Earlier editions: 2026-09
Chapter 15 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Los Gatos Municipal Code Art. V Pedestrians
Los Gatos Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Gatos
Cite as: Los Gatos Municipal Code Article V · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 15.50.010. - Establishment of marked crosswalks.¶
(a) The Town Engineer shall establish, designate and maintain crosswalks at intersections and other places by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the surface of the roadway. Crosswalks shall be established and maintained where the Town Engineer determines that there is particular hazard to pedestrians crossing the roadway, subject to the limitation contained in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Other than crosswalks at intersections, no crosswalks shall be established in any block which is less than four hundred (400) feet in length. Elsewhere not more than one (1) additional crosswalk shall be established in any one (1) block, and such crosswalk shall be located as nearly as practicable, at midblock.
(Code 1968, § 16-80; Ord. No. 2284, § 1, 6-18-19)
Sec. 15.50.015. - Use of crosswalks required in business district.¶
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than in a crosswalk in any business district.
(Code 1968, § 16-81)
Cross reference— Licenses and miscellaneous business regulations, Ch. 14.
Sec. 15.50.020. - Manner of crossing roadway.¶
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway at any place other than by a route at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb, except in a marked crosswalk.
(Code 1968, § 16-82)
Sec. 15.50.025. - Standing in roadway.¶
No person shall stand in a roadway, or allow any part of such person's body to extend into a roadway, in a way that interferes with the lawful movement of traffic or creates an unsafe traffic condition. Persons lawfully crossing the roadway or lawfully doing work in the roadway are exempt from the provisions of this section.
(Code 1968, § 16-83)
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