No person shall stop a vehicle in any alley except as provided in this section.
A. Commercial Alleys: In those alleys that are bordered on one or both sides by commercial property, a person may stop a vehicle as provided in this subsection where there are yellow alley edge markings.
1. Stopping shall be allowed only between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) P.M. on Monday through Saturday. Stopping shall not be allowed on Sundays.
2. Stopping shall only be permitted for the purposes of loading or unloading of passengers or baggage, making a commercial delivery or pick up, or loading or unloading materials for commercial purposes.
3. Stopping shall be restricted to a period not to exceed three (3) minutes except that commercial vehicles may stop for a period not to exceed twenty (20) minutes while loading or unloading materials for commercial purposes.
B. Residential Alleys: In those alleys bordered on one or both sides by residential property, a person may stop a vehicle as provided in this subsection where there are no alley edge markings.
1. Stopping shall be allowed only between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and ten o'clock (10:00) P.M.
2. Stopping shall only be permitted for the purposes of loading or unloading of passengers, baggage or materials to serve adjacent residential property.
3. Stopping shall be restricted to a period not to exceed three (3) minutes, unless the driver is actively loading or unloading the vehicle as provided in subsection B4 of this section.
4. Stopping shall be restricted to a period not to exceed twenty (20) minutes while the driver is actively loading or unloading a vehicle. For the purposes of this subsection, a driver shall not be considered to be "actively loading or unloading" a vehicle if the driver is away from the vehicle for a period of more than three (3) minutes.
5. Stopping shall only be permitted on the portion of the alley bordering residential property.
C. Obstruction Or Hazard Prohibited: In no event shall any vehicle be stopped in a manner that obstructs traffic or creates a hazard, nor shall this section be construed to limit the authority of the city to remove a vehicle which creates an obstruction or hazard as set forth in Vehicle Code section 22651(b). (Ord. 88-O-2043, eff. 11-10-1988; amd. Ord. 00-O-2344, eff. 2-18-2000; Ord. 01-O-2369, eff. 3-8-2001)