The City Council by resolution may establish commercial loading zones and passenger loading zones in any business district and elsewhere in front of the entrance to any place of business or in front of any hall or place used for the purpose of public assembly. In no event shall more than one-half of the total curb length in any block be reserved for such zones. The Director of Public Works shall indicate such zones as follows:
(a) 
Commercial loading zones by yellow paint upon the top and face of all curbs within such zones.
(b) 
Passenger loading zones by white paint upon the top and face of all curbs within such zones.
Commercial loading zones and passenger loading zones may be established in limited parking spaces during specified hours of the day. When so established, the Director of Public Works shall place and maintain appropriate signs which shall clearly state the restriction to commercial loading zones or passenger loading zones and the hours of restriction. When such signs are in place no curb painting shall be required.
(a) 
The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this Section, to place, and when required herein shall place, the following curb markings to indicate the regulations of this article, and such curb markings shall have the meanings as set forth in this Section:
(1) 
No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle in a red zone at any time 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) 
No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle in a yellow zone at any time between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials; provided, that the loading or unloading of passengers or materials shall not consume more than twenty (20) consecutive minutes.
(3) 
No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle in a white zone for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox, which shall not exceed five (5) consecutive minutes, and such restrictions shall apply between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays and except as follows:
A. 
When such zone is in front of a hotel or in front of a mailbox, the restrictions shall apply at all times.
B. 
When such zone is in front of a theater, the restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater is closed.
(4) 
No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle in a green zone other than the time and days specified on the sign adjacent to such green zone. If no signage specifying a time limitation is present, no vehicle shall stop, park or be left standing for longer than twenty (20) consecutive minutes in the green zone.
(5) 
When the Director of Public Works has caused such curb markings to be placed, no person shall stop, park, or leave standing a vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking in violation of any of the provisions of this Section.
(Ord. 548 § 2, 2023)
(a) 
Permission granted pursuant to this article to stop or stand a vehicle for purposes of loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial vehicles and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor, and in no event for more than twenty (20) minutes.
(b) 
The loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial deliveries and the delivery or pick-up of express and parcel post packages and United States mail and shall not apply to stopping for the purpose of effecting purchases.
(c) 
Permission granted, pursuant to this article 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 five (5) minutes.
(d) 
Within the total time limits specified, the provisions of this article shall be enforced so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting abuse of the privileges granted in this Chapter.
The City Council by resolution may establish bus zones for the loading and unloading of buses or common carriers of passengers. The Director of Public Works shall place and maintain appropriate signs or curb markings to designate bus zones. If curb markings are used the face and top of the curb shall be painted red. No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle except a bus in a bus zone.