or which hides
from view any official sign or signal. The Chief of Police is empowered
to remove or cause to be removed every such prohibited sign, signal,
marking or device, without notice.
No person shall willfully deface, injure, move,
obstruct or interfere with any official traffic sign, signal or marking.
[Amended 9-5-1989 by Ord. No. 327-89; 7-21-1998 by Ord. No. 319-98; 2-20-2001 by Ord. No. 308-00]
The location of all bus stops, taxicab stands,
service or loading zones, handicapped parking spaces or safety precautionary
signs such as "Go Slow-Children" shall be specified by the Chief of
Police and, in the case of taxicab stands, the Chief of Police shall
designate who may use them as such.
No driver of any vehicle or streetcar shall
disobey the instructions of any official traffic control signal, sign,
marking, marker or legend, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.