§ 78-3. Traffic control signs, markings, and devices.  


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  • (a)

    Upon approval of the board of commissioners, the county traffic engineer, or a designee thereof, is authorized to designate and maintain by appropriate traffic control signs, markings, and devices:

    (1)

    Crosswalks at intersections where there is particular danger to pedestrians crossing the roadway;

    (2)

    Other safety zones for pedestrians;

    (3)

    Traffic lanes;

    (4)

    Speed, parking, or other traffic control zones;

    (5)

    Stop, yield, one-way and other directional devices; and

    (6)

    Any other sign, marking, device, or zone necessary for orderly and safe conditions on the roads and streets of the county.

    (b)

    All traffic control signs, signals, devices, and markings shall conform to specifications in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted by the state transportation board. All signs and signals required hereunder for a particular purpose shall so far as practicable be uniform as to type and location throughout the county. All traffic control devices so erected and not inconsistent with the provisions of state law or this chapter shall be official traffic control devices of the county.

    (c)

    The county traffic engineer shall keep and maintain an accurate official schedule setting out all traffic zones, markings, signs, and other traffic control devices. The schedule and any amendments or changes thereto shall be known as the Official Traffic Control Schedule of Fulton County, Georgia, and shall be adopted by resolution of the board of commissioners. This traffic schedule, as amended, is incorporated herein and made a part of this chapter by reference. An official copy thereof shall be kept in the office of the county clerk; shall be available to the public; and copies certified by the county clerk shall be admissible in court as proof of the location of any traffic zone, marking, sign, or other traffic control device.

    (d)

    No person shall be charged with violating a traffic zone, marking, sign, or other traffic control device unless appropriate signs, markings, or devices are in fact operating or in existence on the streets involved.

    (e)

    Any violation of any traffic zone, marking, sign, or other traffic control device established hereunder shall be a violation of this chapter.

(Code 1983, § 29-1-3)

State law reference

Power of local authorities generally, O.C.G.A. § 40-6-371.

Cross reference

Truck routes; posted regulatory signs, § 78-67; use of temporary truck routes by restricted vehicles, § 78-68.