Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 10.56 — TRAIN CROSSINGS
Corte Madera Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Corte Madera
10.56.010 - Railway gates.¶
No person shall drive any vehicle through, around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
(Ord. 461 § 14, 1966)
10.56.020 - Trains not to block crossings—Exception.¶
No person shall cause or permit any railway train or railway cars or similar vehicle on rails to stop or stand or to be operated in such a manner as to prevent the use of any street for the purposes of travel for a period of time longer than ten minutes, except that this provision shall not apply to railway trains, cars or similar vehicles on rails while blocking or obstructing a crossing because of an accident which requires the operator of the train, car or similar vehicle on rails to stop at or near the scene of the accident.
(Ord. 461 § 14.1, 1966)
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