(Legislative History: Ordinance No. 63-005, 2/11/63; Ordinance No. 66-015, 2/28/66; Ordinance No. 66-029, 4/28/66; Ordinance No. 68-012, 3/25/68; Ordinance No. 69-025, 5/12/69; Ordinance No. 69-035, 6/23/69; Ordinance No. 69-057, 11/24/69; Ordinance No. 77-027, 6/13/77; Ordinance No. 77-030, 9/6/77; Ordinance No. 82-084, 11/1/82; Ordinance No. 83-008, 2/22/83; Ordinance No. 85-017, 6/17/85; Ordinance No. 85-023, 8/5/85; Ordinance No. 90-002, 2/20/90 (Section 6-1-505); Ordinance No. 2001-011, 4/16/01 (Sections 6-1-500, 6-1-505); Ordinance No. 2018-001, 3/19/18 (Section 6-1-505))
(a) 
General: It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to stop, park or leave standing such vehicle whether attended or unattended, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer, traffic officer, or traffic sign or signal:
(1) 
In an intersection;
(2) 
In a crosswalk;
(3) 
In such no parking or restricted parking areas as designated by the City Council by resolution;
(4) 
In such no parking or restricted parking areas as may be defined, designated or established by the City Manager;
(5) 
In violation of any provision of this Code or the San Leandro Administrative Code;
(6) 
On a sidewalk; or
(7) 
On any portion of the area extending from a roadway edge of the curb (or from the highest point of a rolled curb) to the sidewalk.
(b) 
Designated Hours and Days: It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle, including vehicles which are six feet or more in height (including any load thereon) and are within 100 feet of any intersection, to stop, stand or park such vehicle between the hours and on the days in any of the streets, or portions of streets, all as designated by the City Manager or designee.
(c) 
Designated Periods of Time: It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to leave such vehicle standing for a period of time greater than the length of time and on the days and during the hours and on any of the streets or portions of streets, all as designated by the City Manager or designee.
Whenever the City Manager, or designee, designates parking prohibitions or restrictions and directs the placement of curb markings designating such prohibitions or restrictions, the following colors only shall be used, and the colors indicate as follows:
(a) 
RED indicates no stopping, standing, or parking, except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or sign posted as a bus loading zone.
(b) 
YELLOW indicates no stopping, standing, or parking, except for the purpose of active loading or unloading passengers or freight, during any time in which parking is restricted or prohibited at that yellow zone. Non-commercial vehicles shall not be parked in a yellow zone in excess of a period of three minutes, during which the operator must be in attendance, under any circumstances during times when parking is restricted at a yellow zone.
(c) 
WHITE indicates no stopping, standing, or parking, for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers or depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox in an expeditious manner, and in no case for more than three minutes. This restriction shall be in effect during all times unless limited to specified hours and/or days by posted signs.
(d) 
GREEN indicates no stopping, standing, or parking, for a period of time greater than the specified time limit and/or days by posted signs.
(e) 
BLUE indicates parking limited exclusively to the vehicles of physically handicapped persons, which vehicles display either a distinguishing license plate or a placard issued pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22511.5.