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For statutory provisions requiring vehicles to stop on entering arterials, see RCW 46.61.195; for provisions regarding special stops, see RCW 46.61.340 – 46.61.385.
Except on such streets that form a part of the route of a primary or secondary state highway upon which the state law requires the director of highways to install, operate, maintain, and control traffic-control devices, whenever any ordinance of this city designates and describes an arterial highway, it shall be the duty of the street superintendent to place and maintain a stop sign on each and every street intersection of such arterial highway or intersecting that portion thereof described and designated as such by any ordinance of this city.
(Ord. 373 § 33, 1964)
The city council shall determine and designate intersections where a particular hazard exists upon other than arterial highways and shall determine whether vehicles shall stop at one or more entrances to any such stop intersection, and shall direct the erection of stop signs by the city street superintendent at every such place where a stop is required.
(Ord. 373 § 34, 1964)
In accordance with the provisions of PMC § 10.40.020 and when signs are erected giving notice thereof, operators of vehicles shall stop at every intersection before entering any of the following streets or parts of streets:
A. 
Ellingson Road;
B. 
Pacific Avenue;
C. 
Third Avenue Southwest and Southeast;
D. 
Fourth Avenue Southwest;
E. 
Tacoma Boulevard;
F. 
Seattle Boulevard;
G. 
West Valley Highway;
H. 
Milwaukee Boulevard North and South;
I. 
At the east and west approaches to the Milwaukee Railway tracks on Third Avenue at the designated demarcation line on Third Avenue on the east and west sides of the railway crossing.
(Ord. 373 § 67, 1964; Ord. 414 § 1, 1967)