[Ord. No. 814 §10, 8-2-1960; CC 1976 §33-179]
The City Traffic Engineer shall place and maintain traffic-control
signs, signals, and devices when and as required under the traffic
ordinances of the City to make effective the provisions of said ordinances,
and may place and maintain such additional traffic-control devices
as he may deem necessary to regulate traffic under the traffic ordinances
of the City or under State law or to guide or warn traffic.
[Ord. No. 814 §11, 8-2-1960; CC 1976 §180]
A.
The
proper Officials of the City, and the State Highways and Transportation
Commission for State and Federal marked highways, or their legal agents,
are hereby authorized to:
1.
Designate and establish speed, safety and hazard zones of such kind,
character and number and at such places as deemed warranted and necessary,
and which will be of the greatest benefit to the general public;
2.
Erect warning and informational signs or markings at a distance from
certain locations which are deemed by them to be dangerous and hazardous
and such other informational signs deemed beneficial to the general
public or as a warning to the general public;
3.
Designate and mark lanes for traffic and no-passing zones, as they
are deemed warranted and beneficial to the general public, consistent
with State laws and this Chapter;
4.
Erect or place signs and markings establishing crossovers or crosswalks
or prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing or parking of
vehicles on any highway where in their opinion such stopping, standing
and parking would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic
thereon;
5.
Designate, establish and prescribe rules and regulations for the
operation of bus stops, loading and unloading zones and taxicab stands,
and in such places and in such a manner as they shall determine to
be of the greatest benefit and convenience to the public, which bus
stops, loading and unloading zones and taxicab stands shall be designated
by appropriate signs;
6.
Prescribe rules and regulations for the vending, display or sale
of merchandise and other wares or products upon any portion of the
highways, streets and alleys in the City;
7.
Designate, post and mark one-way roadways, rotary traffic islands
and City squares for one-way traffic to the right;
8.
Designate certain highways, streets and alleys in the City as throughways
or through streets and highways.
[Ord. No. 814 §1, 8-2-1960; CC 1976 §33-181]
All traffic-control signs, signals and devices shall conform
to the manual and specifications approved by the State Highways and
Transportation Commission or resolution adopted by the Board of Aldermen.
All signs or signals required hereunder for a particular purpose shall
so far as practicable be uniform as to type and location throughout
the City. All traffic-control devices so erected and not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Title shall be official traffic-control
devices.
[CC 1976 §33-182]
The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any
official traffic-control device applicable thereto placed in accordance
with the provisions of this Title, unless otherwise directed by a
traffic or Police Officer, subject to the exceptions granted the driver
of an authorized emergency vehicle in this Title.
[CC 1976 §33-183]
No provision of this Title for which official traffic-control
devices are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator
if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official device
is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an
ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular Section does not
state that official traffic-control devices are required, such Section
shall be effective even though no devices are erected or in place.
[CC 1976 §33-184]
A.
Whenever
official traffic-control devices are placed in position approximately
conforming to the requirements of this Title, such devices shall be
presumed to have been so placed by the official act or direction of
lawful authority, unless the contrary shall be established by competent
evidence.
B.
Any
official traffic-control device placed pursuant to the provisions
of this Title and purporting to conform to the lawful requirements
pertaining to such devices shall be presumed to comply with the requirements
of this Title, unless the contrary shall be established by competent
evidence.
[Ord. No. 814 §21, 8-2-1960; CC 1976 §33-187]
A.
Whenever
traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting different
colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a time
or in combination, only the colors green, red and yellow shall be
used except for special pedestrian signals carrying a word legend,
and said lights shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and
pedestrians as follows:
1.
Green indication.
a.
Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight
through or turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits
either such turn; but vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning
right or left, shall yield the right of way to other vehicles and
to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk
at the time such signal is exhibited.
b.
Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in
combination with another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection
only to make the movement indicated by such arrow, or such other movement
as is permitted by other indications shown at the same time. Such
vehicular traffic shall yield the right of way to pedestrians lawfully
within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the
intersection;
2.
Steady yellow indication.
a.
Vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow signal is thereby warned
that the related green movement is being terminated or that a red
indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular
traffic shall not enter the intersection.
3.
Steady red indication.
a.
Vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal alone shall stop before
entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if
none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing
until a green indication is shown except as provided in Paragraph
(b) of this Subsection;
b.
The driver of a vehicle which is stopped as close as practicable
at the entrance to the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection
or, if none, than at the entrance to the intersection in obedience
to a red signal, may cautiously enter the intersection to make a right
turn but shall yield the right of way to pedestrians and other traffic
proceeding as directed by the signal at the intersection, except that
the State Highways and Transportation Commission with reference to
an intersection involving a State highway, and local authorities with
reference to an intersection involving other highways under their
jurisdiction, may prohibit any such right turn against a red signal
at any intersection where safety conditions so require, said prohibition
shall be effective when a sign is erected at such intersection giving
notice thereof;
4.
In the event an official traffic-control signal is erected and maintained
at a place other than an intersection, the provisions of this Section
shall be applicable except as to those provisions which by their nature
can have no application. Any stop required shall be made at a sign
or marking on the pavement indicating where the stop shall be made,
but in the absence of any such sign or marking the stop shall be made
at the signal.
[CC 1976 §33-189]
A.
Whenever
special pedestrian control signals exhibiting the words "Walk" or "Don't Walk" are in place such signals shall
indicate as follows:
1.
"WALK": Pedestrians facing such signal may proceed
across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given
the right of way by the drivers of all vehicles;
2.
"WAIT" or "DON'T WALK": No pedestrian
shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of such signal,
but any pedestrian who has partially completed his crossing on the
walk signal shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety zone while the wait
signal is showing.
