Chapter 11-08
TRAFFIC CONTROL

Sections:

11-08.010    Authority to designate multiple turning lanes at intersections.

11-08.020    Two-way left turn lanes.

11-08.030    Intersection turning movements.

11-08.040    Through highways defined.

11-08.050    Stop intersections designated.

11-08.060    Pedestrian movements.

11-08.010 Authority to designate multiple turning lanes at intersections.

The City Manager is authorized to place official traffic-control devices within or adjacent to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersections, and the City Manager is authorized to locate and indicate more than one lane of traffic from which drivers of vehicles may make right or left turns. (OCC § 6-4-300)

11-08.020 Two-way left turn lanes.

The City Manager is authorized to establish and designate two-way left turn lanes on highways. (OCC § 6-4-301)

11-08.030 Intersection turning movements.

The City Manager is authorized to place and maintain signs or markings to prohibit or to restrict left turns, right turns or U-turns at intersections or driveways. (OCC § 6-4-302)

11-08.040 Through highways defined.

All major, primary, secondary and commuter arterial highways of the city as shown on the master plan of arterial highways, as amended from time to time, originally adopted by the City Council, and on file in the office of the City Clerk, are declared to be through highways, unless specifically designated otherwise, together with such other highways as the City Council may, by resolution, declare to be through highways. (OCC § 6-4-400)

11-08.050 Stop intersections designated.

The City Manager:

A.    Is authorized to erect and maintain stop signs at entrances to any or all of said throughways highways as defined in Section 11-08.040 of this chapter from other public or private streets.

B.    Is authorized to install stop signs at intersections where, in his or her opinion, there is an imminent danger without such control. The City Manager shall follow said installation with request for City Council approval at the earliest opportunity.

(OCC § 6-4-401)

11-08.060 Pedestrian movements.

A.    Intersections. The City Manager is authorized to place and maintain signs or markings to prohibit or to restrict pedestrian crossings at certain legs of intersection.

(OCC § 6-4-503)