Chapter 10.32 PEDESTRIANS

Chapter 10.32
PEDESTRIANS

Sections:

10.32.030 Remaining on median strips and entering roundabouts.

10.32.010 Crosswalk – Marking.

A. The superintendent of streets shall establish, designate and maintain crosswalks at intersections and other places by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the surface of the roadway as follows:

Crosswalks shall be established and maintained at all intersections within the central traffic district and at such intersections outside such district and at other places within or outside said district where the superintendent of streets determines that there is particular hazard to pedestrians crossing the roadway subject to the limitation contained in subsection B of this section.

B. The street superintendent may place signs at or adjacent to an intersection in respect to any crosswalk directing that pedestrians shall cross in the crosswalk so indicated. (Ord. 204 § 8, 1963)

10.32.020 Crosswalk – Use required.

No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk in the central traffic district or in any business district. (Ord. 204 § 8.1, 1963)

10.32.030 Remaining on median strips and entering roundabouts.

A. Purpose. The city council finds that when pedestrians remain on public medians in the city for purposes other than the purpose of assisting pedestrians to safely cross the street, including using the medians for, among other purposes, disorderly conduct, solicitation of money, solicitation of prostitution, consumption of alcoholic beverages, or other unlawful activity, they obstruct traffic and distract drivers, thereby threatening both their own safety and the safety of the community. The city council further finds that roundabouts are not intended to assist pedestrians or to serve any other purpose other than that described in subsection B of this section and that they therefore represent a potential hazard to pedestrians who enter onto them. This regulation is therefore necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.

B. For the purposes of this section, “remain” means using a median for a purpose other than assistance in crossing the street including the purposes of disorderly conduct, solicitation of money, solicitation of prostitution, consumption of alcoholic beverages, or other activity for which they were not intended.

C. Remaining on Medians Prohibited. It is unlawful for any individual to remain on a median within a street, roadway or highway located in the city. This section shall not apply to public employees, employees of public utilities or employees of public contractors when it is necessary for them to be upon a median strip in connection with their employment duties.

D. Entering a Roundabout Is Prohibited. It is unlawful for any individual to enter onto a roundabout within a street, roadway or highway located in the city for any purpose. This section shall not apply to public employees, employees of public utilities or employees of public contractors when it is necessary for them to be upon a roundabout in connection with their employment duties.

E. Subsequent Offense Within Six Months. Any person who violates this section and who within six months after receiving such a citation for that violation again violates this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person is cited for a violation when he or she is issued and signs an infraction or misdemeanor citation, or when he or she is arrested and booked, or when a complaint is filed and the person is notified of the filing of such a complaint. (Ord. 993 § 2, 2014)