[Ord. No. 814 §23, 8-2-1960; CC 1976 §33-188]
A.
Whenever
an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in a traffic
sign or signal it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as
follows:
1.
Flashing red (stop signal): When a red lens is illuminated
with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop before
entering the nearest crosswalk at an intersection or at a limit line
when marked, or if none, then before entering the intersection, and
the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after
making a stop at a stop sign;
2.
Flashing yellow (caution signal): When a yellow
lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles
may proceed through the intersection or past such signal only with
caution.
[CC 1976 §33-193]
When lane direction control signals are placed over the individual
lanes of a street or highway, vehicular traffic may travel in any
lane over which a green signal is shown, but shall not enter or travel
in any lane over which a red signal is shown.
[Ord. No. 814 §25B, 8-2-1960; CC 1976 §33-185]
No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of
any highway an unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which
purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic-control
device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the
movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the
effectiveness of any official traffic-control device or any railroad
sign or signal.
[Ord. No. 814 §26, 8-2-1960; CC 1976 §33-186]
No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in
fact, alter, deface, injure, knock down or remove any official traffic-control
device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield or
insignia thereon, or any other part thereof.
[Ord. No. 814 §33, 8-26-1960; CC 1976 §33-194]
The City Traffic Engineer shall have authority to declare any
street or part thereof a play street and to place appropriate signs
or devices in the roadway indicating and helping to protect the same.
[CC 1976 §33-195]
Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating any street
or part thereof as a play street, no person shall drive a vehicle
upon any such street or portion thereof except drivers of vehicles
having business or whose residences are within such closed area, and
then any said driver shall exercise the greatest care in driving upon
any such street or portion thereof.
[Ord. No. 1066, §1, 9-7-1971; CC 1976 §33-190]
A.
The
City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized:
1.
To designate and maintain, by appropriate devices, marks, or lines
upon the surface of the roadway, crosswalks at intersections where
in his opinion there is particular danger to pedestrians crossing
the roadway, and at such other places as he may deem necessary;
2.
To establish safety zones of such kind and character and at such
places as he may deem necessary for the protection of pedestrians.
[CC 1976 §33-192]
A.
The
City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to mark traffic lanes upon
the roadway of any street or highway where a regular alignment of
traffic is necessary.
B.
Where
such traffic lanes have been marked, it shall be unlawful for the
operator of any vehicle to fail or refuse to keep such vehicle within
the boundaries of any such lane except when lawfully passing another
vehicle or preparatory to making a lawful turning movement.
[Ord. No. 2887§1, 12-3-2013]
A.
Signage And Locations Authorized. The City Administrator
in consultation with the City Engineer is authorized to establish
approved locations for, and cause the erection of, destination directional
signage. For purposes of this Section, "destination directional signage"
shall include City signage placed in City rights-of-way or other City-controlled
property designed to facilitate vehicle traffic routing to public
or private historic, institutional, or business destinations or areas
within the City.
B.
Design. Destination directional signage shall be
by only such design as approved by the City Engineer, and generally
shall have the capability of displaying multiple destination names,
and directional indicator signs at each location with one (1) name
per each sign. Each sign shall contain the name of the location in
a single color scheme established by the City, without private or
commercial logos or other information other than the name of the historic
site, institution, business, or other qualifying location.
C.
Approved Destination Names. For each approved destination
directional signage location, a total number of available sign slots
shall be made available to all public or private historic, institutional,
or business locations on the street and within one thousand (1,000)
feet thereof, unless the City Engineer designates a different reasonable
proximity for that location. In the event that there is insufficient
space on such signage to list all qualifying locations, the applications
shall be processed in the order received, except that City designations
shall be given first priority. Each location seeking such signage
shall submit an application on a form approved by the City along with
an initial signage fee and annual maintenance fee established in this
Section. Each year thereafter the annual maintenance fee shall be
paid by the applicant for the privilege of remaining on the signage
and to reimburse the City its costs and time in providing this program
benefit. The City Administrator may accept an application and payment
for multiple years, provided that no payment or approval shall grant
a property right or other entitlement to such signage or space thereon,
or to a refund in the event of termination as provided in this Section.
Upon approval of a qualifying application, the City Administrator
may cause the appropriate signage to be purchased and installed. The
City shall have the sole right to install and remove any signage,
and nothing in this Section shall be deemed to restrict the right
of the City to install signage on its own initiative within its rights-of-way
or other controlled property.
D.
Approved Locations. The City Administrator in consultation
with the City Engineer shall designate approved locations for destination
directional signage based on evaluation of the interest, available
space, need based on traffic or vehicle movements, or other non-discriminatory
criteria consistent with the purpose of the Section.
E.
Signage fees.
1.
Initial signage cost: one hundred dollars ($100.00).
2.
Annual maintenance fee: twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
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The City may waive these fees for any public entity applicant
or for any area or any City-designated signage location. Fees shall
be deposited in the General Fund, but separately accounted for and
used for actual, allocated, and administrative costs of the destination
directional signage program.
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F.
Termination of Signage.
1.
The City shall have the right to alter, replace, relocate, or
remove any signage authorized in this Section at any time without
payment to any person, including, but not limited to, for the following
reasons:
a.
Discontinuation of the destination directional signage location
or program;
b.
Abandonment, closure, relocation, or other discontinuation of
the need for such signage;
c.
Loss of business license, loss of legal right to operate, or
uncured or repeated violation of City ordinance by the applicant or
location;
d.
Failure to pay the annual maintenance fee.
2.
No refund of any fees paid shall be owed by the City upon termination.
