Pinole Municipal Code Ch. 10.08 Traffic Administration

* For statutory provisions on local authority to regulate traffic by means of a traffic officer, see Vehicle Code § 21100.

There is established in the police department a traffic section, to be under the control of an officer of police appointed by and administratively responsible to the chief of police. (Ord. 432 § 2(part), 1982).

It shall be the duty of the traffic section, with such aid as may be rendered by other members of the police department, to enforce the street traffic in this city, to make arrests for traffic violations, to investigate traffic accidents, to cooperate with the City Manager and other officers of the city in the administration of the traffic law and in developing ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out those duties specially imposed upon that section by this title and related traffic ordinances of this city. (Ord. 432 § 2(part), 1982).

Whenever the accidents at any particular location become numerous, the traffic section shall cooperate with the city traffic engineer in conducting studies of such accidents and determining remedial measures. (Ord. 432 § 2(part), 1982).

The traffic section shall maintain a suitable system of filing traffic accident reports. Accident reports or cards referring to them shall be filed alphabetically by location. Such reports shall be available for the use and information of the city traffic engineer. (Ord. 432 § 2(part), 1982).

The chief of police shall annually prepare a traffic report which shall be filed with the City Council . Such a report shall contain information on traffic matters in the city. (Ord. 432 § 2 (part), 1982) .

The office of city traffic engineer is established. The city traffic engineer shall be appointed by the City Manager and he or she shall exercise the powers and duties as provided in this title and in the traffic ordinances of the city. Whenever the city traffic engineer is required or authorized to place or maintain official traffic-control devices or signals, he or she may cause such devices or signals to be placed or maintained. (Ord. 432 § 2(part), 1982).

It shall be the general duty of the city traffic engineer to determine the installation and proper timing and maintenance of traffic-control devices and signals, to conduct engineering analyses of traffic accidents and to devise remedial measures, to conduct engineering and traffic investigations of traffic conditions and to cooperate with other city officials in the development of ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out the additional powers and duties imposed by ordinances of this city. Whenever, by the provisions of this title a power is granted to the city traffic engineer or a duty imposed upon him or her, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by his or her deputy or by a person authorized in writing by him or her. (Ord. 432 § 2(part), 1982).

Whenever the city traffic engineer finds that any hedge, shrubbery or tree growing in a parkway obstructs the view of any intersection, or any traffic upon the streets approaching such intersection, he or she shall cause the hedge, shrubbery or tree to be immediately removed or reduced in height. (Ord. 432 § 2(part), 1932).