Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 3 — Public Safety›Chapter 3-5 — Traffic
Walnut Creek Municipal Code Art. 12 Stopping for Loading or Unloading
Walnut Creek Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Walnut Creek
Cite as: Walnut Creek Municipal Code Article 12 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 3-5.1201. Authority to Establish, Enforcement and Obedience.¶
a. The City Transportation Engineer is authorized to determine the location of loading zones and passenger loading zones and direct the installation of appropriate signs or markings at these locations.
b. No restriction relating to loading or unloading imposed under this article shall be effective unless appropriate signs or markings are in place.
c. It shall be unlawful for any operator of a vehicle to disobey the provisions of this article when appropriate signs or markings are in place.
(§ 1, Ord. 1338, eff. February 2, 1978)
§ 3-5.1202. Standing in a Passenger Loading Zone.¶
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or period of time other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mail box in any place marked as a passenger loading zone between seven a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays and then only for a period not to exceed three minutes, 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, the restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater is closed.
c. When a sign has been installed which designates the period during which the loading zone is in effect, the restrictions shall apply only during the period designated on the sign.
(§ 1, Ord. 1338, eff. February 2, 1978)
§ 3-5.1203. Standing In a Loading Zone.¶
a. No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than a commercial vehicle for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of property carried in the cargo area of the vehicle in any place marked as a commercial loading zone between seven a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays and then only for a period not to exceed twenty minutes.
b. The driver of a vehicle may stop temporarily at a loading zone for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers when such stopping does not interfere with any vehicle which is waiting to enter or about to enter such zone to load or unload property and then only for a period not to exceed three minutes.
c. When a sign has been installed which designates the period during which the loading zone is in effect, the restrictions shall apply only during the period designated on the sign.
(§ 1, Ord. 1338, eff. February 2, 1978)
§ 3-5.1204. Bus Zones.¶
a. The City Transportation Engineer is authorized to direct the establishment of bus zones opposite curb space for the loading and unloading of buses.
b. No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle except a bus in a bus zone and no bus shall utilize a bus zone except as authorized by the City Transportation Engineer.
(§ 1, Ord. 1338, eff. February 2, 1978)
§ 3-5.1205. Standing in Curbside Pickup Zone.¶
a. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose, period, or duration other than for the expeditious pickup or loading of goods in any place marked as a curbside pickup zone for the period of time between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. of any day except holidays and then only for a duration not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes.
b. When a sign has been installed which designates the period and duration during which the pickup zone is in effect, the restrictions shall apply only during the period and for the duration designated on the sign.
(§ 6, Ord. 2219, eff. 5/17/2022; § 4, Ord. 2223, eff. 6/21/2022; § 3, Ord. 2232, eff. 4/21/2023)
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