Yuba County Municipal Code Art. 7 Through Highways

Pursuant to the California Constitution Article XI, § 7 and Vehicle Code §§ 21101 and 21354, the Board may determine upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, which includes but is not limited to a traffic study, accident incident reports of fatalities and injuries and any other pertinent facts or data that is relevant for the Board to consider in making a determination in the reasonable exercise of their responsibility to protect the health and safety of the public pursuant to their police powers, by resolution that it is necessary:

(1) To designate any highway as a through highway and to require that all vehicles stop before entering or crossing the same,

(2) To designate any intersection as a stop intersection and to require all vehicles to stop at one or more entrances to such intersections,

(3) To control traffic within an intersection and require it to stop, when signs are erected as provided by the Vehicle Code.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.370; Ord. No. 232; Ord. No. 1427)

Pursuant to Vehicle Code §§ 21110, 21353, and 21355, the Board may determine, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, by resolution that all vehicles shall stop before entering or crossing the tracks at any highway railroad grade crossing when signs are in place giving notice thereof, but no such resolution shall be effective unless approved by the Public Utilities Commission of the State.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.380; Ord. No. 232)

When the Board has adopted resolutions pursuant to Sections 9.10.370 and 9.10.380 of this Chapter, the Road Commissioner shall erect a stop sign on each and every street intersecting such through street or portion thereof so designated and at those entrances to or locations within other intersections where a stop is required and at any railroad grade crossing so designated. Every such sign shall conform with and shall be placed as provided in Vehicle Code § 21355. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.390; Ord. No. 239)

Whenever the Board finds on the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that the conditions, because of which such highways have been designated as through highways or such intersections have been designated as a stop intersection or such location within an intersection has been designated at which vehicles are required to stop before entering or crossing the tracks, as provided in Sections 9.10.370 and 9.10.380 of this Chapter, no longer exist, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs and pavement markings from such intersections or railroad grade crossings.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.400; Ord. No. 232)

The Road Commissioner is hereby authorized, when any emergency condition as indicated by a traffic engineering investigation exists at any highway intersection or intersections, to place and maintain stop signs as provided in Section 9.10.390 for the duration of such emergency condition. Such stop signs shall be removed when such emergency condition ceases to exist unless otherwise determined by the Board.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.410; Ord. No. 232)

The Road Commissioner is hereby authorized, when because of temporary detours, or other emergency it would be impracticable and a hazard to require vehicles to stop at an intersection where stop signs have been erected pursuant to this Chapter, to either remove such signs or cover them so that no portion of the word "STOP" remains visible. At the termination of such emergency the Road Commissioner shall restore such signs or uncover such signs unless otherwise determined by the Board.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.420; Ord. No. 232)

Where stop signs have been erected pursuant to this Chapter, any vehicle approaching such signs shall stop in accordance with the provisions of Vehicle Code § 22450 except that no stop is required where:

(1) An officer is on duty and directs traffic to proceed.

(2) A traffic signal is in operation and indicates that traffic may proceed.

(3) A stop sign has been removed or covered pursuant to Section 9.10.420.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.430; Ord. No. 232)

(a) Pursuant to Vehicle Code § 21356, whenever the Board determines upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that it is necessary to require vehicles entering an intersection at one or more of its approaches to slow and yield the right-of-way as provided in Vehicle Code § 21803, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to erect and maintain "Yield Right-of-way" signs on such approaches.

(b) Whenever the Board determines upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that the conditions, because of which the "Yield Right-of-way" signs were erected as provided in Subsection (a) above, no longer exist, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs.

(Prior Code, § 9.10.440; Ord. No. 232)