• The street upon which traffic is to be stopped: Intersects with a State highway, intersects with a County road, Intersects with an arterial or collector street.
• Two arterials or collectors intersect
• In lieu of traffic signals
• A vision obstruction exists in the sight triangle
• The hourly vehicle volume or annual accident rate as determined pursuant to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices exceeds the following: (Only accidents susceptible to correction by stop sign installation shall be counted).

Other factors of local significance which may be considered include:

• Street width
• Street alignment both vertical and horizontal
• Pedestrian volumes both numbers and time of presence
• Pedestrian crossings
• Street function (residential or through traffic)
• Schools
• Parks
• Bus stops
• Type of vehicular traffic (trucks vs autos)
• Change in traffic pattern (volume or direction)
• Change in street pattern

The City Council may take into consideration other factors in the interest of public safety.