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STOPPING FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING ONLY
Sections:
10.39.010 Standing in passenger loading zone.
10.39.020 Standing in freight loading zone.
10.39.030 Permits for loading zones.
10.39.040 Bus stops regulated.
10.39.050 Standing in restricted parking zone.
10.39.060 Parking at curb or edge of roadway.
10.39.070 Obedience to angle-parking signs or markings.
10.39.080 Lamps on parked vehicles.
10.39.090 Moving unattended vehicle.
10.39.100 Clearance between vehicles.
10.39.110 Waiting for parking space being cleared.
10.39.120 Unattended motor vehicle.
10.39.130 Parking on a grade.
10.39.010 Standing in 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, in any place
officially marked as a passenger loading zone during hours when the regulations
applicable to such loading zone are effective, and then only for a period not
to exceed five minutes. Any person who violates any provision of this section
commits a Class 4 traffic offense. (Ord. O-75-96 § 49, 1975; Ord. O-75-21
§ 1 (part), 1975).
10.39.020 Standing in freight loading zone.
A. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of
time other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading
of materials in any place officially marked as a freight loading zone during
hours when the provisions applicable to such zones are in effect.
B. In no case shall the stop for loading and unloading of materials exceed thirty
minutes.
C. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a Class 4 traffic
offense. (Ord. O-75-96 § 50, 1975; Ord. O-75-21 § 1 (part), 1975).
10.39.030 Permits for loading zones.
Whenever special permits are issued to establish or control the use of loading
zones or to allow the backing of a vehicle for the purpose of loading or unloading
merchandise or materials subject to certain conditions, no permittee or other
person shall violate any of the special terms of such permit. Any person who
violates any provision of this section commits a Class 4 traffic offense. (Ord.
O-75-96 § 51, 1975; Ord. O-75-21 § 1 (part), 1975).
10.39.040 Bus stops regulated.
The operator of a bus shall enter a bus stop on a public street in such a manner
that the bus, once stopped to load or unload passengers or baggage, shall be
in a position with the right front wheel of such vehicle as close to the curb
as practicable and approximately parallel to the curb so as not to impede the
movement of other vehicular traffic. Any person who violates any provision of
this section commits a Class 4 traffic offense. (Ord. O-75-96 § 52, 1975;
Ord. O-75-21 § 1 (part), 1975).
10.39.050 Standing in restricted parking zone.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time
in any restricted parking zone other than for the purpose specified on official
signs marking such restricted zone and during the period of time the restriction
is effective, except that the driver of a passenger vehicle may stop momentarily
therein for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading
passengers when said stopping does not interfere with the kind of traffic for
which the zone is reserved. Any person who violates any provision of this section
commits a Class 4 traffic offense. (Ord. O-75-96 § 53, 1975; Ord. O-75-21
§ 1 (part), 1975).
10.39.060 Parking at curb or edge of roadway.
A. Except where angle parking is permitted by this title and, in the case of
state highways, is approved by the State Department of Highways, and except
as otherwise provided by this title, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a
two-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels parallel
to and within twelve inches of the right-hand curb or as close as practicable
to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder.
B. Except where angle parking is permitted by this title and, in the case of
state highways, is approved by the State Department of Highways, and except
as otherwise provided by this title, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a
one-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked parallel to the curb or edge of
the roadway in the direction of authorized traffic movement, with its right-hand
wheels within twelve inches of the right-hand curb or as close as practicable
to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder or with its left-hand wheels within
twelve inches of the left-hand curb or as close as practicable to the left edge
of the left-hand shoulder.
C. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a Class 4 traffic
offense. (Ord. O-77-86 § 22, 1977; Ord. O-75-96 § 54, 1975; Ord. O-75-21
§ 1 (part), 1975).
10.39.070 Obedience to angle-parking signs or markings.
On those streets which have been approved and signed or marked for angle parking,
no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle other than at the angle to the
curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such official signs or markings. Any
person who violates any provision of this section commits a Class 4 traffic
offense. (Ord. O-84-60 § 4, 1984; Ord. O-75-96 § 54, 1975; Ord. O-75-21
§ 1 (part), 1975).
10.39.080 Lamps on parked vehicles.
A. Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a highway other than a local roadway
during the hours between sunset and sunrise, and in the event there is sufficient
light to reveal any person or object within a distance of one thousand feet
upon such highway, no lights need be displayed upon such parked vehicle.
B. Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a roadway other than a local
roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto, whether attended or unattended, during
the hours between sunset and sunrise, and there is not sufficient light to reveal
any person or object within a distance of one thousand feet upon such highway,
such vehicle so parked or stopped shall be equipped with one or more operating
lamps meeting the following requirements: At least one lamp shall display a
white or amber light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the front
of the vehicle, and the same lamp or at least one other lamp shall display a
red light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle,
and the location of said lamp or lamps shall always be such that at least one
lamp or a combination of lamps meeting the requirements of this section is installed
as near as practicable to the side of the vehicle which is closest to passing
traffic. The foregoing provisions shall not apply to a motor-driven cycle.
C. Any lighted headlamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.
D. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a Class 4 traffic
offense. (Ord. O-75-96 § 56, 1975; Ord. O-75-21 § 1 (part), 1975).
10.39.090 Moving unattended vehicle.
No person shall move a vehicle, which he does not own or have lawful control
over, into any prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful.
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a Class 4 traffic
offense. (Ord. O-84-60 § 5, 1984; Ord. O-75-96 § 57, 1975; Ord. O-75-21
§ 1 (part), 1975).
10.39.100 Clearance between vehicles.
No person shall stand or park a vehicle in such a manner as to leave available
less clearance between vehicles than is required to allow free movement of other
vehicles in and out of parking spaces. Any person who violates any provision
of this section commits a Class 4 traffic offense. (Ord. O-75-96 § 58,
1975; Ord. O-75-21 § 1 (part), 1975).
10.39.110 Waiting for parking space being cleared.
The driver of a vehicle, while waiting for a parking space to be cleared by
another vehicle which is in the actual process of leaving such parking space,
shall stop on the roadway side of and immediately to the rear of such leaving
vehicle and shall remain in such position until the parking space has been cleared.
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a Class 4 traffic
offense. (Ord. O-75-96 § 59, 1975; Ord. O-75-21 § 1 (part), 1975).
10.39.120 Unattended motor vehicle.
No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended
without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, and removing the key
from the ignition. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits
a Class 4 traffic offense. (Ord. O-2002-10 § 3, 2002; Ord. O-93-52 §
2, 1993; Ord. O-77-86 § 23, 1977; Ord. O-75-96 § 60, 1975; Ord. O-75-21
§ 1 (part), 1975).
10.39.130 Parking on a grade.
No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand on any perceptible grade-without effectively setting the brake thereon and turning the front wheels in such "direction as will prevent the vehicle from rolling into the traveled portion of any roadway or damaging the property of another. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a Class 4 traffic offense." (Ord. O-75-96 § 61,
1975; Ord. O-75-21 § 1 (part), 1975).
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