Chapter 10.48
STOPPING FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING ONLY
Sections:
10.48.010 Loading zone establishment.
10.48.030 Effect of permission to load or unload.
10.48.040 Use of yellow loading zone.
10.48.050 Passenger loading zones.
10.48.010 Loading zone establishment.
A. The city traffic engineer is authorized to determine and to mark loading zones and passenger loading zones 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. Commercial loading zones shall be indicated by yellow paint upon the top of all curbs within such zones.
C. Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by white paint upon the top of all curbs in the zones. (Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 230 § 1, 1965)
10.48.020 Curb markings.
A. The city traffic engineer is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this title, to place, and when required in this title shall place, the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and the curb markings shall have the meanings as set forth in this section:
1. Red means no stopping, standing or parking at any time except as permitted by the Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus stop zone.
2. Yellow means no stopping, standing or parking at any time between seven a.m. and six 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 minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials more than twenty minutes.
3. 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 minutes, and such restrictions shall apply between seven a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays.
B. When the city traffic engineer, as authorized under this title, 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. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 230 § 1, 1965)
10.48.030 Effect of permission to load or unload.
A. Permission granted in this chapter 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 minutes.
B. The loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial deliveries, and also the delivery or pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail.
C. Permission granted in this chapter 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 minutes.
D. Within the total time limits specified in this chapter, 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 granted by this chapter. (Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 230 § 1, 1965)
10.48.040 Use of yellow loading zone.
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 such time as is permitted in PVEMC 10.48.030. (Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 230 § 1, 1965)
10.48.050 Passenger loading zones.
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 such time as is specified in PVEMC 10.48.030. (Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 230 § 1, 1965)
10.48.060 Bus zones.
A. The city traffic engineer is authorized to establish bus zones opposite curb space for the loading and unloading of buses and to determine the location thereof.
B. Bus zones shall normally be established on the far side of an intersection. (Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 230 § 1, 1965)
10.48.070 Alleys.
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. (Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 230 § 1, 1965)