Petaluma, CA Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

36, Pedestrians, sets the crossing rules. 010 directs the city traffic engineer to establish and maintain crosswalks at all intersections within the central traffic district, and at other intersections or hazardous locations inside or outside that district. 020 restricts where a non-intersection crosswalk can even be built: no mid-block crosswalk may be established in any block under 400 feet long, and it must sit as close as practicable to the block's midpoint. 030 lets the traffic engineer post signs at an intersection directing that pedestrians not cross in the crosswalk there, overriding the default.

56) or inside any business district. Outside those two zones, the chapter does not impose a blanket mid-block crossing ban, so the restriction is targeted at downtown and commercial streets where pedestrian and vehicle conflicts are heaviest. 36 also separately bars entering drainage channels, culverts and the flood wall along the Petaluma River in the Payran Street area. 36 in the field, and it operates alongside the California Vehicle Code's own pedestrian right-of-way requirements rather than replacing them.