Title 11 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 11.32 — MISCELLANEOUS DRIVING RULES
San Jose Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-29 · San Jose
State Law reference— For statutory provisions on local authority to regulate stops at through streets and stop intersections, see Vehicle Code § 21101.
11.32.010 - Leaving ignition keys in vehicle prohibited when.¶
No person shall leave a motor vehicle unattended on any street, alley, used car lot or unattended parking lot without stopping the engine, locking the ignition and removing the ignition key therefrom. This section does not apply to commercial vehicles.
(Prior code § 3308.9.)
11.32.020 - Driving on Sidewalk Prohibited - Exception.¶
The driver of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk area or any Furnishing Zone/Parkstrip except at a permanent or temporary driveway.
(Prior code § 3308.6; Ord. 30100.)
11.32.030 - Driving over new pavement or new markings prohibited.¶
No person shall ride or drive any animal or any vehicle over or across any newly made pavement or freshly painted marking in any street when a barrier or sign is in place warning persons not to drive across such pavement marking, or when a sign is in place stating that the street or any portion thereof is closed.
(Prior code § 3308.7.)
11.32.040 - Motor vehicles prohibited in pedestrian tunnels and on overhead pedestrian crossings.¶
No person shall drive a motor vehicle in a pedestrian tunnel or on an overhead pedestrian crossing where said tunnel or overhead crossing has been designated for exclusive use of pedestrians by the city traffic engineer pursuant to Section 11.64.060 of this Code.
(Prior code § 3308.12; Ord. 19156.)
11.32.050 - Limited-access roadways - Entrance and exit restrictions.¶
No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any limited-access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are established by public authority.
(Prior code § 3308.8.)
11.32.060 - Reserved.¶
Editor's note— Ord. 30100, § 12, adopted May 15, 2018, repealed § 11.32.060, which pertained to stopping or parking in parkways prohibited, and derived from prior code § 3310.3.
11.32.070 - County expressways within city limits - Use restrictions.¶
A.
For purposes of this section, "county expressway" means a county owned or maintained facility, or portion thereof, designated as an expressway or freeway by the county of Santa Clara, which Is located within the city limits and under the traffic control jurisdiction of the City of San José and which is designed primarily for traffic movement, providing no right or easement of access, or providing access only at intersecting streets, to or from abutting properties.
B.
No person, other than peace officers, firefighters, or emergency services personnel acting in the performance of their duties, shall walk or run upon any county expressway which is posted in accordance with Subsection D of this section. However, the driver or passengers of a disabled vehicle stopped on a county expressway may walk to the nearest exit, in either direction, on that side of the expressway upon which the vehicle is disabled.
C.
No person shall drive any livestock upon any county expressway.
D.
When pedestrians are prohibited on any county expressway pursuant to this section, signs shall be posted providing notice of such prohibition as required by California Vehicle Code Section 21960.
E.
Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit any pedestrian from crossing any county expressway while traveling on any street, highway, or other public way where such pedestrians are otherwise permitted.
(Prior code § 3308.10; Ord. 23270.)
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