Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 10 — Vehicles and Traffic
Wheatland Municipal Code Ch. 10.40 Pedestrians
Wheatland Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Wheatland
Cite as: Wheatland Municipal Code Chapter 10.40 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 10.40.010. Crosswalks—Establishment and maintenance.¶
A. The traffic and safety 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 set out in this section.
B. Crosswalks shall be established at all intersections within the central traffic district and at such intersections outside such district and at other places within or outside said district where the traffic and safety engineer determines that there is particular hazard to pedestrians crossing the roadway, subject to the limitation contained in subsection C of this section.
C. Other than crosswalks at intersections, no crosswalk shall be established in any block which is less than four hundred feet in length and any such crosswalk shall be located as nearly as practicable to midblock.
(Ord. 246 § 4 (Art. 9) (9), 1979)
§ 10.40.020. Crosswalks—Use required.¶
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a route at right angles to the curb.
(Ord. 246 § 4 (Art. 9) (9.1), 1979)
§ 10.40.030. Standing or walking in roadways.¶
No person shall stand or walk in any roadway other than a safety zone, in a crosswalk, upon a sidewalk if such action interferes with the lawful movement of traffic. This section shall not apply to any public officer or employee of a public utility when necessarily upon a street in the line of duty.
(Ord. 246 § 4 (Art. 9) (9.2), 1979)
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