Temecula Municipal Code Ch. 10.16 Stopping, Standing and Parking

The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times specified in this chapter, except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.201))

The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit on standing or parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of the Vehicle Code or the regulations of this city prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.202))

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within any parkway paralleled by curbs or any parkway designated by the city traffic engineer as an area for no standing, stopping or parking and posted accordingly.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.203))

A. No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two hours.

B. In the event a vehicle is parked or left standing upon a street in excess of a consecutive period of seventy-two hours, any member of the police department authorized by the chief of police may remove the vehicle from the street in the manner and subject to the requirements of the Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.204))

A. No person shall park or leave standing upon any residential public street, highway, or right-of-way within the city limits of the city of Temecula any of the following:

1. Motor vehicles and motor vehicles with an attached trailer or nonmotorized vehicle, of a length, or combined length, in excess of twenty feet, or a height in excess of eight feet, or a width in excess of ninety inches, which width is measured from the widest portion of the body of the motor vehicle or attached trailer or nonmotorized vehicle, not including mirrors;

2. Motor vehicles of a weight in excess of ten thousand pounds;

3. Motor vehicles and vehicles used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit, and designed and used, or maintained for the transportation of property, including, but not limited to, buses, motor trucks, trailers, semitrailers, trailer coaches or truck tractors as defined in the Vehicle Code and similar vehicles with a width in excess of ninety inches as measured at the widest portion of the body not including mirrors; or

4. A nonmotorized vehicle (including, but not limited to, a trailer, camper trailer, boat/watercraft trailer, farm machinery, construction equipment or other nonmotorized vehicle), regardless of length or width, when it has been detached from a motor vehicle.

B. The prohibitions described in subsection A of this section shall not apply to motor vehicles and vehicles which are:

1. Engaged in the loading or unloading of persons and/or property; or

2. Parked in connection with, or in the aid of the performance of a service to or on a property in the block in which such vehicle is parked; or

3. Parked or left standing as a result of a mechanical break down so as to allow the performance of emergency repairs on the vehicle for a period not to exceed twenty-four consecutive hours; or

4. Parked or left standing as allowed by a permit issued by the city pursuant to procedures established by the city manager; provided, however, that no address within the city shall be issued a permit for more than three calendar days at a time, four times within a calendar year, for a maximum of twelve calendar days per calendar year.

C. As used in this section, "residential public street, highway, or right-of-way" means the full width of a public street, highway or right-of-way which is located within, or adjacent to, a residential zone as defined in Title 17 of the Temecula Municipal Code.

(Ord. 98-09 § 1; Ord. 98-08 § 1)

No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal purpose of washing, waxing, wiping, greasing or repairing such vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.205); Ord. 19-02 § 6)

A. Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped or parked within eighteen inches of the left-hand curb facing in the direction of traffic movement upon any one-way street unless signs are in place prohibiting such stopping or standing.

B. In the event a highway includes two or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one direction upon any such roadway, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon the left-hand side of such one-way roadway unless signs are in place permitting such standing or parking.

C. The city traffic engineer is authorized to determine when standing or parking shall be prohibited upon the left-hand side of any one-way street or when standing or parking may be permitted upon the left-hand side of any one-way roadway of a highway having two or more separate roadways and shall establish signs or markings giving notice thereof.

D. The requirement of parallel parking shall not apply in the event any commercial vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading freight or goods, in which case that vehicle may be backed up to the curb; provided, that such vehicle does not extend beyond the centerline of the street and does not block traffic thereby.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.206))

The city traffic engineer shall recommend upon what streets angle parking shall be permitted and shall mark and sign such streets when appropriately so ordered by the city council. Such angle parking shall not be permitted on any state highway or upon any other street or roadway that is not at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or markings.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.207))

A. The city traffic engineer is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in his opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.

B. When official signs are erected indicating no parking upon either side of a street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.208))

A. The city traffic engineer is authorized to place signs or markings indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed twenty feet, or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs or markings when the width of the roadway does not exceed thirty feet.

