Watsonville Municipal Code Art. 11 Stopping for Loading or Unloading Only

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

(1) At any place in 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.

(c) Loading zones shall be indicated by a yellow paint line stenciled with black letters, “Loading Only”, upon the top of all curbs within such zones.

(d) Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by a white line stenciled with black letters, “Passenger Loading Only”, upon the top of all curbs within such zones.

(§ 1, Art. XI, Ord. 486 N.C.S.)

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

(1) 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.

(2) Yellow shall means no stopping, standing, or parking at any time between the hours of 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, and the loading or unloading of materials shall not consume more than twenty (20) minutes.

(3) White shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers, which shall not exceed three (3) minutes, and such restrictions shall apply between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays and except as follows:

(i) When such zone is in front of a hotel, the restrictions shall apply at all times.

(ii) When such zone is in front of a theater, the restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater is closed.

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

(b) When the City Engineer has caused curb markings to be so 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.

(§ 2, Art. XI, Ord. 486 N.C.S., as amended by § 1, Ord. 1180-04 C-M, eff. November 26, 2004)

(a) Permission granted to stop or stand a vehicle for purposes of loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial vehicles and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefore, and in no event for more than twenty (20) minutes.

(b) The loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial deliveries and to the delivery or pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail.

(c) Permission granted 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 therefore and in no event for more than three (3) minutes.

(d) The provisions of this section shall be enforced as to the total time limits specified so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting abuses of the privileges granted.

(§ 3, Art. XI, Ord. 486 N.C.S., as amended by § 1, Ord. 1180-04 C-M, eff. November 26, 2004)

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 in Section 4-5.1103 of this article.

(§ 3, Art. XI, Ord. 486 N.C.S.)

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 4-5.1103 of this article.

(§ 5, Art. XI, Ord. 486 N.C.S.)

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.

(§ 6, Art. XI, Ord. 486 N.C.S., as amended by § 1, Ord. 1180-04 C-M, eff. November 26, 2004)

(a) The City Engineer is hereby authorized to establish bus zones opposite curb spaces 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 in this section.

(b) “Bus”, as used in this section, shall mean any motor bus, motor coach, trackless trolley coach, or passenger stage used as a common carrier of passengers.

(c) No bus zone shall exceed eighty (80') feet in length; provided, however, when satisfactory evidence has been presented to the City Engineer showing the necessity therefore, the City Engineer may extend bus zones not to exceed a total length of 125 feet.

(d) Bus zones shall normally be established on the far side of an intersection.

(e) No bus zone shall be established opposite and to the right of a safety zone.

(f) The City Engineer shall paint a red line stenciled with white letters, “No Standing”, together with the words, “Bus Zone”, upon the top or side of all curbs and places specified as a bus zone.

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

(§ 7, Art. XI, Ord. 486 N.C.S., as amended by § 1, Ord. 1180-04 C-M, eff. November 26, 2004)