Grand Terrace Municipal Code Art. II Traffic-Control Devices

A. The engineer shall determine and designate the size, shape and character of all official warning, regulatory and direction signs, other than signs the size, shape and character of which have been established by the State Department of Transportation pursuant to the Vehicle Code.

B. No provision of this chapter for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator thereof, unless appropriate signs are in place and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person, giving notice of such provision.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.017(a))

A. The council shall designate, by directing the engineer, upon the basis of traffic engineering investigation, what intersections shall be controlled by official traffic-control signals.

B. Whenever the council finds, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that the conditions because of which traffic-control signals have been placed at an intersection pursuant to this section no longer exist, the council shall direct the engineer that such traffic-control signals be removed.

C. The engineer is authorized to place, maintain, operate and remove, or cause to be placed, maintained, operated or removed, all official traffic-control signals authorized by the council as provided in this chapter. Such official traffic signals shall conform to the provisions of the Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.017(b))

The engineer is authorized to determine, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, the hours and days during which any traffic-control device shall be in operation or be in effect, except in those cases where such hours or days are specified in this chapter or established by the council.

(Ord. 1 § 1 (part), 1978: county code § 52.017(c))

A. The engineer may place and maintain such traffic-control devices, in addition to those authorized by other provisions of this chapter, as may be necessary to regulate, guide or warn traffic, but the engineer shall make such determination upon the basis of traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations and in accordance with such standards, limitations and rules as may be established by the council.

B. Whenever the engineer finds, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that the conditions because of which such traffic-control devices have been installed as provided in this section no longer exist, the engineer shall remove such traffic-control devices.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.017(d))

A. The engineer is authorized to place, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, traffic guidelines, dividing highways into the number of traffic lanes that are proper and necessary to direct vehicular movements in accordance with requirements of this chapter and the Vehicle Code.

B. Whenever the engineer finds, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that the conditions because of which traffic guidelines or other markings were placed as provided in this section no longer exist, the engineer shall remove such traffic guidelines or such markings.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.017(e))

Whenever, because of the construction, alteration, repair or improvement of any highway, or because of other emergency, compliance with any prohibition of this chapter, including a prohibition pursuant to any action of the council taken in accordance with this chapter, will create a traffic hazard and the engineer so finds, he is authorized to either remove or cover up any traffic-control device which informs persons of such prohibition. While such traffic-control device is removed or covered, the effect of such prohibition is suspended. At the end of such emergency, unless otherwise determined by the council, the engineer shall replace or uncover such traffic-control device.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.017(f))