(a) 
Generally.
The public record, which shall be called the traffic register, shall contain a record of every specific location in the city where any traffic-control device, marking or special regulation is made applicable. The council finds that the conditions prerequisite to the establishment of all special traffic regulations prescribed by this article and under Ordinance No. 74-10-01-E and the installation of all traffic-control devices, signs, signals and markings currently in existence shall be evidenced by the record thereof in the traffic register, and that same do exist, and such findings are hereby confirmed and such regulations shall continue in operation until modified as provided in this article. The traffic register shall be continuously maintained by the public works director as provided in this article and all persons shall be charged with notice of the contents of the same.
(b) 
Recording of traffic regulations established by city council.
Whenever the council shall by ordinance or resolution make any special regulations of traffic applicable to a specific location, the record of such location shall be dated, authenticated and placed in the traffic register by the public works director.
(c) 
Recording of traffic regulations established administratively.
Whenever the city manager shall approve, in writing, and shall file with the public works director any written determination, designation, finding or conclusion of the public works director, pursuant to the authority granted in this article, the same shall become a record of the specific location at which a traffic-control device, marking or special regulation of traffic is hereby made applicable, and the same shall be dated, authenticated and placed in the traffic register by the public works director.
(d) 
Deletions.
Whenever any special regulation of traffic becomes expressly not applicable to a specific location in the city, the record of such location shall remain in the traffic register, but shall be prominently marked “Deleted” by the public works director, who shall note the date of such deletion and the authority therefor.
(Ordinance 96-05-20-3, secs. 1.1–1.4, adopted 5/20/96; Ordinance adopting Code)
Whenever and wherever the congestion of traffic, the frequency of passage of vehicles and pedestrians, or both, the direction and volume of the flow of traffic, the dimensions and conditions of the streets and sidewalks, and the use of property abutting the streets are such that the public works director finds it necessary for the free flow and the expeditious handling of traffic and the safety of persons and property, the public works director, in compliance with this article, is authorized as follows:
(1) 
To designate and maintain crosswalks.
(2) 
To establish safety zones on any of the streets of the city.
(3) 
To mark lanes for traffic and parking stalls on the streets of the city.
(4) 
To designate the locations at which the making of right, left or complete turns at any intersection of streets in the city is prohibited.
(5) 
To designate the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at or near certain intersections.
(6) 
To designate routes directing traffic near parks and public buildings.
(7) 
To designate areas on the streets of the city which shall not be used as spaces for the parking of vehicles.
(8) 
To designate intersections of streets at which drivers operating vehicles approaching the intersection on one or more of the intersecting streets must bring such vehicle to a complete stop before proceeding into such intersection.
(9) 
To designate intersections of streets at which drivers operating vehicles on one or more of the intersecting streets shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian legally crossing the designated roadway and to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching the intersection on another intersecting street so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.
(10) 
Special provisions for streets where trucks are prohibited. To designate the routes which shall or shall not be followed by single-unit trucks with tandem axles or truck-tractor and semitrailer combinations, in using the streets of the city, provided:
(A) 
It shall be a complete defense to prosecution that a truck is on a street or part of a street upon which such vehicles are prohibited if the vehicle was on the street or part of the street for the purpose of going directly to or from a residence or commercial establishment on that street for the purpose of delivery or pickup of material and the driver possessed proof of the same.
(B) 
It shall be a complete defense to prosecution that a vehicle is not owned or being used as a truck but is a vehicle owned or being used for private purposes.
(C) 
It shall be a complete defense to prosecution that the vehicle is owned by a public or private utility or the vehicle is engaged in the business of transporting people, or the vehicle is parked at owner’s or lessee’s residence or place of business, or the vehicle is the property of a governmental entity.
(D) 
Streets or parts of streets designated under this provision shall be marked in accordance with the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
(11) 
To make such changes as changing conditions may require in any designation, determination or regulation he is authorized to make under this section.
(Ordinance 96-05-20-3, sec. 1.5, adopted 5/20/96; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
The public works director shall cause to be placed and maintained all official traffic-control devices in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 1971 edition, as published by the Federal Highway Administration, except where such manual is in conflict with state law. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate the regulation imposed by any lawfully posted traffic-control device, whether or not posted in accordance with such manual.
(b) 
Proof of the fact that any traffic-control device, sign, signal, or marking was actually in place at any location in the city shall constitute prima facie evidence that the same was installed under the authority of law.
(c) 
It shall be a complete defense to prosecution that a person violating the regulation imposed by any lawfully posted traffic-control device was otherwise directed by a traffic or police officer.
(d) 
It shall be a complete defense to prosecution that a person violating the regulation imposed by any lawfully posted traffic-control device was operating an authorized emergency vehicle and was subject to the exceptions specified in subtitle C, Rules of the Road, of title 7 of the Texas Transportation Code, as amended.
(e) 
All traffic-control devices including signs, signals and markings (pavement and/or curb) installed or used for the purpose of directing and controlling traffic within the town shall conform with the manual and specifications adopted by the state transportation commission as provided in V.T.C.A., Transportation Code, section 544.001. All signs, signals and markings erected or used by the town must conform to the manual and specifications adopted under V.T.C.A., Transportation Code, section 544.001. All existing traffic-control devices and those erected in the future by the town being consistent with the manual and specifications, state law and this section shall be official traffic-control devices.
(Ordinance 96-05-20-3, sec. 1.6, adopted 5/20/96; Ordinance adopting Code)
All provisions of the laws of the state relating to obedience, stop signs, yield signs, commercial vehicles excluded signs, no through truck signs, and traffic signals on public streets and highways shall be the law applicable in the city upon the same subjects, and it shall be unlawful for any person to violate the regulation imposed by any lawfully posted traffic-control device.
(Ordinance 96-05-20-3, sec. 2, adopted 5/20/96)
Any person who violates the regulation imposed by any lawfully posted traffic-control device as provided herein shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than the maximum fine permitted under state law for failing to comply with an applicable official traffic-control device. It shall not be necessary for the complaint to allege or for proof to be made that the act was knowingly done, nor shall it be necessary for the complaint to negative any exception contained in this article.
(Ordinance 96-05-20-3, sec. 3, adopted 5/20/96)