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Earlier editions: 2026-09

Title 16 — VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS 1 Revised Amended›Division 1 — Traffic Movements

Ventura Municipal Code Ch. 16.125 Turning Movements

Ventura Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Ventura

Cite as: Ventura Municipal Code Chapter 16.125 · Text as of 2026-10-05

16.125.010 Authority to place and obedience to turning markers – Intersections – Multiple lanes.

The city traffic engineer, with the approval of the city manager, is authorized to place markers, buttons or signs within or adjacent to intersections and indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersections, and the city traffic engineer is authorized to locate and indicate more than one lane of traffic from which drivers of vehicles may make right- or left-hand turns, and the course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to or be other than as prescribed by law or ordinance. (Code 1971, § 7151)

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16.125.020 Authority to place restricted turn signs.

The city traffic engineer, with the approval of the city manager, is hereby authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right-, left- or U-turn, and shall place proper signs at such intersections. The making of such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly indicated on the signs or they may be removed when such turns are permitted. (Code 1971, § 7152)

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16.125.030 Obedience to no-turn signs.

Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right-, left- or U-turn is permitted, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign. (Code 1971, § 7153)

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16.125.040 Signal-controlled intersections – Right turns.

A. No driver of a vehicle shall make a right turn against a red or stop signal at any intersection which is signposted giving notice of such restriction as hereinafter provided in this section.

B. The city traffic engineer, with the approval of the city manager, shall post appropriate signs giving effect to this section where the traffic engineer determines that the making of right turns against a traffic signal “stop” indication would seriously interfere with the safe and orderly flow of traffic. (Code 1971, § 7154)

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