10.21.010 Installation—traffic control devices--parking meters

1. The Public Works Department, with the approval of the City Commission, shall place and maintain traffic and parking control signs, signals and devices when and as required under the traffic laws of this City, and per recommendations of the Manual on Traffic Control Devices, to make effective the provisions of the laws, and may place and maintain such additional traffic-control devices as necessary to regulate traffic under the traffic laws of this City or under State law, or to guide or warn traffic.
2. Parking Meters. In parking meter zones to be established as provided in Chapter 10.48, the Community Development Director, or designee, shall cause parking meters to be installed upon the curb or sidewalk immediately adjacent to the parking spaces. The Community Development Director shall be responsible for the regulation, control, operation, maintenance and use of such parking meters. Upon the expiration of the lawful time limit, the right of such vehicle to occupy such space ceases and the operator, owner, possessor or manager thereof, shall be subject to the penalties provided in Chapter 10.87.

10.21.020 Obedience required

The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instruction of any official traffic-control device applicable thereto placed in accordance with the traffic laws of this City, unless otherwise directed by a Police Officer, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle. (Ord. 2646 § (part), 1994; Prior code §10-2-3(C)).

10.21.030 Interference with signals

It is unlawful for any person without lawful authority to attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down or remove any official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield, or insignia thereon or any other part thereof, nor shall such person deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter any slugs, device or metal substance or other substitute for lawful coins or approved tokens. (Ord. 2646 §(part), 1994; Prior code §10-2-3(I)).

10.21.040 Crosswalks, traffic lanes and parking spaces--designation authority

The Public Works Department is authorized, with the approval of the City Commission, to:

1. Install and maintain by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the surface of the roadway, crosswalks at intersections where there is particular danger to pedestrians crossing the roadway and at such other places as deemed necessary;
2. Mark lanes for traffic on street pavements at such places as he may deem advisable, consistent with the traffic laws of this City.

10.21.050 Standards and specifications

All traffic control signs, signals and devices shall conform to the standards and guidelines set forth by the manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. (Ord. 2646 §(part), 1994)

10.21.060 No-passing zones--establishment authority

The Public Works Department is authorized to determine those portions of any roadway where overtaking and passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous and may, by appropriate signs and markings on the roadway, indicate the beginning and end of such zones and when such signs or markings are in place and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person, every driver of a vehicle shall obey the directions thereof. (Ord. 2646 §(part), 1994; Prior code §10-2-20(A)).

10.21.070 Lane designation signs—erection

Official signs may be erected directing traffic to use a designated lane or designating those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction regardless of the center of the roadway, and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of every such sign. (Ord. 2646 § (part), 1994; Prior code §0-2-20(B)).