Los Altos Municipal Code Art. 2 Stopping for Loading or Unloading Only

A.

The city engineer is hereby authorized to determine and mark loading zones and passenger loading zones near any entrance to any place of business or in front of any hall or place used for the purpose of public assembly.

B.

Loading zones shall be indicated by yellow painted curbs or by signs.

C.

Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by white painted curbs or by signs.

D.

The city engineer may determine to permit general parking for all, or parts, of any day in loading zones and shall post signs in accordance with such determinations.

(Prior code § 3-2.1001)

A.

The city engineer is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this chapter, to place, and when required herein shall place, the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations. Such curb markings shall have the following meanings:

Red shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking at any time, except as permitted by the Vehicle Code of the State and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone.

Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, not including Sundays and holidays, and except where the city engineer has designated general parking during those hours by posting signs in such areas, for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials; provided, however, the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes and the loading or unloading of materials other than twenty (20) minutes.

White shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers which shall not exceed three minutes. Such restrictions shall apply between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays, except when such zone is in front of a theater. Restrictions shall apply at all times, except when such theater is closed.

Green shall mean no standing or parking for longer than twenty (20) minutes at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays.

Blue shall mean parking for the exclusive use of physically handicapped persons in accordance with Sections 8.20.270 through 8.20.290 of this chapter.

B.

When the city engineer, as authorized under this chapter, 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.

(Prior code § 3-2.1002)

A.

Permission herein granted to stop or stand a vehicle for the 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 and pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail.

C.

Permission herein granted to stop or park for the 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 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.

(Prior code § 3-2.1003)

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 by Section 8.20.150 of this chapter.

(Prior code § 3-2.1004)

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 8.20.150 of this chapter.

(Prior code § 3-2.1005)

A.

No person shall park a vehicle within an alley except during the necessary and expeditious loading and unloading of merchandise, and no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within an alley in such position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property or interfere with free movement of traffic through the alley.

B.

No vehicle shall be so parked as to constitute a fire hazard or any obstruction to fire fighting apparatus.

(Prior code § 3-2.1006)

A.

The city engineer is hereby authorized to establish bus zones opposite curb space for the loading and unloading of buses of common carriers of passengers and to determine the location thereof subject to the directives and limitations set forth herein.

B.

The word "bus" as used in this section shall mean any motor bus or passenger stage used as a common carrier of passengers.

C.

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

(Prior code § 3-2.1007)