Construction and location of stop and yield signs.
Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 6-169
in effectSec. 6-169. - Construction and location of stop and yield signs.
(a) In the absence of contrary requirement adopted by the state commissioner of public safety, every stop sign shall bear the word "Stop" in letters not less than eight (8) inches in height. Every yield sign shall bear the word "Yield" in letters not less than seven (7) inches in height. Every stop sign and every yield sign shall at nighttime be rendered luminous by internal illumination, or by a floodlight projected on the face of the sign, or by efficient reflecting elements in the face of the sign.
(b) Every stop sign and every yield sign shall be located as near as practical at the property line of the highway at the entrance to which the stop must be made, or at the nearest line of the crosswalk thereat, or, if none, at the nearest line of the roadway.
(Code 1963, § 25-114)
Source: City of Gulfport, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/gulfport/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH6MOVETR_ARTVIISTYIINET_S6-169COLOSTYISIFetched: 11/1/2026