Gilroy Municipal Code Art. III Traffic-Control Devices Generally

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**State law references—**Traffic signs, signals and markings, Veh. C. A., §§ 21350 to 21468; requirement that signs conform to uniform standards, Veh. C. A., § 21405.

The city administrator shall have the exclusive power and duty to place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained official traffic-control devices when and as required by this Code or by any regulation prescribed by the city council to make effective the provisions of such Code or regulations. Whenever the state Vehicle Code requires for the effectiveness of any provisions thereof that traffic-control devices be installed to give notice to the public of the application of such law, the city administrator is hereby authorized to install the necessary devices subject to any limitations or restrictions set forth in the law applicable thereto.

**State law references—**Authority of cities to regulate traffic by means of traffic-control devices, Veh. C. A., §§ 21100(d), 21351.

(Ord. No. 480, § 26)

The city administrator may also place and maintain such additional traffic-control devices as he may deem necessary to regulate traffic or to guide or warn traffic, but he shall make such determination only upon the basis of traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations and in accordance with such standards, limitations and rules as may be set forth in this Code or as may be determined by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. No. 480, § 26)

No provision of the state Vehicle Code or of this chapter for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator unless appropriate signs are in place, sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person, and give notice of such provisions of the traffic laws.

**State law references—**Requirement of signs to make traffic ordinance effective, Veh. C. A., § 21103.

(Ord. No. 480, § 23)

§ 15.33. through § 15.34. (Repealed)

(Repealed by Ord. No. 941, § 1, 11-15-1971)

(Repealed by Ord. No. 812, § 1, November 20, 1967)

(Repealed by Ord. No. 941, § 1, 11-15-1971)

(Repealed by Ord. No. 1024, § 1, 10-29-1974)