Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

10.12.140 Hours of Operation to be Determined by Transportation Engineer.
The Transportation Engineer shall determine the hours and days during which any traffic control device shall be in
operation or be in effect, except in those cases where such hours or days are specified in this title or established by
order of the Council. (Ord. 2713 §1(part), 1959; prior Code §31.31.)
10.12.150 Obedience to Traffic Control Devices Required.
(a) The operator of any vehicle, and any pedestrian using the streets, shall obey the instructions of any official
traffic control device applicable thereto, placed in accordance with this title, unless otherwise directed by a Police
Officer, subject to the exemptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle when responding to
emergency calls.
(b) The operator of any vehicle and every pedestrian using the streets shall obey the instructions of any barrier or
sign erected by any of the public departments of this City, or public utilities of this City, or by any other person
pursuant to law. (Ord. 2713 §1(part), 1959; prior Code §31.32.)
10.12.160 Push Button Signals.
No person shall operate a pedestrian push button signal, other than a pedestrian for the purpose of immediately
crossing the roadway. (Ord. 2713 §1(part), 1959; prior Code §31.33.)
10.12.170 Displaying of Unauthorized Signs Prohibited - Nuisance.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or maintain or display any device, other than an official warning or
directional sign, or sign erected under competent authority, upon or in view of a street, which purports to be or is an
imitation of or resembles an official warning or directional sign or signal or which attempts to direct movement of
traffic or the acts of operators. Any such device shall be a public nuisance and the Chief of Police may remove it or
cause it to be removed without notice. (Ord. 2713 §1(part), 1959; prior Code §31.34.)
10.12.180 Unauthorized Curb or Street Markings.
It shall be unlawful for any person to apply to a curb or street on any street in the City any paint or markings
which shall tend to mislead operators of vehicles into believing that the same is an official traffic parking or loading
zone marker, or no parking area. (Ord. 2713 §1(part), 1959; prior Code §31.34a.)
10.12.190 Regulations on State Highways - City Council.
Any provision of this title which regulates traffic or delegates the regulation of traffic upon State Highways in any
way for which the approval of the State Department of Public Works is required by State law, shall cease to be
operative six (6) months after receipt by the City Council of written notice of withdrawal of approval of the State
Department of Public Works.
Whenever this title delegates authority to a City officer, or authorizes action by the City Council to regulate traffic
upon a State Highway in any way which by State law requires the prior approval of the State Department of Public
Works, no such officer shall exercise such authority nor shall such action by the City Council be effective with
respect to any State Highway without the prior approval in writing of the State Department of Public Works when and
to the extent required by Division 9 and Division 11 of the Vehicle Code. (Ord. 2713 §1(part), 1959; prior Code
§31.34b.)
235 rev. 3/31/93