Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 4 — PUBLIC SAFETY›Chapter 5 — TRAFFIC
Watsonville Municipal Code Art. 9 Pedestrians
Watsonville Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Watsonville
Cite as: Watsonville Municipal Code Article 9 · Text as of 2026-10-05
4-5.901 Crosswalks: Establishment.¶
(a) The City Engineer shall establish, designate, and maintain crosswalks at intersections and other places by appropriate devices, marks, or lines upon the surface of the roadway as follows:
Crosswalks shall be established and maintained at all intersections where the City Engineer determines there is particular hazard to pedestrians crossing the roadway, subject to the limitation contained in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Other than crosswalks at intersections, no crosswalk shall be established in any block which is less than 400 feet in length. Elsewhere not more than one additional crosswalk shall be established in any one block, and such crosswalk shall be located as nearly as practicable at mid-block.
(§ 1, Art. IX, Ord. 486 N.C.S.)
4-5.902 Use of crosswalks required.¶
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway in any business district other than by a crosswalk.
(§ 2, Art. IX, Ord. 486 N.C.S.)
4-5.903 Crossing at right angles.¶
No pedestrian 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.
(§ 3, Art. IX, Ord. 486 N.C.S.)
4-5.904 Standing in roadways.¶
No person shall stand in any roadway, other than in a safety zone or in a crosswalk, if such action interferes with the lawful movement of traffic. This provision shall not apply to any public officer or employee or employee of a public utility when necessarily upon a street in the line of duty.
(§ 4, Art. IX, Ord. 486 N.C.S.)
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