Tucson Code ch. 20, art. VI — ONE-WAY STREETS AND STOP STREETS | Tucson Code (General Ordinances) (2026 S-151: current through August 18, 2026) — City of Tucson

Tucson Code § 20-173 Signs required.

Sec. 20-173. Signs required. Whenever any provision of this Code or any ordinance of the city designates any through street, one-way street or alley, the traffic engineer shall place and maintain signs giving notice thereof, and no such regulation shall be effective unless such signs are in place. Signs indicating the direction of lawful traffic movement shall be placed at every intersection where movement of traffic in the opposite direction is prohibited. (1953 Code, ch. 17, § 92)

Tucson Code § 20-174 Through streets.

Sec. 20-174. Through streets. Those streets or portions of streets designated by ordinance shall be through streets for the purpose of this section. Three (3) copies of current ordinances designating such streets or portions of streets as through streets shall be on file by the city clerk. (Ord. No. 4070, § 1, 8-6-73) Editors Note: Ord. No. 4070, § 1, amended § 20-174 to read as herein set out. Through streets have been designated by 1953 Code, ch. 17, § 93 as supplemented in 1957 and as amended by: Ord. No. 1925, § 2, 2-19-62 Ord. No. 1935, § 5, 8-3-59 Ord. No. 2265, § 1, 2-19-62 Ord. No. 2484, § 1, 7-8-63 Ord. No. 2967, § 1, 2-6-67 Ord. No. 3111, § 1, 4-15-68 Ord. No. 3752, § 1, 12-23-71 Ord. No. 4051, § 1, 7-9-73 Ord. No. 4274, § 1, 1-20-75 Ord. No. 4509, § 2, 6-21-76 Ord. No. 4886, §§ 1, 2, 10-16-78

Tucson Code § 20-175 Stop sign required at each intersection with through street.

Sec. 20-175. Stop sign required at each intersection with through street. Whenever any provision of this Code or any ordinance of the city designates and describes a through street, it shall be the duty of the traffic engineer to place and maintain a stop sign on each and every street intersecting such through street or intersecting that portion thereof described and designated as such by any ordinance of the city. (1953 Code, ch. 17, § 94)

Tucson Code § 20-176 Traffic engineer to designate hazardous intersections for "stop."

Sec. 20-176. Traffic engineer to designate hazardous intersections for "stop." The traffic engineer is hereby authorized to determine and designate intersections where particular hazard exists upon other than through streets and to determine whether vehicles shall stop at one (1) or more entrances to any such intersections, and shall erect a "stop" sign at every such place where a stop is required. (1953 Code, ch. 17, § 95; Ord. No. 1941, § 1, 8-17-59)

Tucson Code § 20-176.1 Traffic to stop at intersection when traffic signals are out of service.

Sec. 20-176.1. Traffic to stop at intersection when traffic signals are out of service. When an intersection traffic signal is out of service for any reason, all vehicles shall come to a complete stop upon any approaching roadway at any such intersection and shall proceed only when safe to do so after yielding to any vehicle on the right, or to any vehicle or pedestrian lawfully within the intersection. This procedure shall be in effect until a traffic or police officer establishes intersection point control. (Ord. No. 7332, § 1, 1-2-90)

Tucson Code § 20-177 Traffic engineer to designate hazardous intersections for "yield".

Sec. 20-177. Traffic engineer to designate hazardous intersections for "yield". The traffic engineer is hereby authorized to determine and designate intersections where a particular hazard exists and to determine whether vehicles on one of the intersecting streets shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles on the other street or streets and to erect a "yield right-of-way" sign at every place where such a sign is needed. (1953 Code, ch. 17, § 95; Ord. No. 1941, § 1, 8-17-59) State Law References: Location, specifications for stop signs. A.R.S. § 28-855.

Tucson Code § 20-178 Reserved.

