Victorville Municipal Code Ch. 12.24 Turning Movements

(a) Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the city council determines that the prohibition of the making of any turning movement by any vehicle at any intersection or between any designated intersections is necessary, the city council shall by resolution direct the superintendent of streets to erect an appropriate sign or signs stating the prohibition of such turning movements. The sign or signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.

(b) Whenever the city council finds that the conditions because of which such turning movements at such intersections or between such intersections have been prohibited, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, no longer exist, the city council shall by resolution direct the superintendent of streets to remove such sign or signs and pavement markings.

(Ord. 22 § 1 (part), 1963: prior code § 3404 (A))

(a) Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, the city council authorizes the superintendent of streets to place markers, buttons or signs within or adjacent to intersections and thereby require and direct that a different course from that specified in the Vehicle Code be traveled by vehicles turning at an intersection or may allocate and indicate more than one lane of traffic from which drivers of vehicles may make right or left hand turns.

(b) Whenever the superintendent of streets finds that any turning movement within or adjacent to any intersection which has been required by the placing of markers, buttons or signs as provided in subsection (a) of this section is no longer necessary, the superintendent of streets shall remove such markers, buttons or signs.

(Ord. 22 § 1 (part), 1963: prior code § 3404 (B))

The superintendent of streets is authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right, left, or U turn, and shall place proper signs at such intersections. The making of such turns may be prohibited between hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly indicated on the signs or they may be removed when such turns are permitted.

(Ord. 22 § 1 (part), 1963: prior code § 3404 (C))

Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right or left or U turn is permitted, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign.

(Ord. 22 § 1 (part), 1963: prior code § 3404 (D))