B. When signs or markings prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets as authorized in this section, no persons shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign or marking.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.209))

No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicles from which merchandise or foodstuffs are displayed, offered for sale or sold, upon any portion of any street within this city except in compliance with all the following:

A. Stopping to Sell—Time Limit. Such vehicle shall stand or park only at the request of a bona fide customer or purchaser and for a period of time not exceeding ten minutes at any one place.

B. Weight Limit. Such vehicles at all times shall each have a gross weight of less than eight thousand pounds.

C. Length of Vehicle. Such vehicles at all times shall have an overall length not exceeding eighteen feet.

D. Days, Hours of Operation. Such vehicles shall not so operate on Sundays or holidays, nor before nine a.m. or after five p.m. on other days.

E. Position on Street. Such vehicles, during the time they are stopped, standing or parked, shall be at the extreme right of the roadway, entirely off the paved, improved and main traveled portion of the roadway.

F. Purpose of Vehicles. Such vehicles shall be used for display, offering for sale and sale of merchandise and foodstuffs other than fresh meat, fish, poultry, fruits and vegetables.

G. Noise emanating from such devices shall not exceed a duration of four seconds nor an intensity of seventy decibels. Record players or other continuous noise-making devices are prohibited.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.210))

A. Whenever the city traffic engineer, chief of police or their designated representatives determine that an emergency traffic congestion is likely to result from the holding of public or private assemblages, gatherings or functions, or for other reasons, the city traffic engineer, chief of police or their designated representatives shall have power and authority to order temporary signs to be erected or posted, indicating that the operation, parking or standing of vehicles is prohibited on such streets and alleys as the city traffic engineer, chief of police or their designated representatives shall direct during the time such temporary signs are in place. Such signs shall remain in place only during the existence of such emergency, and the person causing their placement shall cause such signs to be removed promptly thereafter.

B. When signs authorized by the provisions of this section are in place giving notice thereto, no person shall operate, park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.211))

A. Every motor truck having an unladen weight of ten thousand pounds or more, and every truck tractor irrespective of weight when operated upon any street or highway during the time specified in Section 280 of the Vehicle Code, shall be equipped with and carry at least two flares or two red lanterns, or two warning lights or reflectors, which reflectors shall be of a type approved by the Department of California Highway Patrol.

B. When any vehicle mentioned in subsection A of this section or any trailer or semi-trailer is disabled upon streets or highways outside of any business or residence district within this city and upon which street or highway there is insufficient street lighting to reveal a vehicle at a distance of two hundred feet during any time mentioned in Section 280 of the Vehicle Code, a warning signal of the character indicated in subsection A of this section shall be immediately placed at a distance of approximately one hundred feet in advance of, and one hundred feet to the rear of, such disabled vehicle by the driver thereof. The continuous flashing of at least four approved-type Class A-Type 1 turn signal lamps, at least two toward the front end and at least two toward the rear of the vehicle, shall be considered to meet the requirements of this section until the devices mentioned in this section can be placed in the required locations. The warning signals mentioned in this section shall be displayed continuously during the time mentioned in Section 280 of the Vehicle Code, while such vehicles remain disabled upon such street or highway.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.212))

A. No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle on private property or business premises without the express or implied consent of the owner, authorized agent of the owner, person in lawful possession of such premises or property or other person in charge thereof.

B. No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle on private property or business premises at a time, or at a place thereon, or for a period of time, or in any manner otherwise, which is unauthorized by the owner, authorized agent of the owner, person in lawful possession of such premises or property or other person in charge thereof.

C. The following acts of stopping, parking or leaving standing a vehicle shall be included within those which shall be deemed a violation of subsection A or B of this section, whichever is applicable, but other acts not mentioned may also violate either subsection. (The use of the term "parking" in the following examples shall be deemed also to include collective acts of "stopping" and "leaving standing.")

