A. 
The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and, as to those signs and signals required hereunder, it shall be his duty, to place or cause to be placed all official traffic signs, signals, markings and safety zones. All official traffic signs, signals, markings and safety zones shall be maintained by the Fire Department and/or the Department of Public Works. All signs, signals, markings and safety zones shall conform to the standards as prescribed by the Massachusetts Highway Department.
[Amended 10-18-2000 ATM, Art. 14]
B. 
Sections 293-8 and 293-9 of Article II and §§ 293-23 through 293-27 of Article IV, relating to parking shall be effective only during such time as a sufficient number of official signs are erected and maintained in each block designating the provisions of such sections and located so as to be easily visible to approaching drivers.
C. 
Sections relating to one-way streets shall be effective only during such time as a sufficient number of official signs are erected and maintained at each of the exits for each one-way street, so that at least one sign will be clearly visible for a distance of at least 75 feet to drivers approaching such an exit.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or maintain or to display upon or in view of any street any unofficial sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic sign, signal, 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 hereby empowered to remove every such prohibited sign, signal, marking or device or cause it to be removed, without notice.
[Amended 11-20-2019 STM, Art. 13]
For purposes of trial, the Select Board may make temporary rules regulating traffic, or test under actual conditions, traffic signs, signals, markings or other devices. No such experimental rules regulating traffic shall remain in effect for a period of time longer than 30 days.