CHAPTER 10.22
LOADING AND UNLOADING
Section
10.22.010 Authority to establish loading zones
10.22.020 Curb markings designated
10.22.030 Effect of permission to load or unload
10.22.040 Standing for loading or unloading only
10.22.050 Standing in passenger loading zone
10.22.060 Standing in any alley
10.22.070 Coach zones to be established
10.22.010 AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH LOADING ZONES.
A. The City Council is authorized to determine and to mark loading zones and passenger loading zones as follows:
1. At any place in the central traffic district or any business district; and
2. Elsewhere in front of the entrance to any place of business or in front of any hall or place used for the purpose of public assembly.
B. In no event shall more than one-half of the total curb length in any block be reserved for loading zone purposes.
C. Loading zones shall be indicated by yellow paint upon the top of all curbs within the zones.
D. Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by white paint upon the top of all curbs in the zones.
(Ord. 451, § 12, passed -- 1974)
10.22.020 CURB MARKINGS DESIGNATED.
The City Council is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of Chapters 10.02 through 10.32, to place, and when required herein, shall place the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and the curb markings shall have the meanings as herein set forth:
A. Red means no stopping, standing, or parking at any time except as permitted by the Cal. Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone;
B. Yellow means no stopping, standing, or parking at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials, provided that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three (3) minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials more than twenty (20) minutes;
C. White means no stopping, standing, or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox, which shall not exceed three (3) minutes and the restrictions shall apply between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays and except as follows.
1. When the zone is in front of a hotel or in front of a mailbox, the restrictions shall apply at all times.
2. When the zone is in front of a theater, the restrictions shall apply at all times except when the theater is closed.
D. When the Chief of Police as authorized under Chapters 10.02 through 10.32 has caused curb markings to be placed, no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking in violation of any of the provisions of this section.
(Ord. 451, § 12.1, passed -- 1974)
10.22.030 EFFECT OF PERMISSION TO LOAD OR UNLOAD.
A. Permission herein granted to stop or stand a vehicle for purposes of loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial vehicles and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor, and in no event for more than twenty (20) minutes.
B. The loading or unloading of materials shall apply not only to commercial deliveries but also the delivery or pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail.
C. Permission herein granted to stop or park for purposes of loading or unloading passengers shall include the loading or unloading of personal baggage but shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than three (3) minutes.
D. Within the total time limits specified above, the provisions of this section shall be enforced so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting abuse of the privileges hereby granted.
(Ord. 451, § 12.2, passed -- 1974)
10.22.040 STANDING FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING ONLY.
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any yellow loading zone for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers or material for the time as is permitted in § 10.22.030.
(Ord. 451, § 12.3, passed -- 1974)
10.22.050 STANDING IN PASSENGER LOADING ZONE.
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any passenger loading zone for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers for the time as is specified in § 10.22.030.
(Ord. 451, § 12.4, passed -- 1974)
10.22.060 STANDING IN ANY ALLEY.
A. No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of persons or materials in any alley so designated by City Council resolution, within the City. The loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three (3) minutes. The loading or unloading of materials shall not consume more than twenty (20) minutes. These restrictions shall apply at all times, without exception for Sundays, holidays, or nights. In no event shall a vehicle, whether loading or unloading, block any alleyway to vehicular traffic or prevent or obstruct other vehicles from clear passage of the alley.
B. All alleys shall be posted by visible, appropriate traffic signs indicating no stopping, standing, or parking in the alley except for loading or unloading for the time specified. The traffic signs shall also indicate in bold lettering that vehicles must not obstruct or block the alleyway, regardless of loading or unloading operations.
C. Any person violating any provision of this section is guilty of an infraction and punishable as provided by § 10.32.010 of this code.
(Ord. 532, §§ 1, 2, and 3, passed -- 1980)
10.22.070 COACH ZONES TO BE ESTABLISHED.
A. The City Council is authorized to establish bus zones opposite curb space for the loading and unloading of buses or common carriers of passengers and to determine the location thereof.
B. Coach zones shall normally be established on the far side of an intersection.
(Ord. 451, § 12.6, passed -- 1974)