Sec. 20-178. Reserved. Editors Note: Section 20-178, requiring obedience to yield right-of-way signs, derived from the 1953 Code, ch. 17, § 96, and Ord. No. 1941, § 2, adopted Aug. 17, 1959, was repealed by § 1 of Ord. No. 5931, adopted Dec. 19, 1983.

Tucson Code § 20-179 One-way streets and alleys.

Sec. 20-179. One-way streets and alleys. Upon those streets and parts of streets and in those alleys described by ordinance, vehicular traffic shall move only in the indicated direction when signs indicating the direction of traffic are erected and maintained at every intersection where movement in the opposite direction is prohibited. Three (3) copies of current ordinances designating the streets and alleys governed by this section shall be kept on file by the city clerk. (1) West on the east-west alley immediately north of the Mission Village apartments at 7001 East Golf Links Road and between the drainageway east to the western property line of the shopping center. (2) East on the east-west alley between Chantilly Avenue and Van Buren Avenue and between Broadway Boulevard and Twelfth Street. (3) North on the alley immediately east of Alamo Wash between the Monterey Village Shopping Center and Hawthorne Street. (4) East on the alley immediately south of the Monterey Village Shopping Center between the Alamo Wash and Rook Avenue. (5) East on the east-west alley between Congress Street and Pennington Street, connecting Sixth Avenue and Scott Avenue. (6) West on the east-west alley between Congress Street and Broadway Boulevard, connecting Sixth Avenue and Scott Avenue. (7) West on the east-west alley between 3rd and 4th Avenues and between 24th and 25th Streets. (8) Northeast on the northeast-southwest alley between Princeton Drive and Rutgers Place from Lehigh Drive east to the north-south alleyway. (9) South on the north-south alley east of Walter Douglas Elementary School, connecting Mohave Road and Navajo Street. (10) West on Alameda Street from Toole Avenue-Sixth Avenue intersection to Church Avenue. (11) South on Arizona Avenue from Thirteenth Street to Fourteenth Street. (12) East on Broadway Boulevard between the west line of the Broadway Boulevard underpass and the east line of the intersection of Granada Avenue and Broadway Boulevard. (13) West on Adams Street from approximately 150 feet west of Camilla Boulevard to Camilla Boulevard. (14) West on Congress Street from Herbert Avenue-Toole Avenue intersection to Broadway Boulevard-Granada Avenue intersection. (15) West on Corral Street from Scott Avenue to Stone Avenue. (16) West on Eighth Street from First Avenue to Third Avenue. City of Tucson Solid Waste vehicles exempt between the hours of 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. (17) North on El Paso Avenue from Cushing Street to Simpson Street. (18) North on Fifth Avenue from Twelfth Street to Thirteenth Street. (19) North on Forgeus Avenue from Thirty-Sixth Street to Forgeus Stravenue. (20) South on Herbert Avenue from Sixth Street to Eighth Street. (21) South on Herbert Avenue from Fifth Street to 215 feet south of Fifth Street. (22) North on Hoff Avenue from Eighth Street to Fifth Street. (23) South on the southbound Kino Parkway on-ramp (Ramp A) from Twenty-Second Street. (24) North on the northbound Kino Parkway off-ramp (Ramp B) to Twenty-Second Street. (25) South on the southbound Kino Parkway off-ramp (Ramp C) to Twenty-Second Street. (26) North