§ 14-1202. CURB MARKINGS TO INDICATE NO STOPPING AND PARKING REGULATIONS.

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

(1) Red shall mean no stopping, standing, 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 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 that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes nor the loading and unloading of materials more than thirty minutes, unless the materials loaded or unloaded exceed two and one-half tons, in which event twelve minutes shall be allowed for the loading or unloading of each ton of materials, and provided further that for the purpose of conducting funeral services, a hearse accompanied by a maximum of three passenger vehicles may occupy a yellow zone for a period not to exceed two hours.

(3) White shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers which shall not exceed three minutes, and such restrictions shall apply between 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, materials may be loaded or unloaded for not more than thirty minutes.

(iii) When such a zone is a "Taxicab Zone," the restrictions for the loading or unloading of passengers shall apply for passenger vehicles at all times.

(iv) When such a zone is a "Postal Mailing Zone," the restrictions for the loading and unloading of passengers shall apply at all times. Stopping, standing, or parking for the purpose of depositing mail in a curbside mail box shall not exceed a period of time necessary for the expeditious depositing of mail, and in no event shall this period of time be more than thirty seconds. These restrictions shall apply at all times.

(v) When such zone is immediately adjacent to a bus terminal, the restrictions shall apply at all times.

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

(5) Blue shall mean no stopping, standing or parking of any vehicle other than one which displays one of the distinguishing license plates issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles to disabled persons pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22511.5 or to disabled veterans, as specified in Section 9105 of the Vehicle Code.

(b) When the City Traffic Engineer as authorized under this chapter 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 provisions of this section. (Rep. and Added Ord. 6130, 1962; based on former Sec. 1203; Am. Ord. 6873, 1966; Am. Ord. 67-26, 1967; Am. Ord. 68-8, 1968; Am. Ord. 76-57, § 3, 7-25-76).