(A) During the hours specified herein, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park a vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for the loading or unloading of passengers or property, provided that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than 3 minutes, or the loading or unloading and delivery of property or materials more than 30 minutes in any of the following places.
(1) At any time in any street where the roadway is less than 20 feet wide.
(2) Between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any street within the business district where the roadway is less than 30 feet wide; when so required by the director of works and when the restriction is indicated by proper signs and markings.
(3) In any "loading zone" between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any business day.
(4) At any place within 15 feet of a point directly in front of the center of the entrance to any police or fire station, hospital, post office, or hotel.
(5) At any time, at any place, within 15 feet of a point directly in front of the center of the entrance to any public building between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any business day.
(6) At any place within 25 feet of a point directly in front of the center of the entrance to any railroad or interurban passenger station or bus station at any time.
(7) At any place within 15 feet along the curb of a point on the curb directly in front of the center of the entrance to any church, school, bank, club, theatre, or any building used for public assembly during the hours while the building is used and open to the public.
(B) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop the vehicle within an officially established taxicab stand, or bus or coach stop at any time. However, this shall not apply to the operators of duly licensed taxicabs, or buses or trolley coaches, authorized by permit to occupy these stands or to use bus or coach stops.
(C) The director of works is authorized and required to determine the exact location and lengths and to establish "loading zones" within the business district and in any "business district," and to indicate these loading zones by suitable markings or signs. No person other than authorized by the department of works shall erect any sign or shall place such markings. Loading zones shall be established in accordance with the following rules.
(1) No more than 1/2 of the total curb length of any block shall be reserved for loading zones within the business district, except that the entire curb frontage may be so reserved, provided that there have been filed with the director of works, applications for the establishment of loading zones, by the owners of the buildings or business houses representing 50% or more of the curb length of the other half of the total within the block.
(2) Curb space not to exceed 100 feet may be reserved temporarily or in an emergency, at any place where required for public safety or convenience.
(3) Within the above limitations the director of works may establish loading zones at the entrance of office buildings, department stores and other private buildings, upon written application therefor by the owners of business houses or their representatives. The director of works shall have the power to issue or refuse permits for loading zones, and in deciding all applications shall consider primarily the relationship of the loading zones applied for and the public safety and convenience.
(4) Every permit when issued shall be for one year and the director of works shall have the power either to renew the permit or to revoke it at any time for cause deemed sufficient to him in the exercise of a reasonable and sound discretion.
(5) Whenever a permit has been issued by the director of works the applicant shall pay to the director of works $3 per lineal foot per year.
(6) The initial signs and markings shall be furnished by the director of works. In the event that signs or markings are lost or otherwise need replacement, the replacement shall be at the expense of the applicant.
(Ord. 15, passed 10-21-54) Penalty, see § 78.99