Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Morgan Hill Municipal Code Ch. 10.52 Pedestrians and Crosswalks
Morgan Hill Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Morgan Hill
Cite as: Morgan Hill Municipal Code Chapter 10.52 · Text as of 2026-10-04
10.52.010 - Installation—Authority.¶
The city transportation engineer is authorized to direct the installation of marked crosswalks at intersections and other places by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the surface of the roadway whenever the city transportation engineer determines the marked crosswalks are required to safely direct pedestrian movements, subject to the limitations contained in Section 10.52.020 of this chapter.
(Ord. 504 N.S. § A (part), 1979)
10.52.020 - Midblock crosswalks—Location restrictions.¶
Other than crosswalks at intersections, no crosswalk shall be established in any block which is less than four hundred feet in length, and such crosswalk shall be located as nearly as practicable at midblock.
(Ord. 504 N.S. § A (part), 1979)
10.52.030 - Signposting of restricted crosswalks.¶
The city transportation engineer may place signs at or adjacent to an intersection in respect to any crosswalk directing that pedestrians shall not cross in the crosswalk so indicated.
(Ord. 504 N.S. § A (part), 1979)
10.52.040 - Jaywalking.¶
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk in the central traffic district or in any business district.
(Ord. 504 N.S. § A (part), 1979)
10.52.050 - Standing in roadways.¶
A. No person shall stand in any roadway other than in a safety zone or in a crosswalk if such action interferes with the lawful movement of traffic. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any public officer or employee, or employee of a public utility when necessarily upon a street in line of duty.
B. Within the central traffic district, no person shall stand upon the paved surface of the street within that area delineated by curbs except when necessary to enter or exit from a vehicle or to load or unload a vehicle.
(Ord. 504 N.S. § A (part), 1979)
10.52.060 - Vehicles 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. 504 N.S. § A (part), 1979)
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