Hanford Municipal Code Ch. 10.12 Pedestrians

A. The city engineer shall establish, designate and maintain crosswalks at intersections and other places by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the surface of roadways as follows: Crosswalks shall be established and maintained at intersections and at other places where the city engineer determines there is particular hazard to pedestrians crossing the roadway, subject to the limitations contained in subsection B of this section.

B. Other than crosswalks at intersections, no crosswalk shall be established in any block which is less than 300 feet in length. Elsewhere not more than one additional crosswalk shall be established in any one block, and such crosswalk shall be located as nearly as practicable at mid-block.

(Prior code § 4-5.901; Ord. 99-04, 1999)

No pedestrian shall cross the roadway in any business district except within a crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection.

(Prior code § 4-5.902; Ord. 99-04, 1999)

No person shall stop, stand or loiter in any roadway or crosswalk except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or official traffic control device. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any public officer or employee or employee of a public utility when necessarily upon a street in line of duty.

(Prior code § 4-5.903; Ord. 99-04, 1999)