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Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 32, art. IX

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-276 Through streets.

§ 32-276. - Through streets. (a) The Director shall cause the placement and maintenance of a stop sign on every street intersecting a through street, or intersecting that portion thereof, described and designated as such by ordinance unless traffic at such intersection is controlled at all times by traffic control signals. (b) At the intersection of two such through streets or at the intersection of a through street and a heavy traffic street not so designated, stop signs shall be erected at the approaches of either of said streets as may be determined to be in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare by the Director upon the basis of an engineering and traffic study. (c) The Director shall prepare and maintain a schedule of those streets or portions thereof designated as through streets. The schedule shall be designated as "SCHEDULE I. Through Streets." The original Schedule I shall be kept in the office of the City Clerk as a public record. (Code 1970, §§ 34-94, 34-95; Code 1980, § 32-276)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-277 Other stop intersections.

§ 32-277. - Other stop intersections. The Director is hereby authorized to determine and designate intersections upon other than through streets where particular hazards exist and to determine whether vehicles shall stop at one or more entrances to any such stop intersection. The Director shall base such determinations upon the public health, safety and welfare. (Code 1970, § 34-96; Code 1980, § 32-277)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-278 Stop sign construction and placement.

§ 32-278. - Stop sign construction and placement. Every sign erected pursuant to ordinance shall bear the word "Stop" in letters not less than eight inches in height and such sign shall at night be rendered luminous by steady or flashing internal illumination, by a fixed floodlight projected on the face of the sign, or by efficient reflecting elements on the face of the sign. Every stop sign shall be located as close as practicable to the nearest line of the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, at the nearest line of the roadway. (Code 1970, § 34-97; Code 1980, § 32-278)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-279 Blocking of intersection or crosswalk.

§ 32-279. - Blocking of intersection or crosswalk. No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic control signal indication to proceed. (Code 1970, § 34-105; Code 1980, § 32-279)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-280 Stops at railroad crossings.

§ 32-280. - Stops at railroad crossings. (a) The driver of a vehicle approaching a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section shall stop within 50 feet but not closer than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad, and shall not proceed until he can do so safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when: (1) a clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train; (2) a crossing gate is lowered or when a flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train; (3) a railroad train approaching within approximately 1,500 feet of the highway crossing emits an audible signal from such distance and the railroad train, by reason of its speed or nearness to the crossing, is an immediate hazard; (4) an approaching railroad train is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to such crossing. (b) No person shall drive any vehicle through, around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed. (Code 1970, § 34-106; Code 1980, § 32-280)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-281 Vehicles to stop at stop signs.

§ 32-281. - Vehicles to stop at stop signs. Every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign at or near the entrance to any intersection shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection. If no crosswalk exists, he shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection, except where directed to proceed by a Police Officer or traffic control signal. (Code 1970, § 34-103; Code 1980, § 32-281)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-282 Emerging from alley, driveway, or building.

§ 32-282. - Emerging from alley, driveway, or building. The driver of a vehicle within a business or residential district emerging from an alley, driveway, or building shall stop the vehicle immediately prior to driving onto the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway. The driver shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian as may be necessary to avoid collision, and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the roadway. (Code 1970, § 34-104; Code 1980, § 32-282)

Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH32MOVETR_ARTIXSPSTFetched: 10/28/2026