Albany Municipal Code § 9-7 Special Stops

[Ord. #58-016, Art. 8, § 1; 1958 Code § 20.40]

Whenever any ordinance or resolution of the City designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a through street, or any intersection at which vehicles are required to stop at one (1) or more entrances thereto, or any railroad grade crossing at which vehicles are required to stop, the City Engineer shall erect and maintain stop signs as follows:

A stop sign shall be erected on each and every street intersecting such through street, or portion thereof, so designated and at those entrances of other intersections where a stop is required and at any railroad grade crossing so designated. Every such sign shall conform with and shall be placed as provided in Section 471 of the Vehicle Code of the State.

[Ord. #80-03; 1958 Code § 20.41]

a. The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or into the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway.

b. In addition to any of the provisions contained herein, the owner of any property located in the C-2 district on San Pablo Avenue with the property containing a zero setback and a driveway of less than one and one-half (1-1/2) car widths shall do one of the following:

1. Place a noise device in the driveway, alleyway or garage entrance which shall automatically sound to warn pedestrians prior to the time a vehicle would cross the sidewalk; or,

2. Place a sign in an appropriately visible place directing the driver of any vehicle in a driveway, alleyway or garage entrance to sound his horn prior to entering the sidewalk area.

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Editor's Note: For State law as to vehicles emerging from private roads or driveways see Veh. C.A., § 21101.