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ORDINANCE NS-1013 ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ADULT SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS WHEREAS, the problem of where and under what conditions adult school crossing guards shall be established at school crosswalks is a recurring one which requires the establishment of guidelines, and WHEREAS, Section 21372 of the Vehicle Code of the State of california requires the establishment of warrants to control the installation of crossing guards, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding Sections 36-121 through 36-126 to Chapter 36 thereof to read as follows: Sec. 36-121. Vehicle Code Requirements. Section 21372 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California requires that all cities shall establish warrants by which it can be determined whether or not an adult school crossing guard should be provided at the sites of cross walks where school children customarily cross streets for the purpose of going to or from school. Sec. 36-122. Uncontrolled Locations. At uncontrolled locations an adult school crossing guard shall be provided by the City of Santa Ana at a street cross walk where school children customarily cross in going to or from school when it shall appear, upon investigation, that vehicular and pedestrian traffic at such crossing meet the warrants hereinafter described: (a) There is no controlled intersection within 600 feet of the location at which the installation of an adult school crossing guard is contemplated. (b) At the peak periods, no fewer than 40 elementary school children per hour utilize the subject cross walk, as pedestrians, for progressing to or from school. (c) At the peak periods referred to in (b) above, the minimum traffic volume (two-way) is: on a street 50' or less in width, 60' or less in width, 70' or less in width, 80' or less in width, 350 vehicles 250 vehicles 200 vehicles 150 vehicles per hour; per hour; per hour; per hour or (d) The product of the factors, number in thousands of vehicles traversing the subject crosswalk per hour in the peak hour, and the number of crossing elementary school children in such hour, is twenty (20) or greater. Sec. 36-123. Requirements for Factors. (a) For the purpose of the preceding section, the term "controlled intersection" shall mean: An intersection where traffic movements are controlled by a traffic signal or a boulevard stop sign. -1-