1. Parking on any vacant lot or unimproved property unless affirmatively so permitted by posted signs or by the authorized person in charge;

2. Parking off-street on any improved private property not held open to use by the general public, unless such parking is by invitation of the occupant(s) or for bona fide business purposes upon the property;

3. Parking on any off-street parking area or lot or facility of an apartment building, hotel or business enterprise which is indicated by any sign(s) or other markings to be reserved exclusively for use by tenants, residents or employees or others not including the person so parking;

4. Parking on the off-street parking area or lot or facility of an individual parking stall or any area which is indicated by a sign or other markings to be reserved for the exclusive use of a person or persons other than the person so parking;

5. Parking in a shopping center or business parking area or facility for a purpose other than doing business with one or more of the stores or offices at the site, or for a purpose not related to such business operation, or remaining parked for longer than reasonably appropriate to do such business or acts related to such business operations;

6. Utilizing a space or stall which is indicated by sign(s) or other marking(s) to be reserved for use in connection with a particular store, office or business, and parking in the same for a purpose other than that for which it is so reserved;

7. Parking in any stall or space which is indicated by sign(s), blue-painted curbing or other marking(s), to be designated for the exclusive use by physically handicapped persons, of a vehicle not displaying one of the distinguishing license plates or placards issued pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22511.5 or Section 9105;

8. Parking at any spot where such parking is prohibited, as indicated by sign(s), markings, striping, lettering on pavement, red-painted curbing or by any other means, including (but not limited to) areas and locations within areas reserved for or designated as traffic lanes for movement of vehicles or pedestrians, clear areas at or near building entrances or exits, fire lanes, sidewalks or pedestrian or bicycle lanes, clear areas at or near ramps or other facilities used by or intended for use of handicapped persons, unimproved areas, dangerous areas, areas to be utilized by larger vehicles such as trucks, buses, emergency vehicles or other service vehicles, or areas designated for any other business or special use;

9. Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or by reasons of vehicle disablement or bona fide emergency, parking, standing or waiting at a location within a traffic lane or otherwise, which substantially interferes with the normal movement of vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such location;

10. Parking in violation of the restrictions stated on any other sign or marking(s) not mentioned in the foregoing subparagraphs of this subsection, which has or have been placed on private property or business premises by the owner, authorized agent of the owner, person in lawful possession of such premises or property, or other person in charge thereof;

11. Failure or refusal to remove or move a parked or standing or stopped vehicle from private property or business premises, in compliance with a direction to do so by the owner, person in lawful possession of such premises or property, or other person in charge thereof; or violation of a direction by such person not to park, stop or stand a vehicle upon, or at a particular location upon, such premises or property; provided, that this section shall not apply to an act or failure or refusal to leave property or to noncompliance with a direction to keep off such property, in any of those instances listed in this section; or

12. Parking on a private street in violation of a prohibition or restriction stated on any sign or marking(s) or notification giving notice thereof, placed or given by or pursuant to authority of the association or person or other entity owning or in charge of such private street.

D. Nothing in this section affects or limits the rights or remedies any person may have pursuant to any other provision of law, such as Section 22658 of the Vehicle Code, to remove or cause the removal of a vehicle parking upon private property.

E. It shall be the policy of the city council to encourage the posting of signs on shopping center parking facilities similar to the signs mentioned in Section 21107.8 of the Vehicle Code, to give notice to the public that the parking regulations applicable on the private parking facility are subject to official enforcement by citations and fines and otherwise. This does not, however, authorize signs posted in nonconformance with the city's sign control ordinance or other applicable regulations, and the posting of such signs shall not be deemed a requirement or condition precedent to enforcement of this section.

