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☒City Council Approved: 6/21/1993
☐City-Wide Revised:
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WARNING SIGNS TRAFFIC POLICY
PURPOSE: Warning signs are used when it is deemed necessary to warn traffic of existing or
potentially hazardous conditions on or adjacent to a highway or street. Warning signs
require caution on the part of the vehicle operator and may call for a reduction in speed
or a maneuver in the interest of safety for the motorist or pedestrian. The use of
warning signs should be kept to a minimum. Overuse of warning signs, especially for
conditions which are apparent, tends to breed disrespect for signs in general, and they
lose their effectiveness. Warning signs many times have an initial positive effect but
soon lose the attention of regular passers-by. At speeds under 35 MPH motorists using
due care can respond to hazards or conditions presented in the roadway without the
need for warning signs.
PROCESS: The staff member you have contacted will formalize your traffic safety concern or
request. That person will work with you and gather the pertinent facts to help clearly
define the problem and seek a solution. City staff will review those facts, determine if
the request is warranted and will share this determination with you. If you disagree with
the recommendation or can bring for the additional information and/or facts that are
persuasive as related to the City warrants/policies for the requested issue, you may
request that the Traffic Safety Committee review the issue.
POLICY: 1. The provisions of the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
(MUTCD) shall be followed.
2. Traffic analysis, engineering, and property use facts and data shall be reviewed when
considering warning signs.
3. Absent supporting facts and data, warning signs will not be erected on residential
streets.
4. Any of the following conditions may warrant the installation of a warning sign:
a. Speed Advisory Warning Sign
In conjunction with another warning sign where geometrics or operating
conditions warrant a reduced speed.
b. Curve or Turn Warning Sign
Installed in residential locations when inadequate sight lines warrant. Installed
when a street or roadway turns at a right angle.
c. Park or Playground Warning Sign
Installed on the park property at the focal point or entrance to the park.
d. Blind Driveway Warning Sign
Installed on collector or arterial roadways where the speed limit is 35 MPH or
greater and inadequate sight lines warrant.
e. International Pedestrian Warning Sign
Installed on established pedestrian routes where 10 pedestrians per hour for
two continuous hours are documented.
f. School, School Crossing, & School Bus Stop Warning Signs
Installation in accordance with Part VII of the Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices (MUTCD)
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g. Advance Crossing Warning Signs (Deer, Bicycles, etc.)
Not installed on 30 MPH roadways - installed on collector or arterial roadways
with a speed limit of 35 MPH or greater.
h. Senior Citizen and Disabled Pedestrian Crossing Warning Signs
Installed on any street or highway in the vicinity of a senior citizen housing
project, nursing home, residential care facility or other locations generating
crossings by seniors or disabled persons.
i. Children at Play Warning Signs
Not installed within the City of Edina. This sign has been incorporated into the
International Pedestrian Warning Sign (see e. above).
j. Hill Warning Sign
Installed in advance of a downgrade where the length percent of grade,
horizontal curvature or other physical features require special precautions
on the part of drivers.
k. Stop Ahead, Yield Ahead, Signals Ahead Warning Signs
Installed on approaches where the traffic control sign is not continuously visible
to the driver.
l. Chevron Alignment Warning Sign
Installed to give notice of a sharp change of alignment with the direction of
travel.
m. Dead End/No Outlet Warning Signs
Installed where a roadway terminates in a dead end or where a turn-about is
necessary to return to a point of origin.
n. Disabled Person Warning Signs
(i) (Warning signs will be installed upon the request of a disabled person
or by the representative of a disabled person.
(ii) Requestors will be asked to notify the City to remove the sign when the
disability no longer exists or the person moves.
(iii) Disability specific signs or signs of a more generic nature will be the
choice of the requestor.
(iv) Signs shall be black on yellow, standard warning colors.
(v) Signs available include:
- "Deaf Child", "Deaf Child Area"
- "Blind Child", "Blind Child Area"
- "Disabled Child/Person", "Disabled Child/Person Area", or
- The generic "International Pedestrian" sign