Whenever any ordinance of the City designates and describes
a through street, it shall be the duty of the City Traffic Engineer
to place and maintain a stop sign, or on the basis of an engineering
and traffic investigation at any intersection a yield sign, on each
and every street intersecting such through street unless traffic at
any such intersection is controlled at all times by traffic control
signals; provided however, that at the intersection of two (2) such
through streets or at the intersection of a through street and a heavy
traffic street not so designated, stop signs shall be erected at the
approaches of either of said streets as may be determined by the City
Traffic Engineer upon the basis of an engineering and traffic study.
The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to determine and designate intersections where particular hazard exists upon other than through streets and to determine whether vehicles shall stop at one (1) or more entrances to any such intersection in which event he/she shall cause to be erected a stop sign at every such place where a stop is required, or whether vehicles shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles on a different street at such intersection as prescribed in Subsection (A) of Section 335.040, in which event he/she shall cause to be erected a yield sign at every place where obedience thereto is required.
A.
The driver
of a vehicle approaching a yield sign if required for safety to stop
shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection
or, in the event there is no crosswalk, at a clearly marked stop line,
but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where
the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway.
B.
Except
when directed to proceed by a Police Officer or traffic control signal,
every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated
by a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near
side of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, shall
stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point
nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching
traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection.
Except when directed to proceed by a Police Officer or traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop as required by Subsection (B) of Section 335.040 and after having stopped shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which has entered the intersection from another highway or which is approaching so closely on said highway as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when such driver is moving across or within the intersection.
The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience
to such sign slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions
and shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection
or approaching on another highway so closely as to constitute an immediate
hazard during the time such driver is moving across or within the
intersection; provided however, that if such a driver is involved
in a collision with a vehicle in the intersection, after driving past
a yield sign without stopping, such collision shall be deemed prima
facie evidence of his/her failure to yield right-of-way.
The driver of a vehicle within a business or residence district
emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall stop such vehicle
immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk
area extending across any alleyway or driveway, and shall yield the
right-of-way to any pedestrian as may be necessary to avoid collision,
and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all
vehicles approaching on said roadway.
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk
unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection
or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he/she is operating without
obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding
any traffic control signal indication to proceed.
[CC 1992 §335.100; Ord. No. 13 §21, 9-8-1958]
The operators of motor vehicles in the City shall bring said
vehicle to a complete stop at any and all places where "SCHOOL STOP"
signs may be placed. The Chief of Police or any person designated
by him/her shall, during the months of the year in which school is
held, be authorized to place stop signs in the streets for schools.
[Ord. No. 633 §§1 —
3, 9-4-2001]
A.
Two-Way Stop Sign Applications. Stop signs are not to be
used unless engineering judgement indicates that one (1) or more of
the following conditions exist:
1.
Intersection
of a less important road with a main road where application of normal
right-of-way rule would not be expected to provide reasonably safe
operation.
2.
Street
entering a through highway or street.
3.
Unsignalized
intersection in a signalized area.
4.
High
speeds, restricted view or crash records indicate a need for control
by a stop sign.
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Stop signs will not be used for speed control. STOP signs shall
be installed in a manner that minimizes the number of vehicles having
to stop. At intersections where a full stop is not necessary at all
times, consideration will be given to using a YIELD sign.
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Once the decision has been made to install TWO-WAY STOP control,
the decision regarding the appropriate street to stop should be based
on engineering judgement. In most cases the street carrying the least
traffic should be stopped.
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When both intersection streets have relatively equal volumes
or characteristics, the following considerations may be used to determine
which street to stop.
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1.
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Stopping the direction that conflicts most with existing pedestrian
or school crossing patterns.
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2.
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Stopping the direction that has obscured vision, dips, or bumps
that already require drivers to slow down.
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3.
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Stopping the direction that has the longest distance of uninterrupted
flow approaching the intersection.
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4.
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Stopping the direction that has the best sight distance to conflicting
traffic.
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B.
All-Way Stop Applications. To determine if ALL-WAY STOP
signs are required, the following criteria will be considered.
1.
Where
traffic control signals are justified, the MULTI-WAY STOP will be
used as an interim measure to control traffic while arrangements are
made for permanent traffic signal installation.
2.
An accident
problem, as indicated by five (5) or more reported crashes in a twelve
(12) month period that are susceptible to correction by a MULTI-WAY
STOP installation. Such crashes include right and left turn collisions
as well as right-angle collisions.
3.
Minimum
volumes are exceeded as follows:
a.
The
vehicular volume entering the intersection from the major street approaches
(total of both approaches) averages at least three hundred (300) vehicles
per hour for any eight (8) hours of an average day, and
b.
The
combined vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle volume entering the intersection
from the minor street approaches (total of both approaches) averages
at least two hundred (200) units per hour for the same eight (8) hours,
with an average delay to minor street traffic of at least thirty (30)
seconds per vehicle during the highest hour, but
c.
If
the eighty-fifth (85th) percentile speed of the major street exceeds
forty (40) mph, the vehicular volumes warrants can be reduced to seventy
percent (70%) of the aforementioned values.
d.
Where
no single criteria is satisfied, but where 2, 3a and 3b are all satisfied
to eighty percent (80%) of the minimum values.
4.
Optional criteria. Other criteria that may be used in an
engineering study include:
a.
The
need to control left turn conflicts.
b.
The
need to control vehicle/pedestrian conflicts near locations that generate
high pedestrian volumes.
c.
Locations
where a road user, after stopping, cannot see conflicting traffic
and is not able to safely enter the intersection unless conflicting
street traffic is required to stop.
d.
An
intersection of two residential neighborhood collector streets of
similar operating conditions where a MULTI-WAY STOP control would
improve the traffic situation at the intersection.
C.
Stop Sign Placement. Stop signs are to be located on the
right side of the traffic lane to which it applies. When the sign
visibility is restricted, a STOP AHEAD sign must be installed in advance
of the STOP sign. The STOP sign must be placed as close as practical
to the intersection it regulates. Regulatory signs such as STOP signs
should be used conservatively because these signs if used to excess
tend to lose their effectiveness.
