Citrus Heights Municipal Code Art. V Traffic Control Signs, Signals and Devices

The director is authorized to place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, official traffic control devices, when they are required or authorized by state law or ordinances or resolutions of this city. No section of the Vehicle Code or this chapter for which signs or markings are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator unless appropriate signs or markings are in place, giving notice of such section.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.16.010), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

The director is authorized to install and maintain official traffic control signals at those intersections and at other places where traffic conditions are such as to require that the flow of traffic be alternatively interrupted and released in order to prevent or relieve traffic congestion or to protect life or property from exceptional hazard in accordance with engineering studies.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.16.020), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

The director is authorized to mark centerlines and lane lines upon the surface of the roadway to indicate the course to be traveled by vehicles and may place signs temporarily indicating lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction, regardless of the centerline of the highway.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.16.030(b)), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

The director is authorized to determine the hours in which any traffic control device shall be in operation or be in effect except when such hours or days are specified by ordinance or resolution.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.16.040), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

(a) The director is authorized to install and maintain parking space markings to indicate parking space adjacent to the curb where authorized parking is permitted.

(b) When such parking space markings are placed in the highway, subject to other and more restrictive limitations, no vehicle shall be stopped or left standing other than within a single space unless the size or shape of such vehicle makes compliance impossible.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.16.050), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

The director is authorized to allocate and indicate more than one lane of traffic from which the drivers of vehicles may make right and/or left hand turns, and the course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to or be other than as prescribed by statute or ordinance. The director shall place markers, buttons or signs within or adjacent to intersections, indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersections.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.16.060(a)), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

(a) The director is authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right turn, left turn or U-turn and those intersections controlled by official traffic control signals where drivers of vehicles may make U-turns. The making of such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and permitted at other hours. The director shall place proper signs at such intersections to indicate the restrictions in force. The signs shall plainly indicate the restrictions in force and the hours in which they are in force, or the signs may be removed when such turns are permitted.

(b) The director is authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right or left turn against a stop or red signal and shall erect proper signs giving notice of the prohibition.

(c) The director is authorized to establish special traffic islands or roadways at intersections where the driver of a vehicle is required to make a left or right turn. The director shall place markers, buttons or signs within or adjacent to the roadway indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at the intersection.

(d) Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that right turns, left turns or U-turns are prohibited or are prohibited during certain hours, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey such signs.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.16.070), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

The director shall erect and maintain stop signs as provided in the Vehicle Code, whenever the director designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a through highway, or any intersection at which vehicles are required to stop, at one or more entrances thereto, or any railroad grade crossing at which vehicles are required to stop.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.16.080(b)), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

The director shall erect and maintain yield right-of-way signs as described in the Vehicle Code at such intersections as the director designates to be controlled by yield right-of-way signs.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.16.090(b)), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

The director is authorized to remove stop signs and yield signs on any highway where the volume of traffic or other engineering study shows that the conditions which require such control no longer exist or where the signs are in conflict with this chapter notwithstanding any previous resolutions authorizing the signs.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.16.100), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

(a) A person shall not operate any vehicle on any portion of the highway closed to traffic pursuant to this section.

(b) The director is hereby authorized to prohibit or restrict the use of any highway or portion of any highway by bicycles or other nonmotorized traffic or by any person operating a motor-driven cycle or motorcycle when that highway or that portion of highway has been designated as a riding or hiking trail by the city council or the director. The director shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof upon the highway or riding and hiking trail and approaches thereto. The director shall determine the location of appropriate signs. It is unlawful for any person to violate any prohibition or restriction which is established as provided in this subsection.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.16.110(b), (c)), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

Whenever, because of the construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any highway or temporary detours or because of other emergency compliance with any section of this chapter, including a section pursuant to any action of the city council pursuant to this chapter, a traffic hazard will be created and the director so finds, the director shall either remove or cover up any sign or other traffic marking which informs persons of such section. While such sign or other marking is removed or covered, the effect of such section is suspended. At the end of such emergency unless otherwise determined by the city council, the director shall replace or uncover such sign or other markings.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.16.120), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

If a weight limit is suspended pursuant to section 94-377 and a different weight limit is necessary, the director shall erect and maintain during the emergency appropriate signs. At the end of the emergency the director shall remove such temporary signs and uncover and restore the original signs unless the city council otherwise determines.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.16.130), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

Unless authorized by the director, a person shall not move, molest, tamper with, or damage in any way any traffic counting device which has been located within a highway or adjacent thereto by authority of the director.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.32.040), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

The director is authorized to remove, relocate or discontinue the operation of any traffic control device or curb marking not specifically authorized by state law or ordinance, whenever engineering studies show that the conditions which warrant or require such control no longer exist or where such device is in conflict with this chapter.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.16.150), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

The director shall remove every unofficial sign, signal or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic sign or signal, which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, which hides from view any official traffic sign or signal, or which in any other respect violates Vehicle Code §§ 21465 and 21466.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.16.160), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

The director is authorized to regulate the timing of traffic signals so as to permit the movement of traffic in an orderly and safe manner, at speeds at variance from the speeds otherwise applicable within the district or at intersections, and may erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.16.170), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

The director is authorized to designate sidewalks which may be used by bicyclists as a part of the city bike route system and shall identify such sidewalks with appropriate signs giving notice thereof.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.16.180), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)