Work in Public Rights–of–Way — Barriers and Safety Precautions Required
San Diego Municipal Code § 54.0117
in effect§54.0117 Work in Public Rights–of–Way — Barriers and Safety Precautions Required
(a) Any person performing work in any public street, alley, sidewalk or other public place, or within five (5) feet of the property line of any street, alley, sidewalk or other public place, which interferes with or endangers the safe movement thereon of vehicular traffic or pedestrians, shall place and maintain barriers, flares, lighted lanterns and warning lights. Such flares, lanterns and warning lights shall be maintained at each end of the work and along the course of the work, not more than fifty (50) feet apart, from sunset of each day until sunrise of the following day until such work is entirely completed; and barriers shall be placed and maintained at each end of any excavation or obstruction at not more than 50 foot intervals along the course of the work at all times until such excavation is entirely refilled or such obstruction is removed. Any excavation or obstruction in an intersection shall be lighted and barricaded to provide the public a reasonably safe lane in which to travel. No unauthorized person shall remove or in any way tamper with any such barrier, lantern, light or other safety device. Such barriers, flares, lanterns and warning lights shall be in conformity with regulations in effect and adopted by the State Department of Public Works of the State of California pursuant to Section 465.7 of the Vehicle Code.
(b) Any person violating any provision of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Amended by renumbering 3–31–1980 by O–15229 N.S. — formerly Sec. 54.17.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter05/Ch05Art04Division01.pdf#page=3Fetched: 10/28/2026