The provisions of Section 12.44.050 of this chapter shall not apply to the following:
A. Fire vehicles and ambulances responding to emergency calls;
B. Utility vehicles engaged in the repair of hazards or the correction of disruptions of essential services;
C. Building services vehicles engaged in the repair of hazards or the correction of disruptions of essential services;
D. Shuttle buses operated by the Sacramento regional transit district;
E. Vehicles leaving the parking garage at 11th Street between the K-L alley and L Street from the exit to L Street only; provided, however, that no vehicle shall stop or stand unless in a traffic queue exiting from the garage;
F. Vehicles traversing the K-L alley from 12th to 10th Streets over the extension of the alley right-of-way only;
G. Self-propelled wheelchairs or invalid tricycles operated by persons whose physical disabilities prohibit normal walking;
H. City-operated maintenance vehicles not exceeding ten (10) feet long and five feet wide;
I. Maintenance vehicles and equipment used between the hours of ten-thirty p.m. and four-thirty a.m. for maintenance of the mall, utilities and buildings which cannot be reached from adjacent streets and alleys, if authorized by a written permit issued by the city manager;
J. Waste removal vehicles being used between the hours of ten-thirty p.m. and six-thirty a.m., or during emergencies or special events;
K. Construction vehicles and equipment used between the hours of ten-thirty p.m. and four-thirty a.m. in construction or demolition of buildings adjacent to malls or the installation or maintenance of signs thereon, if authorized by a written permit issued by the city manager;
L. Funeral vehicles including no more than one hearse and three vehicles, and wedding vehicles including no more than three vehicles on 11th Street from the J-K alley to north line of K Street;
M. Vehicles for display or operated for special events at such times and places as may be authorized by a written permit issued by the city manager;
N. Police vehicles;
O. Light rail vehicles and supervisory, maintenance and revenue collection vehicles operated by the Sacramento regional transit district.
No person authorized to operate or park a motor vehicle on a mall shall stop, stand or park such vehicle on a mall at any time in such a manner as to block passage of any emergency vehicle or light rail vehicle or to block pedestrian movement or access to any buildings. (Ord. 2011-029 § 2; prior code § 51.02.202)