(a) 
The office of City Traffic Engineer is hereby established. The City Engineer or other designated City official shall serve as Traffic Engineer in addition to his other functions, and shall exercise the powers and duties with respect to traffic as provided in this chapter.
(b) 
The Traffic Engineer shall determine the installation and proper timing and maintenance of traffic control devices, conduct engineering analyses of traffic accidents and devise remedial measures, conduct engineering investigation of traffic conditions, plan the operation of traffic on the streets and highways of the City, and cooperate with other City officials in the development of ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and carry out the additional powers and duties imposed by this Code and other ordinances of the City.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.060.
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Editor's Note: Former § 14-54, Chief of Police to be ex officio Traffic Engineer, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
Whenever any provision of this Code or other City ordinance designates any one-way street or alley, the Traffic Engineer shall place and maintain signs giving notice thereof, and no such regulation shall be effective unless such signs are in place. Signs indicating the direction of lawful traffic movement shall be placed at every intersection where movement of traffic in the opposite direction is prohibited.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.240.
The Traffic Engineer shall have the authority to declare any street or part thereof a play street and to place appropriate signs or devices in the roadway indicating and helping to protect the street.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.185.
The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized:
(a) 
To designate and maintain, by appropriate devices, marks, or lines upon the surface of the roadway, crosswalks, at intersections where, in his opinion, there is particular danger to pedestrians crossing the roadway, and at such other places as he may deem necessary.
(b) 
To establish safety zones of such kind and character and at such places as he may deem necessary for the protection of pedestrians.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.195.
[Ord. No. 9497, § 1, 6-16-2005]
(a) 
The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to mark traffic lanes upon the roadway of any street or highway where a regular alignment of traffic is necessary.
(b) 
Driving within single lane. Upon any highway, roadway, alleyway, or driveway which has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, a vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane. Such vehicle shall not be moved from the lane unless done with safety and without irregular movement.
(c) 
Keeping to right. Upon any highway or roadway other than any one-way roadway, the driver of a vehicle shall keep as near to the right-hand curb as practicable, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle. Such overtaking and passing shall be subject to the limitations applicable by law to overtaking and passing. The driver of a vehicle shall also proceed to the right of a traffic island in the road unless signs designate otherwise.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.200.
(a) 
The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to determine and designate streets, parts of streets or specific lanes thereon upon which vehicular traffic shall proceed in one direction during one period and the opposite direction during another period of the day and shall place and maintain appropriate markings, signs, barriers or other devices to give notice thereof. The Traffic Engineer may erect signs temporarily designating lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction, regardless of the center line of the roadway.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle in violation of any markings, signs, barriers or other devices placed in accordance with this section.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.250.
[Ord. No. 7576,[1] § 1, 10-2-1986]
(a) 
The Traffic Engineer of the City is hereby authorized to place signs and pavement markings within or adjacent to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles at such intersections.
(b) 
When authorized, pavement markings or signs are placed within an intersection or adjacent to an intersection indicating the course to be traveled by turning vehicles; no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of the indications.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance amended Ch. 14 by adding thereto provisions designated § 14-385. For classification purposes, the editor has redesignated such provisions as § 14-59.1 to read as set out herein.
The Traffic Engineer is authorized to regulate the timing of traffic signals so as to permit the movement of traffic in an orderly and safe manner at speeds slightly at variance from the speeds otherwise applicable within the district or at intersections and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.210.
(a) 
The Traffic Engineer shall determine upon what streets angle parking shall be permitted and shall mark or place signs on such streets, but angle parking shall not be indicated upon any federal aid or state highway within the City unless the State Highways and Transportation Commission has determined by resolution or order entered in its minutes that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.
(b) 
Angle parking shall not be indicated or permitted at any place where passing traffic would thereby be caused or required to drive upon the left side of the street.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.420.
The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon either or both sides of any street adjacent to any school property when the parking would, in his opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.460.
The Traffic Engineer is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed 20 feet, or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs when the width of the roadway does not exceed 30 feet.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.465.
The Traffic Engineer is authorized to erect signs upon the left-hand side of any one-way street to prohibit the standing or parking of vehicles, and when such signs are in place, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon such left-hand side in violation of any such sign.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.470.
The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to determine and designate by proper signs places not exceeding 100 feet in length in which the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles would create an especially hazardous condition or would cause unusual delay to traffic.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.480.
(a) 
The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to determine the location of passenger and freight curb loading zones and shall place and maintain appropriate signs indicating the same and stating the hours during which the provisions of this section are applicable.
(b) 
The Traffic Engineer shall not designate or post signs at any curb loading zone upon the special request of any person unless the person makes an application for a permit for the zone and for two signs to indicate the ends of each such zone.[2]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. §§ 300.485, 300.490.
The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized and required to establish bus stops, bus stands, taxicab stands and stands for other passenger common carrier motor vehicles on such public streets in such places and in such manner as he shall determine to be of the greatest benefit and convenience to the public, and every such bus stop, bus stand, taxicab stand, or other stand shall be designated by appropriate signs.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.505.
The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to establish school bus loading zones adjacent to the schools within the City; the Traffic Engineer shall cause appropriate signs or markings to be erected to designate school bus loading zones.
Whenever by this chapter or any other ordinance of the City any parking time limit is imposed or parking is prohibited on designated streets, it shall be the duty of the Traffic Engineer to erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof, and no such regulations shall be effective unless said signs are erected and in place at the time of any alleged offense.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, RSMo. § 300.545.