18.12.010 Location Designated.
Be it ordained by the city council of the City of Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, as follows: That the following intersections in the City of Fairfield, Illinois, are designated as stop intersections for vehicles travelling in the direction indicated, to-wit:
Location of Intersection Direction of Travel
North First Street and East Court Street West
North First Street and Elm Street East
North First Street and Parkhurst Street North/South/East/West
Northeast Fourth Street and Johnson Street North/South/East/West
Northeast Fourth Street and Court Street West/South/North
Northeast Third Street and Court Street South/East
Northeast Second Street and Court Street North/South
East Johnson Street and Park Avenue South
Enterprise Road and Cemetery South
Southeast Sixth Street and Center Street North/South
Southeast Fifth Street and Center Street North/South
Southeast Fourth Street and Center Street East/West
Southeast Third Street and Center Street North/South
Southeast Second Street and Center Street North/East
Southeast Fourth Street and Douglas Street North/South/East/West
Southeast Fourth Street and King Street East/West
Southwest Second Street and Center Street North/South/East/West
Southwest Third Street and Center Street North/South/East/West
Southwest Fourth Street and Center Street North/South/East/West
Southwest Fifth Street and Center Street North/South/East/West
Southwest Sixth Street and Center Street North/South
Southwest Seventh Street and Center Street North/South/East/West
Southwest Fourth Street and Douglas Street North/South/East/West
Southwest Third Street and Douglas Street North/South/East/West
Southwest Second Street and Douglas Street North/South/East/West
Southwest Fourth Street and King Street North/South/East/West
Southwest Fifth Street and King Street North/South
Southwest Sixth Street and College Street North/South/East/West
Southwest Seventh Street and King Street East/West
Southwest Fifth Street and College Street North/South
Southwest Sixth Street and Spring Street North/South/East/West
Southwest Fourth Street and Highland Street North/South/East/West
Rosewood Lane and Southwest Seventh Street North/South/East
Southwest Eleventh Street and Leininger Road North/East/West
Southwest Tenth Street and Leininger Road North/South/East/West
Leininger Road and Clarence Avenue North
Leininger Road and Airport Road West
Northwest Tenth Street and Mt. Vernon Road North/South/East/West
Northwest Ninth Street and Mt. Vernon Road North/South/East/West
Northwest Seventh Street and Elm Street West
Northwest Sixth Street and Elm Street North/South
Laurel Street and Elm Street North/South/East/West
Laurel Street and Curry Street North/South/East/West
Laurel Street and Parkhurst Street North/South/East/West
George Street and Darr Street North/South/East/West
Laurel Street and Darr Street North/South
Epworth Street and Parkhurst Street North/South
Lakeview Drive and Florence Drive East/West
Mt. Vernon Road and Northwest Seventh Street East
West Broadway and Southwest Sixth Street West
West Highland Street and Southwest Sixth Street West
East Washington Street and Northeast Seventh Street East
Northwest Eleventh Street and Harding Street East/West
Southwest Second Street and King Street South/East/West
Southwest Third Street and King Street South
Southeast Sixth Street and Douglas Street North/South/East/West
Industrial Drive and Frontier Drive East
Frontier Drive and Mt. Vernon Road North
Market Street and Industrial Drive North/South
Market Street and Old Mt. Vernon Road North
18.12.020 Posting Signs.
The chief of the police department of the City of Fairfield shall post or cause to be posted suitable stop signs at said intersections facing the traffic approaching said intersections in the direction of travel as state above. (Ord. 941 Art. 2, 1971)
18.12.030 Operation of Vehicle.
The driver of any vehicle shall stop in obedience to said stop signs at said intersections and shall proceed cautiously yielding right of way to vehicles not so obliged to stop which are within the intersection or approaching so close as to constitute an immediate hazard unless traffic at such intersections is controlled by a police officer on duty, in which event the directions of the police officer shall be complied with. (Ord. 941 Art. 3, 1971)
18.12.040 Penalty.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each offense. (Ord. 941 Art. 7, 1971)
18.12.050 Portable Stop Signs at North First and Sluder.
The chief of the police department of the City of Fairfield or any person designated by him is hereby authorized to place a portable stop sign at the intersection of North First Street and Sluder Avenue facing traffic traveling north and south, which stop sign may be so placed during school hours or school activities at the Northside Grade School or immediately prior or subsequent to such school hours or activities, and the driver of any vehicle shall stop in obedience to said stop signs at said intersection and shall proceed cautiously yielding right-of-way to vehicles which are within the intersection in approaching so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard to traffic and yielding right-of-way to pedestrians unless traffic at such intersection is controlled by a Police Officer on duty, in which event the directions of the Police Officer shall be complied with. (Ord. 1021, Sec. 4 5-27-75)
