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Ordinance to Modify Traffic Control Devices at the W. Grant St. Intersections with S. 65th St. and S. 66th St.
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AMENDING SECTION 10.04
WHEREAS, Wis. Stat. 349.065 allows the City to place and maintain official traffic control devices upon highways under its jurisdiction to regulate, warn, guide or inform traffic;
NOW THEREFORE, the common council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
The northbound and southbound lanes of S. 65th St. and S. 66th St., at the intersection of W. Grant St., shall no longer be controlled by stop signs.
The Beloit Road reconstruction project removed the W. Beloit Rd. and W. Grant St. intersection.
Therefore, stop signs need to be relocated from W. Beloit Rd. as follows:
The eastbound lane of W. Grant St. at S. 66th St. shall be controlled by a stop sign.
The westbound lane of W. Grant St. at S. 65th St. shall be controlled by a stop sign.
SECTION 1: AMENDMENT “10.04 Through Streets And Stop Intersections” of the City Of West Allis Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:
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10.04 Through Streets And Stop Intersections
1. Designation. All enactments by the Common Council, pursuant to Secs. 349.07 and 349.08 of the Wisconsin Statutes, designating and establishing arteries for through traffic, or designating stop intersections or designating a yield right of way intersection, or designating intersections controlled by traffic controlled signals, or designating automobile stops for the protection of school children, are incorporated into this Chapter by reference, and the City Clerk shall keep a record of all such enactments, including any amendments or additions thereto.
2. Turns at Traffic Signals. All enactments by the Common Council, pursuant to Sec. 346.37(1)(c)1. of the Wisconsin Statutes, relating to the regulation of vehicular turning movements at a red traffic control signal, are incorporated into this Chapter by reference, and the City Clerk shall keep a record of all such enactments, including any amendments or additions thereto.
3. Erection of Signs. A stop sign shall be placed on each street intersection, such street or portion thereof, designated as an artery for through traffic. Every stop sign shall be located as close as practicable to the nearest line of the crosswalk on the approach side of the intersection, or, if none, at the nearest line of the intersecting roadway.
4. Vehicles to Stop. Every operator of a vehicle approaching an official stop sign shall cause such vehicle to stop in the manner prescribed by Sec. 346.46 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
SECTION 2: EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on and after the required approval and publication according to law.
SECTION 3: AUTHORIZATION The director of public works is authorized to erect or remove official traffic signs, pavement markings, or parking meters indicating the
particular prohibition, limitation, or restriction.
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