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Chapter 5 — TRAFFIC

Chapter 5 — TRAFFIC

Watsonville Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Watsonville

4-5.1021 Electric vehicle parking.

4-5.1107 Bus zones.

4-5.1204 Parking prohibited for street cleaning and garbage and recycling collection.

4-5.1501 Regulation of speed by traffic signals.

4-5.101 Scope of article provisions.

4-5.102 Alley.

4-5.103 Business district.

4-5.104 Loading zone.

4-5.105 Official time standard.

4-5.106 Official traffic control devices.

4-5.107 Official traffic signal.

4-5.108 Park.

4-5.109 Parkway.

4-5.110 Passenger loading zone.

4-5.111 Pedestrian.

4-5.112 Police officer.

4-5.113 Stop: Stop or stand.

4-5.114 Traffic.

4-5.201 Traffic Division: Establishment.

4-5.202 Traffic Division: Duties.

4-5.203 Accident studies.

4-5.204 Accident reports.

4-5.205 Annual traffic safety report.

4-5.206 City Engineer: Traffic duties.

4-5.301 Authority of Police and Fire Department officials.

4-5.302 Violations of provisions.

4-5.303 Obedience to Police and Fire Department officials.

4-5.304 Persons other than officials shall not direct traffic.

4-5.305 Public employees to obey traffic regulations.

4-5.306 Exemptions to certain vehicles.

4-5.307 Report of damage to certain property.

4-5.401 Authority to install.

4-5.402 Signs.

4-5.403 Obedience required.

4-5.404 Installation.

4-5.405 Lane markings.

4-5.406 Removal, relocation, and discontinuation.

4-5.407 Hours of operation.

4-5.501 Turning markers.

4-5.502 Restricted turn signs.

4-5.503 No-turn signs.

4-5.504 Right turns at signal controlled intersections.

4-5.601 Signs required.

4-5.602 Obedience to signs.

4-5.603 One-way couplet and prohibition of parking.

4-5.701 Stop signs: Installation.

4-5.702 Obedience to stop signs.

4-5.703 Emerging from alleys and driveways.

4-5.801 Crossing fire hoses.

4-5.802 Driving through funeral processions.

4-5.803 Clinging to moving vehicles.

4-5.804 Driving on sidewalks.

4-5.805 Driving on new pavement and fresh paint.

4-5.806 Parking on grades.

4-5.901 Crosswalks: Establishment.

4-5.902 Use of crosswalks required.

4-5.903 Crossing at right angles.

4-5.904 Standing in roadways.

4-5.1001 Application of regulations.

4-5.1002 Parkways.

4-5.1003 Removal of parked and abandoned vehicles.

4-5.1004 Parking for certain purposes prohibited.

4-5.1005 Parallel parking on one-way streets.

4-5.1006 Parking in business districts: Hours restricted.

4-5.1007 Night parking.

4-5.1008 Parallel parking.

4-5.1009 Angle parking.

4-5.1010 Signs and markings indicating angle parking.

4-5.1011 Loading and unloading at angles to curbs: Permit required.

4-5.1012 Parking adjacent to schools.

4-5.1013 Parking on narrow streets.

4-5.1014 Prohibited stopping and parking.

4-5.1015 Parking by peddlers, vendors, and mobile caterers.

4-5.1016 Emergency parking signs.

4-5.1017 Display of warning devices from disabled commercial vehicles.

4-5.1018 Parking space markings.

4-5.1019 Parking for vehicles of handicapped persons.

4-5.1020 Removal of unauthorized vehicles from designated parking areas for handicapped persons.

4-5.1021 Electric vehicle parking.

4-5.1101 Authority to establish loading zones.

4-5.1102 Curb marking to indicate no stopping and parking regulations.

4-5.1103 Effect of permission to load or unload.

4-5.1104 Standing for loading or unloading only.

4-5.1105 Standing in passenger loading zones.

4-5.1106 Parking in alleys.

4-5.1107 Bus zones.

4-5.1201 Parking time limited.

4-5.1202 Parking prohibited.

4-5.1203 Parking prohibited on certain streets.

4-5.1204 Parking prohibited for street cleaning and garbage and recycling collection.

4-5.1301 Certain vehicles prohibited in business districts.

4-5.1302 Advertising vehicles.

4-5.1303 Animal-drawn vehicles.

4-5.1304 Truck traffic routes.

4-5.1305 Prohibition of parking commercial vehicles.

4-5.1306 Removal of vehicles parked in violation of oversized vehicle restriction.

4-5.1401 Safety zones: Establishment.

4-5.1402 Railway gates.

4-5.1403 Blocking streets.

4-5.1404 Speed limits.

4-5.1405 Switching.

4-5.1501 Regulation of speed by traffic signals.

4-5.1601 One-way streets.

4-5.1602 Through streets.

4-5.1603 Stop intersections.

4-5.1604 Railroad stops.

4-5.1605 Angle parking on certain streets.

4-5.1606 Parking time limited on certain streets.

4-5.1607 Parking prohibited on certain streets.

4-5.1608 Designation of truck routes.

4-5.1801 Limits effective when signs erected.

4-5.1802 Fifteen miles per hour.

4-5.1803 Twenty miles per hour.

4-5.1804 Twenty-five miles per hour.

4-5.1805 Thirty miles per hour.

4-5.1806 Thirty-five miles per hour.

4-5.1807 Forty miles per hour.

4-5.1808 Forty-five miles per hour.

4-5.1809 Fifty miles per hour.

4-5.1810 Fifty-five miles per hour.

4-5.1811 Violation of Article: Penalty.

4-5.1901 Permits—Issuance and display.

4-5.1903 Parking by permit.

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