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Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Chapter 10.14 — STOPPING FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING ONLY

Brentwood Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-01 · Brentwood

§ 10.14.010. Authority to establish loading zones.

  • A. The city engineer shall determine loading zones and passenger loading zones as follows:

    1. In front of the entrance to any place of business or in front of any hall or place used for the purposes of public assembly.
  • B. In no event shall more than one-half of the total curb length in any block be reserved for loading zone purposes.

  • C. Loading zones shall be indicated by yellow paint upon the top of all curbs within such zones.

  • D. Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by white or yellow paint upon the top of all curbs in such zones.

  • E. The city engineer shall mark, or cause to be marked, all loading zones and passenger loading zones so established.

  • (Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)

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§ 10.14.020. Permission to load or unload.

  • A. Permission granted by this chapter to stop or stand a vehicle for the purposes of loading or unloading materials shall apply only to commercial vehicles and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than twenty minutes.

  • B. The loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial deliveries and to the delivery or pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail.

  • C. Permission granted by this chapter to stop or park for the purposes of loading or unloading passengers shall include the loading or unloading of personal baggage. At no time shall the vehicle be left unattended.

  • D. Within the total time limits specified in this section, the provisions of this section shall be enforced so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting the abuse of the privileges hereby granted.

  • (Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)

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§ 10.14.030. Permits for loading or unloading at angle to the curb.

The city engineer is authorized to issue special permits to allow the backing of a vehicle to the curb for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise or materials subject to the terms and conditions of such permit. Such permits may be issued either to the owner or lessee of real property or to the owner of the vehicle and grant to such person the privilege as therein stated and authorized herein, and it is unlawful for any permittee or other person to violate any of the special terms or conditions of any such permit.

(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)

City of Brentwood, CA § 10.14.040 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

§ 10.14.070

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§ 10.14.040. Standing for loading or unloading only.

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any yellow loading zone for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers or materials for such time as is permitted in Section 10.13.250.

  • (Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
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§ 10.14.050. Standing in passenger loading zones.

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any passenger loading zone for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers for such time as is specified in Section 10.13.250. (Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)

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§ 10.14.060. Standing in alleys.

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose other than the loading of persons or materials in any alley.

(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)

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§ 10.14.070. Coach zones established.

  • A. The city engineer is hereby authorized to establish bus zones adjacent to the curb for the loading and unloading of buses or common carriers of passengers and to determine the locations thereof.

  • B. Coach zones shall normally be established on the far side of an intersection. (Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)

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