Chapter 6-3 — PEDESTRIANS

Article 1 Pedestrians(Legislative History: Ordinance No. 82-084, 11/1/82; Ordinance No. 83-030, 10/ 17/83)

The City Manager may establish, designate, and maintain marked crosswalks at intersections and other places by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the surface of the roadway.

The City Manager may install signs at, or adjacent to an intersection directing pedestrians not to cross the roadway within an unmarked crosswalk at such intersection.

It is unlawful for any pedestrian to cross any roadway within any business district except in a crosswalk.

Article 2

Lying on Public Sidewalks(Legislative History: Ordinance No. 97-014, 5/5/97 (Sections 6-3-200—6-3-220))

The purpose of this Article is to facilitate the safe and efficient movement of pedestrians and goods on the public sidewalks and in retail and commercial areas of the City. For purposes of this Article the term "public sidewalk" shall mean and include all areas within the public right- of-way commonly and customarily used for pedestrians and for ingress and egress of business and commercial establishments fronting the public right-of-way and to public parking areas, lots and structures.

No person, after having been notified by a law enforcement officer that he or she is in violation of the prohibition of this section, shall sit or lie down upon a public sidewalk, or upon a blanket, chair, stool, or any other object placed upon a public sidewalk in a commercial or retail zone, during the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.

The prohibition in Section 6-3-210 shall not apply to any person:

(a) Sitting or lying down on a public sidewalk due to a medical emergency;

(b) Who, as the result of a disability, utilizes a wheelchair, walker, or similar devices to move
about the public sidewalk;

(c) Operating or patronizing a commercial establishment conducted on the public sidewalk
pursuant to a street use permit; or a person participating in or attending a parade, festival,
performance, rally, demonstration, meeting or similar event conducted on the public
sidewalk pursuant to a street use or other applicable permit;

(d) Sitting on a public sidewalk within a bus stop zone while waiting for public or private
transportation.