Turlock Municipal Code Art. 12 Stopping For Loading Or Unloading Only

(a) The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to determine and mark loading zones and passenger loading zones as follows:

(1) At any place in the central traffic district or any business district; and

(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.

(b) In no event shall more than one-half (1/2) of the total curb length in any block be reserved for loading zone purposes.

(a) The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this chapter, to place and, when required by the provisions of this chapter, shall place the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and such curb markings shall have the following meanings:

(1) Red shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking at anytime, 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 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays, 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 (3) minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials more than twenty (20) minutes.

(3) White shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers and baggage or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox, which shall not exceed three (3) minutes, and such restrictions shall apply between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays, and when such zone is in front of a hotel or in front of a mailbox, the restrictions shall apply at all times.

(4) Green shall mean no standing or parking for a period of time longer than twenty-four (24) minutes at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day, except Sundays and holidays.

(b) It shall be unlawful to stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, in violation of the prohibitions or limitations set forth in this section.

(Ord. 1043-CS, Amended, 05/12/2005)

The permission granted by the provisions of this chapter to stop or stand a vehicle for the purposes of loading or unloading materials shall apply only to commercial deliveries and the delivery or pickup of parcel post or express packages and United States mail and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than twenty (20) minutes.

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any yellow loading zone for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials for such time as is permitted by TMC 4-7-1202. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(820-CS, Amended, 06/22/1993; 1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09)

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 TMC 4-7-1202. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(820-CS, Amended, 06/22/1993; 1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09)

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. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(820-CS, Amended, 06/22/1993; 1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09)