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Earlier editions: 2026-09

Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Yreka Municipal Code Ch. 10.68 Pedestrians

Yreka Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Yreka

Cite as: Yreka Municipal Code Chapter 10.68 · Text as of 2026-10-04

10.68.010 - Crosswalks established.

(a) The chief of police 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 such intersections outside such district, and at other places within or outside the district where the chief of police determines that there is particular hazard to pedestrians crossing the roadway subject to the limitation contained in (b) of this section.

(b) Other than crosswalks at intersections, no crosswalk shall be established in any block which is less than four hundred 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.

(Ord. 302 § 110, 1956).

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10.68.020 - Use of crosswalks.

No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk in any business district.

(Ord. 302 § 111, 1956).

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10.68.030 - Crossing at right angles.

No pedestrian shall cross 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.

(Ord. 320 § 112, 1956).

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10.68.040 - 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 section shall not apply to any public officer or employee, or employee of a public utility when necessarily upon a street in line of duty.

(Ord. 302 § 113, 1956).

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