Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 10 — Vehicles and Traffic
Manteca Municipal Code Ch. 10.32 Use of Streets and Sidewalks
Manteca Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Manteca
Cite as: Manteca Municipal Code Chapter 10.32 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 10.32.010. Coasters, roller skates and similar devices.¶
It is unlawful for any person upon roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle or similar device or go upon any roadway or upon the sidewalk in the business district.
(Prior code § 12-106)
§ 10.32.015. Skateboards and roller skates on public ways.¶
A. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is unlawful and punishable as an infraction for any person upon roller skates or riding on or by means of a skateboard, coaster or similar device to go upon any public parking lot or public roadway within the city, or upon any public side-walks located along any of the following streets in the city:
| Alameda Street | Maple Avenue to the alley 240 feet east |
|---|---|
| Alameda Street | Main Street |
| Center Street | Union Road to Walnut Avenue |
| Center Street | Poplar Avenue to Lincoln Avenue |
| Cherry Lane | Center Street to Camphor Street |
| Cottage Avenue | Alameda Street to Louise Avenue |
| Edison Street | 340 feet west of Main Street to Grant Avenue |
| El Portal Avenue | The alley 400 feet south of Yosemite Avenue to Yosemite Avenue |
| Fremont Avenue | The alley 180 feet south of Yosemite Avenue to the alley 180 feet north of Yosemite Avenue |
| Garfield Avenue | 130 feet south of Yosemite Avenue to the alley 170 feet north of Yosemite Avenue |
| Grant Avenue | Moffat Boulevard to 200 feet north of Center Street |
| Jason Street | Main Street to Grant Avenue |
| Jessie Avenue | The alley 170 feet south of Yosemite Avenue to Yosemite Avenue |
| Lincoln Avenue | The alley 180 feet south of Yosemite Avenue to the alley 170 feet north of Yosemite Avenue |
| Louise Avenue | Union Road to Agate Avenue Poplar Avenue to Garden Gate Drive Souza Boulevard to Cottage Avenue |
| Main Street | South Street to Lancaster Drive |
| Manteca Avenue | Yosemite Avenue to Center Street |
| Maple Avenue | South Terminus at the railroad tracks to the alley 200 feet north of Center Street |
| Moffat Boulevard | Main Street to Grant Avenue |
| North Street | The alley 170 feet west of Main Street to the alley 210 feet east of Main Street |
| Northwoods Avenue | Yosemite Avenue to McNary Circle |
| Pierce Avenue | Yosemite Avenue to Poplar Avenue |
| Poplar Avenue | Pierce Avenue to Center Street |
| Powers Avenue | 230 feet south of Yosemite Avenue to Elmo Court |
| Sherman Avenue | The alley 180 feet south of Yosemite Avenue to the alley 170 feet north of Yosemite Avenue |
| Sutter Street | Main Street to the alley 230 feet east of Main Street |
| Sycamore Avenue | Yosemite Avenue to the alley 200 feet north of Center Street |
| Union Road | The alley 380 feet south of Yosemite Avenue to Center Street |
| Union Road | Crom Street/ |
| Walnut Avenue | The alley 170 feet south of Yosemite Avenue to the alley 170 feet north of Yosemite Avenue |
| Washington Avenue | The alley 180 feet south of Yosemite Avenue to the alley 180 feet north of Yosemite Avenue |
| Wetmore Street | Stockton Street to 250 feet east of Main Street |
| Willow Avenue | Oak Street to Yosemite Avenue |
| Yosemite Avenue | 2,640 feet west of Union Road to 320 feet west of Austin Road |
B. It shall also be unlawful for any person upon roller skates or riding on or by means of a skateboard or similar device to go upon any private parking lot, or shopping center parking lot or shopping center sidewalk provided signs are erected at each entrance to such area prohibiting such acts. Said signs shall be in plain view and be not less than seventeen by twenty-two inches in size with lettering not less than one inch in height.
C. The council may, by resolution, grant approval for the use of roadways and sidewalks for organized skating events of community-wide interest and may impose such condition and restrictions as it deems necessary to protect the public interest and promote the general welfare.
(Ord. 803 § 1, 1988)
§ 10.32.020. Horse-drawn vehicles.¶
No person shall drive any animal-drawn vehicle into or within the central traffic district between the hours of four-thirty p.m. and six p.m. of any day.
(Prior code § 12-101)
§ 10.32.030. Riding or driving on sidewalk.¶
No person shall ride, drive, propel or cause to be propelled any vehicle or animal across or upon any sidewalk excepting over permanently constructed driveways and excepting when it is necessary for any temporary purpose to drive a loaded vehicle across a sidewalk; provided further, that the sidewalk area be substantially protected by wooden planks two inches thick, and written permission be previously obtained from the city traffic engineer. Such wooden planks shall not be permitted to remain upon such sidewalk area during the hours from six p.m. to six a.m.
(Prior code § 12-55)
§ 10.32.040. New pavement and markings.¶
No person shall ride or drive any animal or any vehicle over or across any newly made pavement or freshly painted markings 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 any such device is in place indicating that the street or any portion thereof is closed.
(Prior code § 12-56)
§ 10.32.050. Limited access.¶
No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any limited access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are lawfully established.
(Prior code § 12-57)
§ 10.32.060. Restrictions on use of freeways.¶
No person shall drive or operate any bicycle, motor-driven cycle, or any vehicle which is not drawn by a motor vehicle upon any street established as a freeway, as defined by state law, nor shall any pedestrian walk across or along any such street so designated and described except in space set aside for the use of pedestrians, provided official signs are in place giving notice of such restrictions.
(Prior code § 12-58)
§ 10.32.070. Obedience to barriers and signs.¶
No person, public utility or department in the city shall erect or place any barrier or sign on any street unless of a type approved by the city traffic engineer or disobey the instructions, remove, tamper with or destroy any barrier or sign lawfully placed on any street by any person, public utility or by any department of this city.
(Prior code § 12-59)
§ 10.32.080. Obstructing intersection prohibited.¶
No operator of any vehicle shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk or accommodate the vehicle he or she is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic control signal indication to proceed.
(Prior code § 12-60)
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