Chula Vista, CA Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)
Key Facts
- Where it applies
- business districts only, not citywide
- Governing section
- CVMC 10.76.040, in force since 1966
- Mid-block crosswalk spacing
- block must be 600+ feet long
- City Engineer authority
- can bar crossing at any specific crosswalk
Summary
In Chula Vista's business districts, pedestrians must use a marked crosswalk to cross the street. CVMC 10.76.040 makes any other roadway crossing there unlawful. The City Engineer also controls where crosswalks exist and can post signs barring pedestrians from crossing at a specific one, under CVMC 10.76.030.
The City Engineer may place signs at or adjacent to an intersection in respect to any crosswalk directing that pedestrians shall not cross in the crosswalk so indicated. ... No pedestrian shall cross a roadway, other than by a crosswalk, in any business district.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 3623, passed May 19, 2026).
Full Breakdown
" That obligation is narrow by its own terms, it only binds pedestrians inside a business district, not the whole city, so a mid-block crossing on a residential street isn't reached by this particular section. The surrounding sections build the crosswalk system the rule depends on. 020 restricts non-intersection crosswalks to blocks at least 600 feet long, positioned as near the midpoint as practical. 030 gives the City Engineer separate authority to post signs at or near an intersection directing that pedestrians not use a specific marked crosswalk, meaning even a marked crossing can be closed off by sign.
050 requires pedestrians to obey dedicated pedestrian traffic signals where installed, rather than the vehicular signal. 9) and were carried forward by Ord. 973 and Ord. 2670 without substantive change to the business-district crosswalk requirement itself.
Violations & Fines
CVMC 10.76.040 doesn't carry its own fine schedule in the parking-penalty table at CVMC 10.62.030; a violation is enforced as a general traffic infraction rather than as a scheduled parking fine. The companion rule at CVMC 10.76.030 lets the City Engineer post signs barring pedestrians from a specific marked crosswalk, and ignoring a posted crosswalk-closure sign is a separate violation of that section.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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