10.52.020 No Stopping and Parking Regulations – Curb Markings.
The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this title, 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:
A. Red indicates no stopping, standing or parking, whether the vehicle is attended or unattended, except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signposted as a bus loading zone.
B. Yellow means no stopping, standing or parking at any time between seven a.m. and six 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 (3) minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials more than twenty (20) minutes.
C. White means no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox, which shall not exceed three (3) minutes and such restrictions shall apply between seven a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays and except as follows:
1. When such zone is in front of a hotel or in front of a mailbox the restrictions shall apply at all times.
2. When such zone is in front of a theater the restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater is closed.
D. Green means no standing or parking for longer than twenty (20) minutes at any time of any day unless posted with day and time restrictions.
E. Blue means no stopping, standing, or parking at any time for vehicles other than those of handicapped persons displaying distinguishing license plate or placard issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
F. When the City Traffic Engineer, as authorized under this title, 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.
G. Off-street parking facilities required by other sections of this code to install parking for disabled persons shall have such stalls or spaces marked with a sign consisting of a profile view of a wheelchair with occupant in white on a blue background. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to utilize such spaces unless the vehicle displays either one of the distinguishing license plates or placards issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 863 § 1, 1994; Ord. 561 § 1, 1977; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)