Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 4 — PUBLIC SAFETY›Chapter 5 — TRAFFIC
Watsonville Municipal Code Art. 8 Miscellaneous Driving Rules
Watsonville Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Watsonville
Cite as: Watsonville Municipal Code Article 8 · Text as of 2026-10-05
4-5.801 Crossing fire hoses.¶
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of the Fire Department when laid down on any street or private driveway to be used at any fire or alarm of fire without the consent of the Fire Department official in command.
(§ 1, Art. VIII, Ord. 486 N.C.S.)
4-5.802 Driving through funeral processions.¶
No driver of a vehicle shall drive between vehicles comprising a funeral procession while they are in motion and when the vehicles in such processions are conspicuously so designated.
(§ 2, Art. VIII, Ord. 486 N.C.S.)
4-5.803 Clinging to moving vehicles.¶
Any person riding upon any bicycle, motorcycle, coaster, roller skates, or toy vehicle shall not attach the same or himself to any moving vehicle upon any roadway.
(§ 3, Art. VIII, Ord. 486 N.C.S.)
4-5.804 Driving on sidewalks.¶
The driver of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk area or any parkway except at a permanent or temporary driveway.
(§ 4, Art. VIII, Ord. 486 N.C.S.)
4-5.805 Driving on new pavement and fresh paint.¶
No person shall ride or drive any animal or vehicle over or across any newly made pavement or freshly painted marking in any street when a barrier or sign is in place warning persons not to drive over or across such pavement or marking or when a sign is in place stating that the street, or any portion thereof, is closed.
(§ 5, Art. VIII, Ord. 486 N.C.S.)
4-5.806 Parking on grades.¶
It shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to park or leave standing such vehicle upon any grade exceeding six (6%) percent without effectively setting the brakes and blocking the wheels of such vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means.
(§ 6, Art. VIII, Ord. 486 N.C.S., as amended by § 1, Ord. 1257-10 (CM), eff. May 27, 2010)
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