The Director of Public Works is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this chapter, to place, and when required herein shall place, the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations and said curb markings shall have the meanings as herein set forth:
A. Red means no stopping, standing or parking at any time except as permitted by the
Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signaled as a bus stop.
B. Yellow means no stopping, standing or parking at any time 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.
C. White means no stopping, standing or parking at any time for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox, which shall not exceed three minutes except that when such zone is in front of a theater or church, the restrictions shall not apply when such theater or church is closed.
D. When the Director of Public Works, as authorized under this chapter, has caused curb markings to be placed, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb markings in violation of any of the provisions of this section.
E. Blue means no stopping, standing or parking at any time except for physically-handicapped persons whose vehicles display either one of the distinguishing license plates issued to disabled persons pursuant to Section
22511.5 of the California Vehicle Code or to disabled veterans as specified in Section
9105 of the California Vehicle Code.
(1155-8/65, 1491-4/69, 2044-5/76, 3257-11/94)