Colfax Municipal Code Ch. 10.12 Arterial Streets

The council, when deemed necessary and convenient for improving traffic and avoiding accidents, may establish and designate by resolution arterial streets and may designate and declare by resolution any intersection as a stop intersection and authorize stop signs to be posted at one or more entrances thereto.

(Prior code § 4-5.101)

Whenever any resolution of the city designates and describes any street or portion thereof, as an arterial street or any intersection at which vehicles are required to stop at one or more entrances thereto, the director of public works shall erect and maintain stop signs on each and every street intersecting such arterial street or portion thereof or stop intersection so designated. Every such sign shall conform with and be placed as provided in the Vehicle Code of the state.

(Prior code § 4-5.102)

Every operator of a vehicle traversing any street or alley intersecting any arterial street shall stop such vehicle at the place where such street or alley meets the nearest property line of the arterial street before entering such arterial street provided the property line is clearly marked or signposted as required by the provisions of this title. Every operator of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection where a stop sign is erected at the entrance to the cross street shall come to a full stop before entering or crossing such street.

(Prior code § 4-5.103)