Citrus Heights Municipal Code Art. VI Pedestrians

(a) The director is authorized to determine the location of midblock crosswalks, maintain such crosswalks and designate them by appropriate devices or painted marks or signs upon the surface of the roadway.

(b) The director may maintain such other crosswalks and designate them by appropriate devices, painted marks or signs upon the surface of the roadway.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.20.010), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

The director is authorized to install and maintain safety zones at all locations where there is particular danger to pedestrians and may locate and designate the safety zones upon the surface of the roadway by appropriate devices, signs, or marks.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.20.020), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

(a) The director may determine when any crosswalk shall not be used by pedestrians and upon making such determination shall cause to be placed and maintained appropriate official traffic control devices. No person shall thereafter walk in any such crosswalk, unless indicated otherwise.

(b) The director may determine when any part of a roadway between intersections shall not be crossed by pedestrians and upon making such determination shall cause to be placed and maintained appropriate official traffic control devices. No person shall thereafter cross any part of such roadway, unless indicated otherwise.

(c) No person shall stand on any sidewalk in such a manner as to hinder or impede the movement of other pedestrian traffic. No person shall remain on any bridge or overcrossing or approaches thereto which is reserved exclusively for pedestrians for a period longer than necessary to walk across the bridge or overcrossing.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.20.030), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

No pedestrian shall cross a roadway at any place other than by a route at a right angle to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb except in a marked crosswalk.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.20.040), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

No person shall stand in any roadway other than in a safety zone or in a crosswalk if such action interferes with the lawful movement of traffic. This section shall not apply to any public officer, construction worker or employee of a public utility or its agent when necessarily upon a street in line of duty.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.20.050), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

No person shall stand, sit, or lie down in or on a driveway or a driveway apron adjacent to a roadway in such a manner as to hinder or impede the free movement of other pedestrians or vehicles upon the driveway or driveway apron for a period longer than necessary to enter, exit, or cross over the driveway or driveway apron.

As used in this section, a "driveway" means an access point or opening to a roadway that permits ingress and/or egress by vehicles.

As used in this section, a "driveway apron" means the section of the driveway that meets the road. It extends beyond and over any sidewalk (if present) or parkway (if present) and into the roadway.

(Ord. No. 2023-006, § 3, 1-11-2024)

(a) It is unlawful for any person to stop, sit, stand, or lay down on a median for any other purpose other than to legally cross the street where the vehicular speed limit is 30 miles per hour or higher.

(b) It is unlawful for any person to stop, stand, sit, or lay down on, on any median that is located on any roadway with a posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour or greater except as a temporary refuge while legally crossing or in an emergency for any period longer than necessary to cross safely.

(c) This prohibits pedestrians from stopping, standing, sitting, or lying down on a median at any roadway listed in section 94-106 of the Citrus Heights Municipal Code with a speed limit of 30 miles per hour or higher.

(d) This section does not apply to the following:

(1) Police officers, peace officers and parking enforcement personnel of the police department or parking department and fire department personnel while performing official duties of the city.

(2) Employees or contractors for the city or other individuals authorized by the city to perform construction or maintenance work on city streets or rights-of-way, while performing construction or maintenance work on the street provided proper traffic control is employed by said workers.

(3) Any individual responding to an emergency in the street.

(e) As used in this section, "median" means the area between opposing lanes of traffic, excluding turn lanes, and may appear as raised islands or pavement markings, created to separate the opposing directional lanes of vehicular traffic.

(Ord. No. 2023-006, § 4, 1-11-2024)

Any person who violates the provisions of this division may be subject to any of the following legal enforcement remedy, including but not limited to: criminal prosecution of a misdemeanor or infraction; civil action, including injunctive relief; administrative enforcement actions, including administrative citation; and/or revocation of a use permit, if applicable. These remedies shall be in addition to any other remedy authorized by law.

(Ord. No. 2023-006, § 5, 1-11-2024)