Earlier editions: 2026-07
Article III — Public Safety›Chapter 2 — Vehicle, Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety
Lakewood Municipal Code § 3270 Pedestrian Use of Roadway in Business District
Lakewood Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Lakewood
Cite as: Lakewood Municipal Code § 3270 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 3270. Pedestrian Use of Roadway in Business District.¶
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk in any business district.
§ 3270.1. Pedestrian Use of Roadway Prohibited Except at Certain Marked Crosswalks.¶
No pedestrian shall cross the following roadways except within a marked crosswalk.
A. Candlewood Street between its intersection with Graywood Avenue and its intersection with Lakewood Boulevard.
§ 3271. Pedestrians to Obey Signals.¶
At any place where traffic is directed by any City law enforcement officer or other designated traffic officer, no pedestrian shall cross, walk, or otherwise disobey any direction given by such officer.
§ 3271.1. Same.¶
At any intersection where traffic is directed by any City law enforcement officer or other designated traffic officer, or by sign or signal, no pedestrian shall cross the roadway other than with released traffic.
§ 3272. Standing in Roadway.¶
No person shall stand in any roadway or street other than a safety zone or a crosswalk if such action interferes with the lawful movement of traffic. This section does not apply to any police officer, surveyor, or any person standing or working in the street when necessary in the line of duty.
§ 3273. Loading and Unloading School Children From the Roadway Adjacent to Schools.¶
[Added by Ord. 2002-5]
No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle in the roadway across from any public or private school or the grounds thereof for the purpose of loading or unloading anyone attending said school in Grades K-12, where, in order to reach or leave said vehicle from said school or grounds, it is necessary for said pedestrian to walk across said roadway. This section is inapplicable where traffic at that location is controlled by a traffic officer, a school crossing guard, an official traffic control sign or signal; or there is a marked pedestrian crosswalk, and said pedestrian complies therewith. Pursuant to Section 1205, violation of this section may be cited as an infraction.
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