[1961 Code, § 13.4; Ord. 653]
Traffic administration and control is hereby established in the Police Department and the Chief of that department shall have the right to assign police officers as he or she shall deem necessary to administer and control traffic in accordance with the provisions of this title.
[1961 Code, § 13.5; Ord. 653]
It shall be the duty of the police officers assigned by the Chief of the Police Department to administer and control traffic with aid that may be rendered by other members of the Police Department, to enforce the street traffic regulations of the city and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in the city, to make arrests for traffic violations, to investigate traffic accidents and to cooperate with all other officers and employees of the city in the administration of traffic laws and in developing ways and means to improve traffic conditions and to carry out those duties specifically imposed upon them by this title.
[1961 Code, § 13.8; Ord. 653; Ord. 1194, 5-1-1996]
(A) 
The office of City Traffic Engineer is established. The Director of Public Works of the city shall serve as City Traffic Engineer in addition to his or her other functions and shall exercise the powers and duties with respect to traffic as provided in this title.
(B) 
It shall be the general duty of the City Traffic Engineer to determine the installation and proper timing and maintenance of traffic control devices, to conduct engineering analyses of traffic accidents and to devise remedial measures, to conduct engineering investigations of traffic conditions, to plan the operation of traffic on the streets and highways of the city and to cooperate with other city officials in the development of ways and means to improve traffic conditions, to determine when standing and parking are prohibited or restricted and to erect appropriate signs or place appropriate markings to indicate what parking is permitted and to carry out the additional powers and duties imposed by ordinances of the city.
(C) 
The city Traffic Engineer shall have the power to modify, amend or repeal any action he has previously taken when the circumstances make the change necessary to promote the efficient regulation of traffic or parking on city streets.
[1961 Code, § 13.9; Ord. 653]
(A) 
There is established a Traffic Advisory Committee to serve without compensation consisting of representatives of the Public Works Department, Police Department and Planning Department and shall function under the general direction of the City Manager. The Committee shall select a chairperson from its members and shall have the responsibility for conducting its own business.
(B) 
It shall be the duty of the Traffic Advisory Committee to coordinate the activities and responsibilities of various departments as related to traffic control, physical design, street maintenance and other areas in order to establish acceptable traffic service; to make recommendations to the legislative body of the city and to the City Traffic Engineer, the Police Chief and other officials, ways and means for improving traffic conditions and the administration and enforcement of traffic regulations; to study traffic problems and to supervise the preparation and publication of traffic reports.
[1961 Code, § 13.11; Ord. 653]
(A) 
It shall be the duty of the officers of the Police Department of officers as are assigned by the Police Chief to enforce all street traffic laws of the city and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in the city.
(B) 
Officers of the Police Department or officers as assigned by the Police Chief are authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand or other signal in conformance with traffic laws; provided, in the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the Police Department may direct traffic as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws.
(C) 
Officers of the Fire Department, when at the scene of a fire or when, in the course of their duties, they are protecting the personnel or equipment of the Fire Department, may assist the police in directing traffic or may direct traffic if no police personnel are present or available.
[1961 Code, § 13.35; Ord. 653]
The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to place markers, buttons or signs within or adjacent to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at the intersections and the City Traffic Engineer is authorized to allocate and indicate more than one lane of traffic from which drivers of vehicles may make right or left turns and the course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to or be other than as prescribed by law or ordinance.
[1961 Code, § 13.36; Ord. 653]
The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles hall not make a right, left or U turn and shall place proper signs at those intersections. The making of turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly indicated on the signs or they may be removed when the turns are permitted.
[1961 Code, § 13.37; Ord. 653]
The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to determine those intersections within any business or residence district at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right turn against a red or stop signal and shall erect proper signs giving notice of the prohibition. No driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign.
[1961 Code, § 13.38; Ord. 653]
When any resolution of the city designates any one-way street or alley, the City Traffic Engineer shall place and maintain signs giving notice thereof and no such regulations shall be effective unless the signs are in place. Signs indicating the direction of lawful traffic movement shall be placed at every intersection where movement of traffic in the opposite direction is prohibited.
[1961 Code, § 13.39; Ord. 653]
When any resolution of the city designates streets, parts of streets or specific lanes thereon upon which vehicular traffic shall proceed in one direction during one period and the opposite direction during another period of the day, the City Traffic Engineer shall place and maintain appropriate markings, signs, barriers or other devices to give notice thereof. The City Traffic Engineer may erect signs temporarily designating lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction regardless of the center line of the roadway.
[1961 Code, § 13.40; Ord. 653]
When any resolution of the city designates through streets or designated intersections or other roadway junctions at which vehicular traffic on one or more of the roadways should yield or stop and yield before entering the intersection or junction, the City Traffic Engineer shall erect and maintain stop signs, yield signs or other official traffic control devices to give notice thereof.
[Ord. 1523, 1-16-2008]
(A) 
The City Traffic Engineer is authorized, upon any person's application or to advance a city purpose, to exercise his or her discretion and order the temporary closure of a city street or a portion thereof, to the extent that said closure is necessary for the safety and protection of residents and the general public who will be using the temporarily closed street or portion thereof during a celebration, parade, special event, or other city event, including but not limited to city construction. The City Traffic Engineer shall limit the duration of any temporary street closure to the maximum extent reasonably practicable and shall affect or order an applicant's compliance with the following requirements and conditions as to each temporary street closure.
(1) 
The city shall provide or ensure that 48 hours notice of the fact and duration of any temporary street closure to all property owners or residents located on each segment of city street subject to temporary closure.
(2) 
Signs shall be posted 48 hours prior to each temporary closure providing notice of closure to the public. The signs shall comply with Caltrans standards in regard to size of the sign, fonts, and color.
(3) 
The temporary street closure and all related traffic controls shall conform to applicable requirements of the State of California Work Area Traffic Control Handbook (WATCH); further, city staff shall provide or procure a Traffic Control Plan plainly indicating direction of travel to the satisfaction of the City Traffic Engineer.
(4) 
Emergency access shall be maintained at all times.
(5) 
An applicant shall provide 24 hours written notice to the city's Fire and Police Departments prior to the actual commencement of the temporary street closure, and shall provide a second written notice to said departments no more than two hours after all signs and devices reflecting the temporary closure have been removed.
(6) 
An insurance certificate shall be provided to the satisfaction of the City Risk Manager.
(B) 
Notwithstanding the City Traffic Engineer's authority hereunder, the City Council may require, on a case-by-case basis, that any particular temporary street closure be subject to City Council consideration and approval, and additional or reduced requirements and conditions.