(Amended by Ord. No. 151,833, Eff. 2/10/79, Oper. 2/25/79.)
(a) (Amended by Ord. No. 176,904, Eff. 9/21/05.) Except as to buses specifically authorized for this use by the Department, it shall be unlawful, when authorized signs and markings are in place, giving notice thereof, to drive, propel, stop or park any vehicle in or on the east curb lane of Spring Street between 1st Street and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue or on the east curb lanes of Flower Street between lower 4th Street and 3rd Street in the City of Los Angeles.
The Department is hereby authorized to install such signs, signals or other markings as are necessary to establish a contra-flow northbound lane in, on or along the east curb of Spring Street between 1st Street and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and contra-flow northbound lanes along the east curb of Flower Street between lower 4th Street and 3rd Street and to restrict their use to that of the buses specifically authorized for this use by the Department.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle of the Police or Fire Department, any public ambulance, or any public utility vehicle, or any private ambulance, which public utility vehicle or private ambulance has qualified as an authorized emergency vehicle, when any vehicle mentioned in this paragraph is operated in the manner specified in the Vehicle Code in response to an emergency call.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle exiting the driveway on the east side of Spring Street, just south of Aliso Street, provided any such vehicle, upon exiting such driveway does not proceed northbound on Spring Street north of Aliso Street. The purpose of this subsection is to allow vehicles exiting such driveway to be allowed to make a right turn into the contra-flow lane for the purpose of making a right turn eastbound on Aliso Street. (Added by Ord. No. 159,660, Eff. 2/19/85.)
(d) The provisions of this article shall not prohibit vehicles from passing through restricted lane at any angle for the purpose of going to or from private property. (Former Subsec. (c) Relettered (d) by Ord. No. 159,660, Eff. 2/19/85.)