Lingering and loitering on medians and corner islands reduces the safety of intersections for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists. This is especially true when people linger or loiter on narrow medians, as well as medians and corner islands located in high-volume intersections. The purpose of this chapter is to protect the health and welfare of pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and others who use the city's public rights-of-way.
(Ord. 2180 § 2, 2018)
For purposes of this chapter, the terms listed below shall have the following meaning:
"Corner island" or "pork chop island"
means a traffic island that separates right turn movements from through movements.
"High-volume intersection"
means an intersection carrying over 30,000 vehicles per day and includes the following intersections:
1. 
Hopyard Road and Interstate 580 West Bound Ramp.
2. 
Santa Rita Road and West Las Positas Boulevard.
3. 
Hopyard Road and Interstate 580 West Bound Ramp.
4. 
Hopyard Road and Owens Drive.
5. 
Santa Rita Road and Stoneridge Drive.
6. 
Santa Rita Road and Interstate 580 East Bound Ramp.
7. 
Hopyard Road and Stoneridge Drive.
8. 
Santa Rita Road and Valley Avenue.
9. 
Hopyard Road and West Las Positas Boulevard.
10. 
Santa Rita Road and Rosewood Drive.
11. 
Stoneridge Drive and Johnson Drive.
12. 
Stoneridge Drive and Interstate 680 Southbound Ramp.
13. 
Stanley Boulevard and Valley Avenue/Bernal Avenue.
14. 
Foothill Road and Canyon Way.
15. 
Santa Rita Road and Mohr Avenue.
16. 
Stoneridge Drive Interstate 680 North Bound Ramp.
17. 
Hacienda Drive and Interstate 680 East Bound Ramp.
18. 
Hopyard Road and Valley Avenue.
19. 
Bernal Avenue and First Street/Sunol Boulevard.
20. 
Bernal Avenue and Interstate 680 North Bound Ramp.
21. 
Hacienda Drive and Owens Drive.
22. 
Bernal Avenue and Valley Avenue.
23. 
Hopyard Road and Arthur Drive/North Valley Trails Drive.
24. 
Stoneridge Drive and Franklin Drive/Denker Drive.
25. 
Hacienda Drive and Interstate 580 West Bound Ramp.
26. 
Santa Rita Road and Old Santa Rita Road.
27. 
Stoneridge Drive and Stoneridge Mall Road.
28. 
Hopyard Road and Inglewood Drive.
29. 
Foothill Road and Interstate 580 West Bound Ramp.
30. 
Foothill Road and Interstate 580 East Bound Ramp.
31. 
Valley Avenue and Kolln Street.
32. 
Hopyard Road and Parkside Drive/South Valley Trails Drive.
33. 
Santa Rita Road and Amador High School.
34. 
Santa Rita Road and Stanley Boulevard and Del Valle Parkway.
35. 
Santa Rita Road and Interstate 580 West Bound Ramp.
36. 
Bernal Avenue and Koll Center Drive.
"Linger"
means to remain on a median or corner island longer than two traffic signal cycles, or for locations without a traffic signal, for longer than three minutes.
"Loiter"
means to stand or linger on a median or corner island for any purpose other than to safely and lawfully cross the roadway.
"Median"
means a paved or planted raised area located in a roadway and dividing the roadway according to the direction of travel.
"Narrow median"
means a median that is less than six feet wide.
(Ord. 2180 § 2, 2018)
A. 
It is prohibited for any person to linger or loiter on any of the following:
1. 
Any narrow median.
2. 
Any median or corner island located in a high-volume intersection.
B. 
The only exceptions to these prohibitions are for the following circumstances: (1) as may be necessary to cross a roadway; (2) as is necessary for emergencies; or (3) as is necessary for public works or maintenance.
(Ord. 2180 § 2, 2018)
A. 
It is prohibited for any person to block traffic signs and signals located on or within any median or corner island for more than two traffic signal cycles, or for locations without a traffic signal, for longer than three minutes.
B. 
The only exceptions to this prohibition are for the following circumstances: (1) as is necessary for emergencies; or (2) as is necessary for public works or maintenance.
(Ord. 2180 § 2, 2018)
The prohibition set forth in Section 11.58.030(A)(2), relating to medians and corner islands located in high-volume intersections, shall not be enforceable in an intersection unless the city traffic engineer has posted a sign in the intersection giving notice of the prohibition.
(Ord. 2180 § 2, 2018)
Violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punishable as an infraction as provided in Section 1.12.020 of this code.
(Ord. 2180 § 2, 2018)
The provisions of this chapter are not intended to be exclusive and nothing in this chapter in any way limits or precludes the enforcement of any other applicable laws, or any other remedy that may be available to the city for conduct that violates this chapter.
(Ord. 2180 § 2, 2018)