(a) Curb loading zones.
(1) The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to determine the location of passenger and freight curb loading zones and shall place and maintain appropriate signs indicating the same and stating the hours during when the provisions of this section are applicable, where, in his opinion, the dimensions of the streets and sidewalks, the flow of traffic, and the use of property abutting the streets are such that he finds it to be necessary for the free flow and expeditious handling of traffic and the safety of persons and property.
(2) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or period of time other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers in any place marked as a passenger curb loading zone during hours when the regulations applicable to such curb loading zones are effective, and then only for a period not to exceed three minutes.
(3) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials in any place marked as a freight curb loading zone during hours when the provisions applicable to such zones are in effect. In no case shall the stop for loading and unloading of materials exceed 30 minutes.
(b) Mid-street loading zones.
(1) The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to determine the location of freight mid-street loading zones and shall designate by appropriate on-street striping and marking said mid-street loading zones where, in his opinion, the dimensions of the streets and sidewalks, the flow of traffic, and the use of property abutting the streets are such that he finds it to be necessary for the free flow and expeditious handling of traffic and the safety of persons and property.
(2) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle authorized to enter said mid-street loading zone for any purpose or length of time other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials in any place marked as a mid-street loading zone except as set out herein, and in no case shall the stop for loading and unloading of materials extend in excess of 15 minutes unless as otherwise authorized herein.
(3) No vehicles other than trucks with a load capacity in excess of 1,500 pounds or greater shall be authorized to utilize said mid-street loading zones. In no instance shall automobiles be entitled to park or otherwise use said loading zones.
(4) At no time shall any vehicle utilizing said mid-street loading zone extend outside the designated confines of said loading zone into any traffic lane.
(5) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in a mid-street loading zone without immediately actuating and maintaining in an actuated condition the hazardous flashers on said vehicle. In addition, any such vehicle stopped, standing, or parked in said mid-street loading zone shall be so designated by the placement of at least one 18-inch tall or taller orange safety cone, said safety cone to be placed immediately adjacent to and to the rear of said vehicle for the duration of time that said vehicle is parked in said safety zone.
(6) All vehicles entering or exiting any mid-street loading zone shall observe all state laws and city ordinances with regard to lane changes and activation of signal lights indicating lane changes.
(7) Vehicles may park in a mid-street loading zone for a duration in excess of 15 minutes, provided such vehicle is parked in said loading zone in full conformance with the other requirements of this subsection, and provided the owner or operator of said vehicle is permitted to exceed said time limitation by the City Engineer or his designee upon a showing to the City Traffic Engineer of a reasonable necessity for extending said duration; provided, however, that the City Engineer's discretion to deny such extended time shall be final.
(Ord. No. 2320, 7-22-93)