(A) Authority to establish loading zones.
(1) The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to determine and mark loading zones and passenger loading zones as follows:
(a) At any place in the central traffic district or any business district; and
(b) 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.
(2) In no event shall more than one-half the total curb length in any block be reserved for loading zone purposes.
(3) Loading zones shall be indicated by yellow paint upon the top of all curbs within such zones.
(4) Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by white paint upon the top of all curbs within such zones.
('63 Code, § 3-6.1201)
(B) Curb markings.
(1) The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this chapter, to place, and when required herein shall place, the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and such curb markings shall have the meanings as set forth:
(a) Red shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking at any time except as permitted by the California Vehicle Code and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone.
(b) Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking at any time between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for any purpose other than the loading and unloading of passengers or materials provided the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes and the loading or unloading of materials shall not consume more than 20 minutes.
(c) White shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mail box, which depositing shall not exceed three minutes, and such restrictions shall apply between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays and except as follows:
1. When such zone is in front of a hotel or in front of a mail box, the restrictions shall apply at all times.
2. When such zone is in front of a theater, the restrictions shall apply at all times.
(d) Blue shall mean a parking space for the exclusive use of vehicles which display a distinguishing license plate or placard issued to disabled persons pursuant to Cal. Veh. Code § 22511.5 or to disabled veterans as specified in Cal. Veh. Code § 9105.
(2) When the Traffic Engineer, as authorized pursuant to the provisions of this division (B) 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 division (B).
('63 Code, § 3-6.1202)
(Ord. 2930, passed 4-17-63; Am. Ord. 303-C.S., passed 12-5-78) Penalty, see § 70.99