Title 8 — PUBLIC WELFARE, MORALS AND SAFETY›Chapter 8-8 — TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Article 9 — Pedestrian Crosswalks
Lafayette Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Lafayette
8-880 - Authority to install.¶
The city manager is authorized to direct the installation of marked crosswalks at intersections and other places by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the surface of the roadway whenever he determines that marked crosswalks are required to direct safe pedestrian movements, subject to the limitations contained in Section 8-881 of this article.
(Ord. 219 § 2 (part), 1979)
8-881 - Midblock crossings.¶
Other than crosswalks at intersections, no crosswalk shall be established in any block which is less than 400 feet in length, and such crosswalk shall be located as nearly as possible at midblock.
(Ord. 219 § 2 (part), 1979)
8-882 - Use of crosswalks restricted.¶
The city manager may place signs at or adjacent to an intersection directing that pedestrians shall cross only in the crosswalk so indicated.
(Ord. 219 § 2 (part), 1979)
8-883 - Crossing streets in crosswalks.¶
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway in the business district other than by a crosswalk.
(Ord. 219 § 2 (part), 1979)
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