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So speed ~sv~~~~s as lo~a as '~O NIPI~ are-permitted in school zones - when an enginecrinc~ and traffic investigatory as prescribed by the ~= ` Commissioner. or ~'ransportation provides a basis for such speed rec~uctien.` i". = sur_h similar. speed zoned are desired adjacent to parks , it would -pr olryl~ iy take an act of the legislature to do th i_s . 2. Regulatory Signs ~~ Regu i~atory s i~,?~is include stop s igz~s~, y~ie ld signs , speed signs , turning movemc~?ii~. sic~~~is, do not pass signs, no truck signs, one way signs,- no parkin<~ sic]ns, watch forchldren signs;., weight limit si~~ns, etc. The rec~ulato~_y signs that appEar to me to be appl.icablc around t~ar.~~,:; l:c~s idf~~ apeed signs are stop signs , ~;; e 1d s igns and watch for children signs. ~ The Manual can U;?-i f_orrn Traffic Control Devices (MU`I'CD) .... ..:~ lists warrants j-,o~- ~~op s::~gns and yield signs and in the past tl~e ciu Counci-] hats ass},ed for ail engineering repoi:t where ~_hese sic;ns a^c coiZCeinput~d. Part: of this report lists tl'iese war.rarits and the reconimenc]~ition will take ~chesE~ warrants into account. ~ Lt there is a t~artict~lar :1oca~ion-wh~.re the City Council feels that there maybe a need for"yield"or"stop" sgns,:I would suggest that an engineering reL~ort be requested for that location. The :regulatory s ign;~ that can he c i ass if End under the gene r. a 1 h~ ceding of WATCH f~'Ol'. CF3ILDItHN signs include pedestrian crossing ...suns and "Slow Children'°- signs. l~bout a year ago,' the City Council. , eynp.loyed .a traffic e~~gineer Jack' Anderson anc~ Associates, t o survey... the r eguiatory s igns i.n .New Fir igi~ton . 'rhe it w~-rk is now completed and`all :signs recornyneyided in .this report have- keen erected. Mr.:Andersoncomments. on these types of signs-and thefollowing `a direct. quote from' his .report:. "A number of signs with slightly diff-event legends were categorized under the heading of 4~ATCii L'OR CHILVREN on the Inver'=ory Sheets and recomtnerided for removal. - Strong. objections to ;this- reccxrmlendation can be expected from local residents.' Arguments for removal are as f`ollows:' 1. The `purpose of a warning sign is to advise motorists of dry- unexpected. hazard. Children at play' in a residential area is r;~rely unexpected. . 2. ~cn~; rectangular in shape, substandard ir, size, and net ref lector ized, these "signs do 'not meet - the standard for warn inc; signs . Warnin~7 signs nui., t be diamontd shaped, r~flecurized, 'arid a minimum of JL~'~ on all 51 ~'t (~~'~ ~.