(A) It shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop said vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for the loading or unloading of passengers or materials; provided, that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes, nor shall the loading or unloading of materials consume more than 20 minutes in any of the following places:
1. In any alley;
2. In any loading zone;
3. At any curb within 50 feet of the entrance to any police station; and
4. In any marked bus stop.
(B) The City Council shall determine the location of a loading zone and shall cause to be marked by appropriate signs or as specifically required herein those places where standing for loading only is permitted under this section, subject to the following requirements and limitations:
1. Bus stops shall be designated by appropriate signs at those places determined by the City Council except that a bus stop shall not exceed 50 feet in length and shall not be placed adjacent to a safety zone at a streetcar stop;
2. Every loading zone, also that portion of every curb reserved for loading only for subsection (A)4. of this section, shall be designated by yellow paint or yellow material upon the entire curb surface; and
3. Within the central traffic district or any business district not more than one-half of the curb length in any one block may be set apart as a loading zone.
(Ord. 15, passed 8-8-1927)