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Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC›Article I — GENERAL REGULATIONS

San Bernardino Municipal Code Ch. 10.36 Loading Zones, Bus Stops and Crosswalks

San Bernardino Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Bernardino

Cite as: San Bernardino Municipal Code Chapter 10.36 · Text as of 2026-10-04

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For provisions on local authority to establish crosswalks, see Cal. Vehicle Code, § 21106

For provisions on local parking curb markings, see Cal. Vehicle Code, § 21458

§ 10.36.010 LOADING ZONES AND BUS STOPS TO BE PAINTED OR MARKED.

The City Engineer shall determine, and the Director of Public Services shall mark, the location of all loading zones and bus stops by causing the adjacent curb to be painted or marked respectively yellow, white and red; that portion so marked yellow shall be established as a loading zone, and the curb surface so painted yellow shall have thereon in black letters the words “loading zone,” and such loading zone so located and marked shall be used only as a place for the loading or unloading of passengers or freight, subject to the limitations prescribed; that portion painted white shall be established as a passenger loading zone, and the curb surface painted white shall have thereon in black letters the words “passenger loading zone,” and such passenger loading zone so located and marked shall be used only as a place for the loading or unloading of passengers; that portion painted red shall have thereon in white letters the words “bus stops,” and such bus stop so located and marked shall be used only as a place for the loading and unloading of passengers, subject to the limitations herein prescribed, and the City Engineer may determine, and the Director of Public Services shall mark, the location in front of and adjacent to hospitals, police stations and theaters where it is unlawful to stop, stand or park a vehicle by causing the adjacent curb to be painted or marked red.

(Ord. 1652, passed 3-18-1941; Ord. 1730, passed 1-3-1945; Ord. MC-344, passed 2-22-1984)

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§ 10.36.020 AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH CROSSWALKS.

The City Engineer is authorized and required to establish crosswalks, approximately equal in width to the adjacent sidewalk at all intersections, or between intersections, where, in his or her opinion, there is a particular danger to pedestrians crossing the roadway, and when so designated by the City Engineer, the Director of Public Services shall designate the crosswalks upon the surface of the roadway by white painted lines.

(Ord. 1652, passed 3-18-1941; Ord. MC-344, passed 2-22-1984)

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