Purpose and Intent
San Diego Municipal Code § 310.0102
in effect§310.0102 Purpose and Intent
(a) The purpose and intent of this Division is to establish a City-required minimum wage, referred to as the prevailing wage rate, for specified employees engaged in traffic control work on City streets and public rights-of-way, including sidewalk areas. The City requires payment of the prevailing wage rate to traffic control workers as a condition of a Traffic Control Permit issued under San Diego Municipal Code section 129.0742, as may be amended.
(b) The City Council makes the following findings in support of the City of San Diego Traffic Control Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance:
(1) Traffic control work includes stopping, slowing, guiding, directing, controlling, and monitoring traffic on City streets and public rights-of-way. Traffic control workers are responsible for maintaining the safety of drivers and pedestrians on the City’s streets and in the public rights-of-way adjacent to or near construction areas.
(2) Unexpected and difficult driving conditions in these construction areas can present a significant risk of harm to drivers, other users of the City’s public rights-of-way, and the traffic control workers themselves.
(3) Low wages can lead to less qualified workers and more difficult working conditions, which can increase the risk of harm to workers and users of the City’s public rights-of-way.
(4) Traffic control workers employed by contractors on the City’s public works projects, involving the construction, reconstruction, or repair of public buildings, streets, utilities, and other public works, are paid a minimum wage, in accordance with San Diego Municipal Code section 22.3019, as may be amended, related to compliance with State of California prevailing wage laws. The prevailing wage is an hourly rate paid on public works projects to specified workers engaged in a particular craft, classification, or type of work within the locality and in the nearest labor market area.
(5) By adopting this Division, the City Council establishes a minimum wage standard to apply to all traffic control workers on City streets and public rights-of-way, with limited exceptions as set forth in this Division, as a means to ensure that traffic control work in the City is being done by the most qualified and consistently and sufficiently paid workers.
(“Purpose and Intent” added 9-18-2023 by O-21723 N.S.; effective 10-18-2023.)
(“Purpose and Intent” renumbered from Section 310.0101 to Section 310.0102 and amended 10-7-2024 by O-21876 N.S.; effective 11-6-2024. Former Section 310.0102 “Citation” renumbered to Section 310.0101.)
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/MuniCodeChapter03/Ch03Art10Division01.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026