F. Section 41102 et seq., of the Vehicle Code are referred to and incorporated in this section by this reference and shall be applicable in connection with any prosecution for violation of this section, in the same manner and to the same extent as such sections are applicable to prosecutions for parking violations occurring on the public streets.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.213))

No person shall park and leave a vehicle on a public street, alley or public parking facility unless the ignition has been locked; provided, however, that if the driver or passenger remains inside the vehicle after and while it is parked, or if the vehicle is in the custody of an attendant, the ignition need not be locked.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.214))

Whenever a vehicle is illegally parked on a street or highway in violation of any provision of this chapter or of this title or of this code, any regularly employed and salaried police officer of the city or deputy of the sheriff's office of Riverside County, or member of the California Highway Patrol, may cause such vehicle to be impounded, driven or towed away and stored, so long as signs are posted giving notice of the removal. Any reasonable costs resulting from such impounded, towing or storage shall be charged to the owner of the vehicle and to the driver who committed the parking violation.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.215))

When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, specifying certain parking prohibitions or time limits, the prohibitions or time limits to be established by the city council by resolution, or by the city traffic engineer pursuant to authority vested in him by this title, or by the Vehicle Code, no person shall stop, stand, park or leave standing any vehicle in violation of any such prohibition or time limit so specified on the signs.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.216))

The city traffic engineer is authorized to install and maintain parking space markings to indicate parking spaces adjacent to curbing where authorized parking is permitted.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.217))

Each vehicle placed in any parking space shall be parked within the lines and markings so established by the city traffic engineer, and no person shall park or leave standing any vehicle so that it extends across any such line or markings, or is in such position that is not entirely within the space designated by such lines or markings.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.218))

Pursuant to authority vested in him by other provisions of this chapter or by the Vehicle Code, the city traffic engineer is authorized to prescribe shorter time limits that those specified by resolution of the city council, or to prescribe parking prohibitions, within a particular limited-parking zone so specified by the city council; provided, that the stricter parking limitations or prohibitions are properly indicated by appropriate signs or markings in accordance with this chapter or other provisions of law.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.219))

A. This section shall apply to all real property owned, lease, or otherwise controlled by the city for the purpose of providing off-street public parking (city parking lots); provided, however, that the Southside Parking Lot described in that certain Grant Deed from First & Front to the city recorded on May 13, 1999 as Document No. 1999-208241 in the Official Records of Riverside County, shall not be subject to this section and shall not be considered a "city parking lot" for the purposes of this section. It shall be presumptive evidence that a parking lot is a city parking lot subject to the provisions of this section if the parking lot is designated as a city parking lot on a resolution adopted by the city council.

B. No vehicle shall be parked or left standing on a city parking lot in violation of any of the following requirements:

1. Adjacent to a red curb or line painted red;

2. In any parking space or area marked with a sign or pavement markings stating "No Parking";

3. Within two or more designated parking spaces;

4. In violation of applicable time restrictions on the time allowed for parking vehicles within the city parking lot as set forth in this section or by resolution of the city council;

5. In violation of the times when parking at the city parking lot is prohibited as set forth in this section or by resolution of the city council;

6. In violation of such other parking restrictions as may be set forth in this section or by resolution of the city council limiting parking at a city parking lot to patrons of an adjacent or nearby city facility;

7. In violation of any applicable requirements of the California Vehicle Code, including without limitation, restrictions on parking in a parking space reserved for persons with disabled placards; or

8. Such other parking restrictions as may be set forth in this section or by resolution of the city council.

C. Pursuant to subsections (B)(4), (B)(5) and (B)(6) of this section and in addition to the parking restrictions set forth in subsection B, the following specific parking restrictions shall apply to the city parking lots and vehicles parking in violation of these provisions may be removed as provided in subsection F of this section:

1. City parking lot adjacent to the History Museum and Mary Philips Senior Center as depicted on Exhibit A, attached to the ordinance codified in this section and incorporated by reference:

a. No vehicles shall be parked or left standing on this city parking lot between the hours of 11:00 p.m. on one day and 5:00 a.m. on the next day.

b. No vehicles shall be parked or left standing on this city parking lot unless the driver and occupants of such vehicle are patronizing the adjacent History Museum or Mary Philips Senior Center.

D. The parking restrictions set forth in subsections (B)(4), (B)(5) and (B)(6) shall be posted on signs in plain view at all vehicle entrances at each city parking lot.

