Alhambra Municipal Code Ch. 11.32 Loading and Unloading

It is unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop the vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for 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, in any of the following places:

(A) At any curb where the grade of the street exceeds 10%;

(B) In any alley;

(C) In any loading zone;

(D) At any curb within 25 feet of a point on the curb opposite the center of the entrance to any hospital;

(E) At any curb within 50 feet of a point on the curb opposite the center of the entrance to any police station or fire station;

(F) In any marked bus stop (passenger only).

('86 Code, § 11.32.010) (Ord. 2479, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 11.32.015

Whenever in this chapter any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, the violation of any such provision shall be subject to civil penalties, the enforcement of which shall be governed by the civil administrative procedures set forth in Chapter 11.38 of this code.

('86 Code, § 11.32.015) (Ord. 3735, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4236, passed - - )

The City Engineer shall determine the location of loading zones and shall mark, by appropriate signs or as specifically required herein, those places where standing for loading only is permitted under this chapter.

('86 Code, § 11.32.020) (Ord. 2479, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 2942, passed - - )

Every loading zone and also that portion of every curb reserved for loading only by division (D) and (E) of § 11.32.010 of this code, shall be designated by yellow paint or other yellow material upon the entire curb surface therein with the words “loading only” in black letters thereon.

('86 Code, § 11.32.030) (Ord. 2479, passed - - )

Within any business district not more than one-half of the total curb length in any one block may be set apart as a loading zone.

('86 Code, § 11.32.040) (Ord. 2479, passed - - )

Bus zones shall be designated by appropriate signs or curb markings at those places determined by the City Engineer. Such bus zones shall be estab-lished on the far side of an intersection and shall not exceed 80 feet in length, except as set forth herein:

(A) When one or more of the following conditions exist, the City Engineer may establish the bus zone on the near side of the intersection or may extend the length of the bus zone to a total length of not more than 130, or both:

(1) The intersection at which the bus zone is to be established is a junction of more than one public transportation facility or route;

(2) Roadway construction or traffic con-structions make bus zones on the far side of an inter-section unsafe or impractical;

(3) The bus route makes a right turn at the intersection where the bus zone is to be designated;

(4) More than one transportation agency uses the intersection as a stopping point.

(B) When the location of a bus zone on the far side of an intersection would, in the opinion of the City Manager, cause special hardship and when, in the opinion of the City Manager, the location of such bus zone on the near side would avoid such special hardship and would not create a traffic hazard, the City Manager is authorized to direct the City Engineer to establish such bus zone on the near side of the intersection or extend the length thereof to a total length of not more than 130, or both.

('86 Code, § 11.32.050) (Ord. 3091, passed - - )