Goleta Municipal Code § 10.01.010 Establishment Authorized by Resolution

The City may, by resolution:

A. Designate any highway under its jurisdiction as a through highway and may erect or cause to be erected stop signs at specified entrances thereto;

B. Designate any highway intersection under its jurisdiction as a stop intersection and erect or cause to be erected stop signs at one or more entrances thereto;

C. Require that all vehicles stop before entering or crossing the tracks at any highway railroad grade crossing, when signs are in place giving notice thereof;

D. Regulate traffic at any highway intersection under its jurisdiction by means of semaphores or traffic control lights or signals or any other traffic control signaling devices;

E. Regulate or prohibit processions or assemblages on the highways under its jurisdiction;

F. Designate particular highways under its jurisdiction as one-way highways and require that all vehicles thereon be moved in one specified direction;

G. Close any highway under its jurisdiction to vehicular traffic when in its opinion such highway is no longer needed for vehicular traffic;

H. Prohibit the use of particular highways under its jurisdiction by certain vehicles, except as otherwise provided by the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the State Public Utilities Code.

(Ord. 02-01 § 1; Ord. 23-01 § 1)

No resolution or regulation adopted by the City under this chapter shall be effective until signs giving notice of such regulation are posted at all entrances to the highway or part thereof affected.

(Ord. 02-01 § 1; Ord. 23-01 § 1)

The driver of any vehicle upon approaching any entrance onto a through highway, intersection, or highway railroad grade crossing, signposted with a stop sign pursuant to a duly adopted resolution of the City shall stop:

A. Before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then at a limit line when marked; otherwise before entering such highway or intersection.

B. Not less than 10 nor more than 50 feet from the nearest rail of any track or tracks of any railroad before traversing such highway railroad grade crossing.

(Ord. 02-01 § 1; Ord. 23-01 § 1)

The driver of a vehicle approaching any intersection where traffic is regulated by any traffic control lights or signals, or any other traffic control signal devices, shall proceed in obedience to such traffic control devices and shall stop when required by such traffic control devices before entering the intersection or before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or limit line, if either a crosswalk or limit line is marked at such intersection.

(Ord. 02-01 § 1; Ord. 23-01 § 1)

If any street is designated a one-way street or is closed to vehicular traffic, or is closed to certain types of vehicles, or is otherwise regulated as provided in this chapter, the driver of any vehicle and any other person shall enter upon such street only in compliance with such regulation.

(Ord. 02-01 § 1; Ord. 23-01 § 1)