Trinity County Municipal Code Ch. 10.16 Stop Signs

Subject to the provisions of Sections 21353 and 21355 of the Vehicle Code, the local authority is authorized to determine those county roads, intersections, or railroad grade crossings at which there is a special hazard to life or property by reason of the volume of traffic upon such roads or at such intersections, or over such railroad grade crossings, or because of the lack of visibility to the drivers of the vehicles approaching such roads, intersections or railroad grade crossings, or because the number of reported accidents or the apparent probability thereof, or by reason of physical conditions which render any such roads, intersections or railroad grade crossings exceptionally dangerous or hazardous to life or property, and where the factors creating the special hazard are such that, according to the principles and experience of traffic engineering the installation of stop signs is reasonably calculated to reduce the expectancy of accidents and the use of warning signs would be inadequate.

(Ord. 330 Art. VI §61, 1971)

When such determination has been made, the local authority by resolution shall designate any such road as a through road between specified limits, or designate any such railroad grade crossing as a stop railroad grade crossing, subject to the approval of the Public Utilities Commission of the state pursuant to the provisions of Section 21110 of the Vehicle Code, and it shall post such stop signs as are necessary to give effect to such designation. Stop signs at any intersection may be so posted as to stop either or any or all of the streams of traffic entering such intersection as the needs of the particular location may require.

(Ord. 330 Art. VI §62, 1971)

Any person who requests the addition or removal of stop signs authorized by this division shall make application to the commissioner who, upon finding the application meritorious, shall conduct an engineering and traffic survey to determine the need for any such addition or removal. The engineering and traffic survey together with the recommendations of the commissioner and an appropriate resolution shall be presented to the local authority for their consideration and determination pursuant to Section 10.16.010.

(Ord. 330 Art. VI §63, 1971)