La Puente Municipal Code Ch. 6.44 Loading and Unloading

Sections:

• 6.44.010 Loading zones authorized—Restrictions.

• 6.44.020 Curb markings to indicate no stopping and parking regulations.

• 6.44.030 Effect of permission to load or unload.

• 6.44.040 Yellow loading zone restrictions.

• 6.44.050 Standing in passenger loading zones restricted.

• 6.44.060 Standing in alleys restricted.

• 6.44.070 Bus zones authorized—Restrictions.

(a) The city traffic engineer is hereby authorized to determine and to mark loading zones and passenger loading zones as follows:

(1) At any place in any business district;

(2) 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, if the city traffic engineer determines that adequate off-street loading facilities are not available and that no existing loading zone will serve adequately.

(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 a yellow paint line stenciled with black letters, “LOADING ONLY,” upon the top of all curbs within such zones.

(d) Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by a white line stenciled with black letters, “PASSENGER LOADING ONLY,” upon the top of all curbs in said zones.

(Ord. 15, 1956: Ord. 1 § 3466, 1956)

(a) The city traffic engineer is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this title, to place, and when required herein shall place, the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and said curb markings shall have the meanings as herein set forth.

(1) Red shall mean no stopping, standing or parking 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) Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time between seven a.m. and six 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 shall not consume more than three minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials more than twenty minutes.

(3) White shall mean no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mail box, which shall not exceed three minutes and such restrictions shall apply between seven a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays and except as follows:

(1) When such zone is in front of a hotel or in front of a mall box the restrictions shall apply at all times.

(2) When such zone is in front of a theater the restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater is closed.

(4) Green shall mean no standing or parking for longer than twenty minutes at any time between seven a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays.

(b) When the city traffic engineer is authorized under this title has caused curb markings to be placed, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking in violation of any of the provisions of this section.

(Ord. 15, 1956: Ord. 1 § 3467, 1956)

(a) Permission herein granted 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 minutes.

(b) The loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial deliveries, also the delivery or pick-up of express and parcel post packages and the United States mail.

(c) Permission herein granted 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 three minutes.

(d) Within the total time limits above specified the provisions of this section shall be enforced so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting abuse of the privileges hereby granted.

(Ord. 15, 1956: Ord. 1 § 3468, 1956)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any yellow loading zone for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers or material for such time as is permitted in Section 6.44.030.

(Ord. 1 § 3469, added by Ord. 15; November 19, 1956)

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 6.44.030.

(Ord. 1 § 3470, added by Ord. 15; November 19, 1956)

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

(Ord. 1 § 3471, added by Ord. 15; November 19, 1956)

(a) The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to establish bus zones set forth herein.

(b) The word “bus” as used in this section shall mean any motor bus, motor coach, trackless trolley coach, or passenger stage used as a common carrier of passengers.

(c) Bus zones shall normally be established on the far side of an intersection.

(d) The City Traffic Engineer shall paint a red line stenciled with white letters “NO STANDING,” together with the words “BUS ZONE” upon the top side of all curbs and places specified as a bus zone.

(e) No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle except a bus in a bus zone.

(Ord. 1 § 3472, added by Ord. 15; November 19, 1956)