E. The parking restrictions set forth in subsection C allowing the removal of vehicles in violation of subsection C shall be posted on signs at the city parking lot in accordance with the following requirements:

1. A sign shall be displayed, in plain view at all vehicle entrances to the city parking lot;

2. Each sign shall be not less than seventeen inches by twenty-two inches in size with red lettering not less than one inch in height, describing the parking restrictions;

3. Each sign shall indicate that vehicles violating the parking restrictions may be removed at the owner's expense; and

4. Each sign shall contain the telephone number of the local traffic law enforcement agency where a person whose vehicle has been removed from a city parking lot may find out the status of the vehicle and the location to which it has been removed.

F. In addition to the grounds for removal specified in the California Vehicle Code, and pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22651(n), vehicles parked in violation of subsection C of this section, shall be subject to removal from a city parking lot within the city.

1. Such vehicles may be removed by any peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, or may be removed by any regularly employed and salaried employee of the city who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations of the city. Vehicles removed from city parking lots shall be removed to such locations as approved in writing by the city manager.

2. The city council hereby delegates to and authorizes the city manager to adopt such written regulations and procedures as necessary to implement the removal of vehicles parked or left standing on a city parking lot in violation of this section.

3. The city council hereby delegates to and authorizes the city manager to enter into such agreements with tow services as may be necessary to implement the removal remedies of this section.

G. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to license agreements, encroachment permits or other agreements entered into by the city council or city manager for the use of a city parking lot for purposes other than parking. The city manager is hereby authorized to temporarily suspend the parking restrictions on one or more city parking lots when necessary or convenient for special events approved or authorized by the city.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.220); Ord. 16-07 § 1)

A. Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 21113, a written statement or other graphic depiction of all special conditions, rules and regulations adopted per Section 10.16.220 shall, at all times while the same remain effective, be kept on file and available at the office of the city clerk, for examination by all interested persons.

B. The city manager shall erect, place and maintain appropriate signs and markings at each city-owned or city-controlled parking lot, parking area and other property, giving notice of all special conditions, rules and regulations applicable thereto, adopted per Section 10.16.220 and imposed under Vehicle Code Section 21113.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.220))

Conditions and regulations concerning parking or driving on property and grounds of schools or other public agencies are imposed by the appropriate governing boards or officers and are enforced pursuant to and under the conditions of Vehicle Code Section 21113.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.222))

The city traffic engineer is authorized to maintain, by appropriate signs, markings or by paint upon the curb surface, certain no-stopping zones, no-parking areas and restricted-parking areas, as defined and described in this section. No person shall stop, stand, park or leave standing any vehicle in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or other authorized officer or traffic sign or signal;

A. Within any divisional island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate sign or signal;

B. On either side of any street between the projected property lines of any public walk, public steps, street or thoroughfare terminating at such street, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or red paint upon the curb surface;

C. In any area where the city traffic engineer determines that the parking or stopping of a vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon any curb surface;

D. In any area established by resolution of the city council as a no-parking area, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;

E. In any area where the parking or stopping of any vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property;

F. On any street or highway where the use of such street or highway or a portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the street or highway or the installation of underground utilities, or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic, or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is necessary for the movement of equipment, articles or structures of unusual size, and the parking of such vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such use or movement; provided, that signs giving notice of such no-parking are erected or placed at least twenty-four hours prior to the effective time of such no-parking;

G. At any place within twenty feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the midblock end of a safety zone, when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;

H. At any place within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface, except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop;

I. In any area of approach to any traffic signal, left-turn lane, boulevard stop sign or official electric flashing device when such area is determined by the city traffic engineer to be valuable in the interest of promoting traffic safety or convenience, and the area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop;

J. Within five feet in either direction of a fire hydrant (ten feet overall) authorized by Vehicle Code Section 22514, when such place is approved by the fire chief, and indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.223); Ord. 92-03 § 1)

