Chula Vista Municipal Code Ch. 10.76 Pedestrians
Chula Vista Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Chula Vista
Cite as: Chula Vista Municipal Code Chapter 10.76 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sections:
10.76.010 Crosswalks – Establishment authority – Marking. 10.76.020 Crosswalks – Location restrictions.
10.76.030 Crosswalks – Use prohibition authorized when.
10.76.040 Crosswalks – Use required in business districts.
10.76.050 Obedience to pedestrian traffic signals required.
10.76.060 School safety patrol regulations. 10.76.070 School pedestrian lane requirements.
***** For statutory provisions authorizing certain municipal regulation of pedestrians, see Veh. Code §§ 21961, 21106 and 21109.
10.76.010 Crosswalks – Establishment authority – Marking.¶
The City Engineer 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 where the City Engineer determines that there is a particular hazard to pedestrians crossing the roadway, subject to the limitation contained in CVMC 10.76.020. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.9.1(A)).
10.76.020 Crosswalks – Location restrictions.¶
Other than crosswalks at intersections, no crosswalk shall be established in any block which is less than 600 feet in length and such crosswalk shall be located as nearly as practicable at mid-block. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.9.1(B)).
10.76.030 Crosswalks – Use prohibition authorized when.¶
The City Engineer may place signs at or adjacent to an intersection in respect to any crosswalk directing that pedestrians shall not cross in the crosswalk so indicated. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.9.1(C)).
10.76.040 Crosswalks – Use required in business districts.¶
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway, other than by a crosswalk, in any business district. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.9.2).
10.76.050 Obedience to pedestrian traffic signals required.¶
Pedestrians shall obey the indications of special traffic signals installed for pedestrians only and shall disregard the indication of a vehicular traffic signal at any location where special pedestrian traffic signals are in place. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.9.3).
10.76.060 School safety patrol regulations.¶
The Chief of Police is authorized to appoint crossing guards or a school safety patrol to direct traffic at school crossings by means of lawful orders, signs or semaphores. Such persons shall wear a distinctive garb or insignia indicating such appointment. No minor other than a member of the school safety patrol shall direct or attempt to direct traffic unless authorized to do so by order of the Chief of Police. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.20.1).
10.76.070 School pedestrian lane requirements.¶
It is unlawful for any person driving or operating, propelling or causing to be propelled, any vehicle to fail to stop at a limit line placed in advance of a school pedestrian lane where any signal, flagman or person is stationed giving warning that children are about to cross or are crossing the street; it is unlawful to proceed until such signal has stopped, raised or been removed, or the flagman or the person stationed at such pedestrian lane has given a signal to go or has left the locality. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.20.2).
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