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(A) The Police Chief is authorized to place markers, buttons, signs, cones, or other traffic control devices on any street, highway, or public right-of-way indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles, and the course to be traveled may conform to or be other than as prescribed by law.

(B) Unless authorized by a police officer, it shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally move, remove, injure, obstruct, deface, alter or tamper with any traffic control device.

(C) When authorized traffic control devices have been placed in a street, highway, or public right-of-way, indicating the course of travel, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the direction of travel or otherwise drive in disobedience of the traffic control device.

(D) Members of the Police Department and persons authorized by the Chief of Police are hereby authorized to direct all traffic in accordance with the provisions of this title, or in emergencies as public safety or convenience may require, and it shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order, signal, or direction of a policeman or other person authorized to direct traffic.

(E) When a line of vehicles forms on any street, highway, or public right-of-way, it is unlawful for the driver of the vehicle to merge into said line except at the end of the line or as may be directed by a police officer or other person authorized to direct traffic.

(F) It is unlawful to stop, stand, or otherwise interfere in passage of persons or vehicles at an intersection unless directed to do so by a police officer or other person authorized to direct traffic. (Ord. 320 § 1, passed 12-12-2012. Code 1982 § 11-6. Code 2012 § 71.06.)