Chapter 10.16 — TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES

The road commissioner shall determine and designate the size, shape and character of all official warning, regulatory and directional signs, other than signs the size, shape and character of which have been established by the State Department of Public Works pursuant to the Vehicle Code. (Ord. 95 § 30, 1962)

No provision of this title 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. 95 § 31, 1962)

The road commissioner 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 title or established by resolution of the board.

(Ord. 95 § 32, 1962)

• A. The road commissioner may place and maintain such traffic control devices in addition to those authorized by other provisions of this title as may be necessary to regulate, guide or warn traffic, but the road commissioner shall make such determination upon the basis of traffic engineering investigations and in accordance with such standards, limitations and rules as may be established by ordinance or resolution of the board.

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

• (Ord. 95 § 33, 1962)

• A. The road commissioner is authorized to place, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, traffic guidelines dividing highways or roads into the number of traffic lanes that are proper and necessary, and may place such other pavement markings as are necessary to direct vehicular movements in accordance with the requirements of this title and the Vehicle Code.

• B. Whenever the road commissioner 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 subsection A of this section, no longer exist, the road commissioner shall remove such traffic guidelines or such markings.

(Ord. 95 § 34, 1962)

• A. Whenever the State Department of Public Works determines and designates a distinctive roadway marking which indicates no driving over such marking, the road commissioner is authorized to designate by such marking those streets or roads or parts of streets or roads where the volume of traffic or the vertical or other curvature of the roadway renders it hazardous to drive on the left side of such marking or signs and marking. Such marking or signs and marking shall have the same effect as similar markings placed by the State Department of Public Works pursuant to provisions of the Vehicle Code.

• B. Whenever the road commissioner finds that due to reconstruction, improvements or other changes that the conditions because of which such distinctive roadway markings were placed as provided in subsection A of this section, no longer exist, the road commissioner shall remove such distinctive roadway markings.

• (Ord. 95 § 35, 1962)

Whenever, because of construction, alteration, repair or improvement of any street or road, or because of other emergency, compliance with any prohibition of this title, including a prohibition pursuant to any action of the board taken in accordance with this title, will create a traffic hazard and the road commissioner 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 board, the road commissioner shall replace or uncover such traffic control device.

(Ord. 95 § 36, 1962)