§ 27-3. Observance of traffic-control devices and the authority to install such devices.

(a)

All traffic-control devices that have been duly authorized and placed on the streets, roads or highways or other public places in Cheverly to govern the stopping, parking, speed, or movement of vehicles over such streets, roads or highways shall be strictly observed by any and all persons. It shall be unlawful to disregard such signs unless directed otherwise by a uniformed police officer on the scene.

(b)

A traffic-control device is presumed to be duly authorized if it has been placed on or near a roadway and conforms in size, color, shape and graphics to the Maryland State Highway Administrative Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways.

(c)

The mayor and town council shall by motion, resolution or ordinance authorize the placement of permanent traffic-control devices within the town. The town administrator may authorize the placing of temporary traffic-control devices that he or she deems necessary for the safety of all traffic on the roads of the town for a period of no more than one hundred fifty (150) days. All traffic-control devices placed within the town on or before November 10, 1993, are hereby authorized by the mayor and town council.

(Ord. No. 20-77, 11-10-77; Ord. No. 5-85, 10-9-85; Ord. No. O-6-93, 11-10-93; Ord. No. O-7-11, 11-10-11)