Earlier editions: 2026-09
San Rafael Municipal Code Ch. 5.36 Pedestrians
San Rafael Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Rafael
Cite as: San Rafael Municipal Code Chapter 5.36 · Text as of 2026-10-04
5.36.010 - City traffic engineer to establish crosswalks.¶
(a) The city traffic engineer is authorized to establish and maintain crosswalks and to designate them by appropriate devices or painted signs upon the surface of the roadway.
(b) The city traffic 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. 670).
5.36.020 - When pedestrians must use crosswalks.¶
No pedestrians shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk in any business district.
(Ord. 670).
5.36.030 - Crossing at right angles.¶
No pedestrians 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.
(Ord. 670).
5.36.040 - Standing in roadways.¶
No person shall stand in any roadway or in a crosswalk other than in a safety zone, if such action interferes with the lawful movement of traffic. 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.
(Ord. 670).
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