Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 8 — PUBLIC WELFARE, MORALS AND SAFETY›Chapter 8-8 — TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Lafayette Municipal Code Art. 8 Miscellaneous Driving Rules
Lafayette Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Lafayette
Cite as: Lafayette Municipal Code Article 8 · Text as of 2026-10-04
8-871 - Driving and riding on sidewalks.¶
It is unlawful for any person to ride, drive, propel or cause to be propelled any motor vehicle or animal across or upon any sidewalk or other public pedestrian path, excepting over permanently constructed driveways and excepting when it is necessary for any temporary purpose to drive a loaded vehicle across a sidewalk.
(Ord. 219 § 2 (part), 1979)
8-872 - New pavement and wet paint.¶
No person shall ride or drive any animal or vehicle over or across any newly made pavement or freshly painted marking in any street when a barrier, sign, cone-marker or other warning device is in place warning persons not to drive over or across such pavement or marking, or when a sign is in place stating that the street or any portion thereof is closed, or where barricades have been erected.
(Ord. 219 § 2 (part), 1979)
8-873 - Entering intersections and crosswalks.¶
It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.
(Ord. 219 § 2 (part), 1979)
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