Earlier editions: 2026-09
Chapter 15 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC›Article III — OPERATION OF VEHICLES
Los Gatos Municipal Code Div. 4 Turning Movements
Los Gatos Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Gatos
Cite as: Los Gatos Municipal Code Division 4 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 15.30.305. - Placement of and obedience to turning markers.¶
(a) The Chief of Police or Town Engineer is authorized to place markers, buttons, or signs within or adjacent to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersections, and the Chief of Police or Town Engineer is authorized to allocate and indicate more than one (1) lane of traffic from which drivers of vehicles may make right or left hand turns, and such course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to, or be other than as prescribed by, law or this chapter.
(b) When authorized markers, buttons, or other indications are placed within an intersection indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning thereat, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of such indications.
(Code 1968, § 16-30; Ord. No. 2284, § 1, 6-18-19)
Sec. 15.30.310. - Placement of restricted turn signs.¶
The Town Engineer is hereby authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right, left or U-turn, and shall place proper signs at such intersections. The making of such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly indicated on the signs or they may be removed when such turns are permitted.
(Code 1968, § 16-31)
Sec. 15.30.315. - Obedience to restricted turn signs.¶
Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right or left U-turn is permitted, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign.
(Code 1968, § 16-32)
Sec. 15.30.320. - Left turns between intersections.¶
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to turn such vehicle to the left, whether for the purpose of entering or leaving a driveway or otherwise, at any place between the intersections and during the times designated by the Chief of Police or Town Engineer, when such places are appropriately signed or marked.
(Code 1968, § 16-33; Ord. No. 2284, § 1, 6-18-19)
Sec. 15.30.325. - Right turns at signal-controlled intersections.¶
No driver of a vehicle shall make a right turn against a red or stop signal at any intersection which is sign posted giving notice of such restriction as hereinafter provided in this section. The Town Engineer shall post appropriate signs giving effect to this section where the Town Engineer determines that the making of right turns against traffic signal "stop" indication would seriously interfere with the safe and ordinary flow of traffic.
(Code 1968, § 16-33.1; Ord. No. 2284, § 1, 6-18-19)
Secs. 15.30.330—15.30.400. - Reserved.¶
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