on the northbound Kino Parkway on-ramp (Ramp D) from Twenty-Second Street. (27) East on the south leg of Linden Street between Sixth Avenue and First Avenue. (28) West on the north leg of Linden Street between Sixth Avenue and First Avenue. (29) South on Meyer Avenue from Eighteenth Street to Twenty-Second Street. (30) North on Mountain Avenue from Seventh Street to Sixth Street. (31) East on Pennington Street from Congress Street to Scott Avenue. (32) North on Rubio Avenue from Nineteenth Street to Eighteenth Street. (33) North on Samaniego Avenue from Simpson Street to Carrillo Street. (34) South on Scott Avenue from McCormick Street to Fourteenth Street. (35) East on Sequoyah Street between Forgeus Avenue to Treat Avenue. (36) West on Simpson Street from Stone Avenue to Meyer Avenue. (37) East on Sixth Street between Country Club Road and the west end of Fifth-Sixth Street transition. (38) West on the alley between Sixth Street and Seventh Street, connecting Mountain Avenue and Santa Rita Avenue. (39) Speedway Boulevard underpass frontage roads: East of Union Pacific Railroad, westbound on north frontage road to road connecting north frontage road with south frontage road, south on this connecting road to south frontage road, east on south frontage road to end of frontage road; west of Union Pacific Railroad, east on south frontage road to road connecting south frontage road with north frontage road, north on this connecting road to north frontage road, west on north frontage road to end of frontage road. (40) South on Stone Avenue from the south line of the intersection of Stone Avenue, Toole Avenue and Franklin Street to the north line of Broadway Boulevard. (41) Northwest on Toole Avenue from Broadway to its intersection with Fourth Avenue. (42) East on Washington Street from Main Avenue to Meyer Avenue, from Court Avenue to Church Avenue. (43) West on Winsett Street from Treat Avenue to approximately 200 feet west of Country Club Road. (1953 Code, ch. 17, § 98; Ord. No. 1924, § 3, 7-6-59; Ord. No. 3653, § 1, 1-24-72; Ord. No. 3753, § 1, 12-13-71; Ord. No. 4003, § 1, 4-2-73; Ord. No. 4132, § 1, 2-19-74; Ord. No. 4150, § 2, 6-21-76; Ord. No. 4275, § 1, 1-20-75; Ord. No. 5050, § 1, 10-15-79; Ord. No. 6120 § 1, 11-19-84; Ord. No. 6565, § 1, 11-3-86; Ord. No. 6590, §§ 1 and 2, 12-8-86; Ord. No. 6705, §§ 1 and 2, 5-18-87; Ord. No. 6797, §§ 1 and 2, 9-21-87; Ord. No. 6950, §§ 1 and 2, 5-16-88; Ord. No. 6974, §§ 1 and 2, 6-6-88; Ord. No. 7066, §§ 1 and 2, 10-17-88; Ord. No. 7080, §§ 1 and 2, 10-24-88; Ord. No. 7137, §§ 1 and 2, 2-6-89; Ord. No. 7251, §§ 1 and 2, 8-7-89; Ord. No. 7442, §§ 1 and 2, 7-2-90; Ord. No. 7484, §§ 1 and 2, 9-17-90; Ord. No. 7542, §§ 1 and 2, 1-7-91; Ord. No. 7750, §§ 1 and 2, 1-13-92; Ord. No. 7903, § 2, 9-14-92; Ord. No. 7914, § 2, 10-5-92; Ord. No. 7972, §§ 1 and 2, 1-11-93; Ord. No. 7979, §§ 1 and 2, 2-1-93; Ord. No. 8342, § 2, 8-1-94; Ord. No. 8687, § 2, 5-6-96; Ord. No. 8788, §§ 1 and 2, 12-16-96; Ord. No. 8927, §§ 1 and 2, 9-2-97; Ord. No. 9133, § 2, 10-5-98; Ord. No. 9435, § 2, 8-7-00; Ord. No. 9760, § 2, 9-3-02; Ord. No. 10181, § 1, 8-2-05; Ord. No. 10940, § 1, 10-25-11; Ord. No. 11091, § 2, 7-9-13; Ord. No. 11606, § 2, 12-4-18; Ord. No. 11728, § 2, 2-19-20; Ord. No. 11738, § 2, 3-3-20; Ord. No. 11887, § 2, 12-7-21; Ord. No. 11938, § 2, 7-12-22; Ord. No. 12019, § 2, 7-18-23; Ord. No. 12191, § 2, 9-23-25; Ord. No. 12269, § 2, 8-18-26)