Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 4 — PUBLIC SAFETY›Chapter 5 — TRAFFIC
Watsonville Municipal Code Art. 5 Turning Movements
Watsonville Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Watsonville
Cite as: Watsonville Municipal Code Article 5 · Text as of 2026-10-05
4-5.501 Turning markers.¶
(a) The City Engineer is hereby authorized to place markers, buttons, or signs within or adjacent to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersections, and such course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to or be other than as prescribed by law or ordinance.
(b) When authorized markers, buttons, or other indications are placed within an intersection indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning thereat, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of such indications.
(§ 1, Art. V, Ord. 486 N.C.S.)
4-5.502 Restricted turn signs.¶
The City Engineer 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.
(§ 2, Art. V, Ord. 486 N.C.S.)
4-5.503 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 signs.
(§ 3, Art. V, Ord. 486 N.C.S.)
4-5.504 Right turns at signal controlled intersections.¶
No driver of a vehicle shall make a right turn against a red or stop signal at any intersection which is sign posted giving notice of such restriction.
(§ 4, Art. V, Ord. 486 N.C.S.)
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