SEC. 561. NO EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO BE GRANTED.

   No permit for spur track on any public street or property shall be granted in such manner as to permit the owner or holder thereof to acquire any exclusive rights to any portion of said spur track on such public street.

SEC. 562. JOINT USE OF TRACKS.

   No permit shall hereafter be granted for spur tracks on any public street in the City and County of San Francisco except upon condition that all persons, firms or corporations owning or using property fronting thereon, or owning or using other tracks connecting therewith, shall have the right to use said tracks upon paying a proportionate share of the cost of the construction, maintenance and repair of said tracks and their adjacent pavements, unless upon other terms mutually agreed upon with the person, firm or corporation to whom the permit is granted, it being understood that cars loaded with perishable products shall have the right-of-way if necessary.

SEC. 563. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO TRACKS ON PUBLIC STREETS.

   The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to all spur tracks constructed, maintained or operated upon public streets.

SEC. 565. DELIVERIES FOR CONNECTING CARRIERS-CHARGES.

   The railway operating any spur track on any public street or property hereafter constructed in the City and County shall, upon demand of the person, firm or corporation for the use or benefit of which such spur track is operated, place upon such spur track the freight cars of any railway which has, in this City and County, track connection with the operating railway; such cars so placed to be used for the receipt and delivery of freight in carloads only. And the operating railway shall receive and deliver the cars of the connecting railway over, at and upon such connecting track in the performance of such switching services for such persons, firms or corporations and such railway shall perform such service without undue delay or discrimination. The operating railway shall perform such service for the same charge or rate that it charges for corresponding service for its own cars upon the spur track for like purpose. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to such portions of such spur tracks as are not constructed, maintained or operated upon or across private land, and no permit for a spur track shall hereafter be granted which does not specifically contain the provisions and conditions of this Section. Any provisions of this Section in conflict with state and federal laws shall not apply.

SEC. 566. RUNWAYS CROSSING SIDEWALKS-REGULATION.

   No runway or platform or mechanical device shall be extended from any car on a spur track to or across any sidewalk, except during the time such runway or platform or mechanical device is being prepared for use or is actually being used for the loading or unloading of freight from said car or being dismantled.

SEC. 566.1. UNLOADING FROM CAR TO VEHICLE.

   Freight shall not be unloaded from any car on a spur track to any truck or other vehicle in the public streets unless authorized by general or special order of the Director of Public Works with approval of San Francisco Police Department.