370.1 STREET SIGNS (Road Name Signs). Street
signs are placed primarily to assist Emergency Services personnel and equipment
within Pettis County. The County takes
the responsibility for repair, replacement, and other required maintenance for
these street signs on all roads and streets in Pettis County not in an
incorporated city. No other person or
entity shall be allowed to place street signs without the express written
consent of the Road & Bridge
Department.
370.1.1 Road Name Changes. Petitioner(s) for road name change
shall be responsible for the expense (material cost only) of all required sign
changes for a changed road name. The
Road and Bridge Department shall determine the number of signs affected and the
applicable charge. A check (as a
deposit) to cover the expense of replacement signs shall be attached to the
petition for road name change prior to being presented to the County Commission
for action. The deposit will be
returned to the petitioners if the road name change is denied, otherwise the
deposit shall be credited to the Road & Bridge Department for the purpose
of purchasing said signs and materials.
370.1.2 Newly Established Roadways or
Platted Roadways. Persons
who establish a new roadway through the platting process or otherwise shall be
responsible for the expense of all required signs. The Planning Department in cooperation with the Road and Bridge
Department shall determine the signs required and the applicable charge. This charge shall include the cost of all
street signs, sign brackets (material cost only). A check (as a deposit) to cover the expense shall accompany the
final plat presentation to the County Commission. The Road and Bridge Department shall install street signs and
regulatory signs as the streets or roads are completed. The deposit shall be returned to the
petitioners if the final plat is denied, otherwise the deposit shall be
credited to the Road and Bridge Department for the purpose of purchasing said
signs and materials.
370.2 Regulatory and Warning Signs
(Traffic Control Signs). The Road and Bridge Department shall be
responsible for the placement and maintenance of regulatory and warning signs
(stop, yield, curve hazard, speed limit, etc.) on all county maintained
roads. The Road and Bridge Department
shall install regulatory and warning signs on roads and subdivisions not
maintained by the county at the request of a majority of the property owners
along such road or in such subdivision.
The requesting parties shall be responsible for the cost of the sign(s),
the installation expense and maintenance expense of these regulatory and
warning signs and shall be required to sign a statement saving the county
harmless from any liability for maintenance or upkeep of said signs on non-maintained
county streets or roadway. All
regulatory and warning signs shall meet the guidelines of the Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
No other person
or entity shall be allowed to install Regulatory or Warning signs without the
express written consent of the Road and Bridge Department.
Regulatory signs
must be recommended by the Road and Bridge Department and approved by the
County Commission prior to their placement.
The Road and Bridge Department shall maintain an inventory of all
regulatory signs placed in the county.
370.2.1 Speed Limits. The County Commission may post speed
limits as necessary. Speed limits will
only be posted after the Road and Bridge Department performs a speed study and
determines the 85th percentile speed. Speed limits will be posted as close to the 85th percentile
as practical.
25 mph speed
limits shall be reserved for school zones.
370.3 Construction Signing. Any
person performing construction work on or near county roads that will affect
the normal passage or sight distance of traffic shall maintain traffic control
and construction signing conforming to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices and as directed by the Road and Bridge Department.