Firebaugh Municipal Code Ch. 7 Traffic

[Ord. #315, S1; Ord. #06-02, S1]

As used in this chapter:

a. VEHICLE – shall mean every device or animal by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway.

b. INTERSECTION – shall mean the area embraced within the prolongation of the later curblines or, if none, within the lateral boundary lines of the traversable roadways or two or more public streets or highway crosses the other.

c. COMMERCIAL TRUCK – shall mean any commercial motor vehicle as defined in Vehicle Code Section 260 or motor truck whose gross weight exceeds 6,000 pounds.

d. TRUCK ROUTE – shall mean such commercial trucks as may be operated only over truck routes within the city, except as provided in subsection 7-6.2.

[Ord. #68, S3; Ord. #360, S1-3; Res. #83-27, S1; Ord. #89-4, S1; Ord. #96-1, S1; Ord. #98-4, S1]

Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 21354, the council from time to time may designate by resolution highways under the city's jurisdiction as through highways and intersections under the city's jurisdiction as stop intersections. All such designations shall be based on recommendation of the chief of police and/or the director of public works and on traffic surveys, studies and other information presented by the chief of police or the director of public works, as well as such other information as the council may deem appropriate.

The director of public works and the chief of police shall cause stop signs to be placed at all stop intersections designated by such resolution, as amended from time to time, in accordance with Vehicle Code Sections 21351, 21354 and 21355 and other applicable provisions of State law. The director of public works and the chief of police are further directed to give all notice and take all other actions as may be required to impose upon drivers the duty to obey the stop signs on pain of violating Vehicle Code 21461 or other applicable State laws pertaining to stop signs placed under local regulation.