(a) Establishment of Loading Zones. Whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that loading zones, passenger loading zones or bus loading zones are necessary on any highway or portion thereof, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to place signs or curb markings as provided in § 52.0121(f) on such highway or portion thereof.
(1) Removal of Signs. Whenever the Board, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions, because of which loading zones, passenger loading zones and bus loading zones were established along such highway or portion thereof as provided in § 52.0121(a) no longer exist, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs or such curb markings designating such Zones.
(b) Marking of Loading Zones. Loading zones shall be indicated by appropriate signs indicating such zone or by a yellow line stenciled with black letters “Loading Only” upon the top or side of all curbs within such zones.
(c) Marking of Passenger Loading Zones. Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by appropriate signs or by a white line stenciled with black letters “Passenger Loading Only” upon the top or side of all curbs within such zones.
(d) Marking of Bus Loading Zones. Bus loading zones shall be indicated by appropriate signs or by a red line stenciled with white letters “No Standing” together with the words “Bus Zone” on the top or side of all curbs within such zones.
(e) Use of Bus Loading Zone—Restricted. No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle except a bus in a bus loading zone.
(f) Curb Markings to Indicate No Stopping and Parking Regulations. The Road Commissioner is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this Chapter, to place, and where required herein shall place the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and said curb markings shall have the meaning herein set forth.
(1) Red. Red shall mean no stopping, standing or parking except as permitted by the Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone.
(2) Yellow. Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials, provided that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials more than 20 minutes.
(3) White. White shall mean no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers which shall not exceed three minutes.
(4) Green. Green shall mean no standing or parking for longer than 20 minutes.
(g) Markings in Lieu of Curb Markings. When there are no curbs, the Road Commissioner shall indicate the parking or standing regulations by installing, in lieu of curb markings, appropriate signs giving notice of such regulations.
(h) Effect of Permission to Load or Unload.
(1) Applies Only to Commercial Vehicles and Time Limit. Permission herein granted to stop or stand a vehicle for purposes of loading or unloading materials shall apply only to commercial vehicles and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor, and in no event for more than 20 minutes.
(2) Deliveries. The loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial deliveries, the delivery or pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail.
(3) Passenger. Permission herein granted to stop or park for purposes of loading or unloading passengers shall include the loading or unloading of personal baggage but shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than three minutes.
(4) Abuse of Privilege. Within the total time limits above specified, the provisions of this Section shall be enforced so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting abuse of the privileges hereby granted.
(i) Standing in Alleys. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials in any alley.
(j) Bus Loading Zone Adjacent to School. The Road Commissioner is hereby authorized, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, to place signs or curb markings described in § 52.0121(f) indicating bus loading zone upon either side of any street adjacent to any school property when such loading zone would facilitate the orderly movement of traffic.
(1) Removal. Whenever the Road Commissioner, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which a bus loading zone was established as provided in § 52.0121(j) no longer exist, he or she shall remove such signs and such curb markings.
(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)