Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC›Chapter 10.12 — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
Banning Municipal Code Art. II Stopping for Loading and Unloading Only
Banning Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Banning
Cite as: Banning Municipal Code Article II · Text as of 2026-10-04
10.12.110 - Designated freight and passenger loading zones.¶
A. The city engineer may determine the location of loading zones and passenger loading zones and shall place and maintain appropriate signs or markings indicating the same and stating the hours during which the provisions of this chapter are applicable.
B. Yellow curb paint indicates stopping only for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or freight.
C. White curb paint indicates stopping only for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox.
(Code 1965, § 13-31.)
10.12.120 - Time limits to load and unload.¶
A. Permission herein granted to stop a vehicle in a yellow curb zone for purposes allowed by the Vehicle Code and this chapter shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor, and in no event for more than twenty minutes.
B. Permission herein granted to stop or park in white curb zones 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 three minutes.
(Code 1965, § 13-32.)
10.12.130 - Stopping in any alley.¶
No person shall stop or park a vehicle for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or freight in any alley and in no event so as to obstruct the passage of other vehicles in the alley.
(Code 1965, § 13-33.)
10.12.140 - Designated bus and taxicab zones.¶
The city engineer may establish bus and taxicab zones on city streets and at such locations and in such number as determined to be of the greatest benefit and convenience to the public and every bus loading and taxicab zone shall be designated by appropriate signs or markings.
A. The operator of a bus shall not stop such vehicle upon any street at any location for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or their baggage other than at a bus loading zone, or passenger loading zone designated as provided herein, except in the case of an emergency.
B. The operator of a taxicab shall not stop or park such vehicle upon any street at any place other than in a taxicab zone designated as provided herein. This provision shall not prevent the operator of a taxicab from stopping for loading or unloading of passengers at locations where such stopping would not otherwise be prohibited.
(Code 1965, § 13-34.)
10.12.150 - Restricted use of bus and taxicab stands.¶
No person shall stop or park any vehicle other than a bus in a bus loading zone or a taxicab in a taxicab zone when any such zone has been officially designated and appropriately signed or marked.
(Code 1965, § 13-35.)
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