The city traffic engineer is authorized and directed to cause signs regulating or prohibiting parking to be installed in the zones now or hereafter provided by resolution of the city council at such places as the city traffic engineer is authorized to regulate parking, standing or stopping pursuant to other provisions of this chapter or of law. Signs giving notice of parking time limitations shall be approximately twelve inches by twelve inches by eighteen inches in size, with green lines on a white background specifying the particular parking time limitation applicable. Such signs shall be spaced at a maximum interval of two hundred feet, and provided that there shall be a minimum of four signs in one block on each side of the street.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.224))

A. The city traffic engineer is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this title, to place, and when required in this title shall place, the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and the curb markings shall have the meanings as set forth in this section:

1. Red means no stopping 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 means no stopping, standing or parking at any time between seven a.m. and six p.m. of any day for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers, which shall not consume more than three minutes, nor the loading or unloading or materials, which shall not consume more than twenty minutes.

3. White means 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 mailbox, which shall not exceed three minutes, and such restrictions shall apply between seven a.m. and six p.m. of any day and except as follows:

a. When such zone is in front of a hotel or in front of a mailbox the restrictions shall apply at all times.

b. When such zone is in front of a theater or restaurant the restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater or restaurant is closed.

c. Taxicabs shall comply with this subdivision unless authorized to maintain a taxicab stand adjacent to the white curb marking, and provided the area for the taxicab stand is sign-posted at either end indicating "TAXICAB ZONE ONLY."

4. Green means no standing or parking for longer than twenty minutes at any time between nine a.m. and six p.m. of any day.

5. Blue means parking limited exclusively to the vehicles of physically handicapped persons.

B. When the city traffic engineer, as 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 parking, standing or stopping regulations so indicated.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.225))

Unless exempted pursuant to Section 10.16.270 no commercial or construction vehicle, or towed commercial or construction equipment, shall be parked on private property or on public rights-of-way unless the vehicle or equipment is screened from public view and adjacent properties. The term "commercial or construction vehicle and/or equipment" includes, but is not necessarily limited to, utility body trucks, farming and construction tractors, construction vehicles and towed equipment, semi-truck tractors, semi-truck trailers, dump trucks, step van delivery trucks or any parts or apparatus of any of the above.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.226))

The following commercial and construction vehicles are exempted from the prohibition contained in Section 10.16.260:

A. Pickup trucks, utility vans and similar utility vehicles, each of which do not exceed eight feet in height or twenty feet in combined total length;

B. All vehicles while being used in actual construction work on a permit-approved construction site;

C. All vehicles in the process of making a pickup or delivery; and

D. Governmental and utility emergency service vehicles;

E. Vehicles parked on streets directly adjacent to a hotel, motel or other such establishment when displaying a parking permit issued by the establishment as authorized by the police department.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.227))

The city traffic engineer is authorized to determine and to make loading zones and passenger loading zones as follows:

A. At any place in any business district;

B. 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.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.228))

Loading zones shall be indicated by yellow paint upon the top and face of the curb, with black letters "LOADING ONLY" stenciled or otherwise painted on the top of the curb.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.229))

Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by white paint upon the top and face of the curb, with black letters "PASSENGER LOADING ONLY" stenciled or otherwise painted on the top of the curb.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.230))

A. Permission granted in Section 10.16.250 to stop or stand a vehicle for purpose 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, and also the delivery or pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail.

C. Permission granted in Section 10.16.250 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 specified in this section the provisions of this section shall be enforced so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading and unloading but without permitting abuse of the privileges granted by this chapter.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.231))

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 10.16.310.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.232))

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 10.16.310.

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.233))

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. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.234))

The city traffic engineer is authorized to establish bus zones opposite curb space for the loading and unloading of buses or common carriers of passengers and to determine the location thereof subject to the directives and limitations set forth in this section:

A. "Bus" as used in this section means any motor bus, motor coach, trackless trolley coach or passenger stage used as a common carrier of passengers.

B. No bus zone shall be established opposite and to the right of a safety zone.

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

(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.235))