Yuba County Municipal Code Art. 4 Traffic Control Devices

The Road Commissioner 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.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.250; Ord. No. 232)

State Law reference— Standards for traffic control devices, Vehicle Code §§ 21000.1, 21400.

No provision of this Chapter 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.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.260; Ord. No. 232)

State Law reference— Signs required for certain provisions, Vehicle Code § 21103.

(a) The Board shall by resolution designate upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation what intersections shall be controlled by official traffic control signals.

(b) Whenever the Board finds upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that the conditions, because of which traffic control signals have been placed at an intersection pursuant to Subsection (a) above no longer exist, the Board shall by resolution direct that such traffic control signals be removed.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.270; Ord. No. 232)

State Law reference— Authority to regulate traffic by means of official traffic control signals, Vehicle Code § 21351.

The Road Commissioner is hereby authorized to place, maintain, operate, or remove, or cause to be placed, maintained, operated, or removed all official traffic control signals authorized by the Board as herein provided. Such official traffic signals shall conform to the provisions of Vehicle Code § 21450.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.280; Ord. No. 232)

The Road Commissioner is hereby authorized to determine upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, the hours, and the 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 Chapter or established by resolution of the Board.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.290; Ord. No. 232)

(a) The Road Commissioner may place and maintain such traffic control devices in addition to those authorized by other provisions of this Chapter as may be necessary to regulate, guide or warn traffic, but the Road Commissioner shall make such determination upon the basis of traffic engineering principles and traffic 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 engineering investigation that the conditions, because of which such traffic control devices have been installed as provided in Subsection (a) above, no longer exist, the Road Commissioner shall remove such traffic control devices.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.300; Ord. No. 232)

(a) The Road Commissioner is hereby authorized to place, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, traffic guidelines dividing highways into the number of traffic lanes that are proper and necessary, and may place such other parking markings as are necessary to direct vehicular movements in accordance with requirements of this Chapter 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 are placed as provided in Subsection (a) above, no longer exist, the Road Commissioner shall remove such traffic guidelines or such markings.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.310; Ord. No. 232)

(a) Whenever the Road Commissioner determines and designates a distinctive roadway marking which shall indicate no driving over such marking, the Road Commissioner is authorized to designate by such marking those streets or parts of streets 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 Transportation pursuant to provisions of the Vehicle Code.

(b) Whenever the Road Commissioner finds that due to reconstruction, improvement or other changes that the conditions, because of which such distinctive roadway markings were placed as provided in Subsection (a) above, no longer exist, the Road Commissioner shall remove such distinctive roadway markings.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.320; Ord. No. 232)

Whenever, because of the construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any highway, or because of other emergency, compliance with any prohibition pursuant to any action of the Board taken in accordance with this Chapter, will create a traffic hazard and the Road Commissioner so finds, he or she is hereby 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.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.330; Ord. No. 232)