Victorville Municipal Code Ch. 12.16 Traffic Control Devices and Signals

The superintendent of streets 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.

(Ord. 2216 § 1 (part), 2007: Ord. 22 § 1 (part), 1963; prior code § 3403 (A))

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

(Ord. 22 § 1 (part), 1963: prior code § 3403 (B))

(a) The city council shall by resolution designate the intersections that shall be controlled by official traffic control signals.

(b) Whenever the city council finds that the conditions, because of which traffic control signals have been placed at an intersection pursuant to (a) no longer exist, the city council shall by resolution direct that such traffic control signals be removed.

(Ord. 22 § 1 (part), 1963: prior code § 3403 (C))

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

(Ord. 22 § 1 (part), 1963: prior code § 3403 (D))

The superintendent of streets is authorized to determine 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 city council.

(Ord. 22 § 1 (part), 1963: prior code § 3403 (E))

(a) The superintendent of streets 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 superintendent of streets shall make such determination in accordance with such standards, limitations and rules as may be established by ordinance or resolution of the city council.

(b) Whenever the superintendent of streets finds that the conditions, because of which such traffic control devices have been installed as provided in (a), no longer exist, the superintendent of streets shall remove such traffic control devices.

(Ord. 22 § 1 (part), 1963: prior code § 3403 (F))

(a) The superintendent of streets is authorized to place traffic guidelines, dividing highways 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 requirements of this title and the Vehicle Code.

(b) Whenever the superintendent of streets finds that the conditions because of which traffic guide- lines or other markings were placed as provided in (a) no longer exist, the superintendent of streets shall remove such traffic guidelines or such markings.

(Ord. 22 § 1 (part), 1963: prior code § 3403 (G))

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

(Ord. 22 § 1 (part), 1963: prior code § 3403 (H))

No person, unless authorized by this city, shall paint any street or curb surface; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to the painting of numbers on a curb surface by any person who has complied with the provisions of any resolution or ordinance of this city pertaining thereto.

(Ord. 22 § 1 (part), 1963: prior code § 3403 (I))