§ 15-31. Authority of chief of police and state highway commission.

The chief of police and state highway commission, or their legal agents, are hereby authorized for state or federally marked highways:

(1)

To designate and establish speed and hazard zones of such kind, character and number and at such places as deemed warranted and necessary, and which will be of the greatest benefit to the general public.

(2)

To erect warning and information signs or markings at a distance from certain locations which are deemed by them to be dangerous and hazardous, and such other informational signs deemed beneficial to the general public or as a warning to the general public.

(3)

To designate and mark lanes and no passing zones, as they are deemed warranted and beneficial to the general public, consistent with state laws and this chapter.

(4)

To erect or place signs and markings establishing crossovers or crosswalks or prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway where, in their opinion, such stopping, standing and parking of any vehicle or obstruction would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic thereon. Every person shall legally observe such signs and markings as authorized under this chapter or by state law.

(5)

To designate, establish and prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of bus stops, loading and unloading zones and taxicab stands in such places and in such manner as they shall determine to be of the greatest benefit and convenience to the public. Every such bus stop, loading and unloading zone and taxicab stand shall be designated by appropriate signs. Every person shall legally observe such rules and regulations so authorized under this chapter.

(6)

To prescribe rules and regulations for the vending, display or sale of merchandise and other wares or products upon any portion of the highway, streets and alleys in the municipality. When signs and markings are placed depicting "No Vending" or words to that effect, every person shall legally observe such signs, markings, rules or regulations.

(7)

To designate, post and mark one-way roadways, rotary traffic islands and city squares for one-way traffic to the right.

(8)

To designate certain highways, streets and alleys in the municipality as throughways, through streets and highways. All traffic shall come to a complete stop before entering or crossing such throughways, through streets and highways when the same are properly posted and marked with signs, signals, markings or traffic-control devices.

(Code 1974, § 13-11)