HomeMy WebLinkAbout0748ORDINANCE NO. 748 (1978 Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AMENDING
THE MUNICIPAL CODE, ARTICLE III.V, TRAFFIC REGULATIONS,
CHAPTER 11, SECTIONS 3211.1 — 3211.3.'
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. Municipal Code Article III.v, Traffic Regulations, Chapter
11, Sections 3211.1 3211.3 are hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 3211.1. CURB MARKINGS TO INDICATE NO STOPPING AND PARKING REGULATIONS.
(a) The city traffic engineer is hereby authorized, subject to the pro-
visions 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 3:00 p.m. of any day except Saturday,
Sunday and holidays for any purpose other than the loading or un-
loading of materials, provided that the loading or unloading of
materials shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes.
(3) White shall mean 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 mail box, which shall not
exceed three (3) 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:
(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 theatre the restrictions
shall apply at all times except when such theatre is closed.
(4) 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.
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SECTION 3211.2. EFFECT OF PERMISSION TO LOAD OR UNLOAD.
(a) Permission herein granted to stop or stand a vehicle for the purpose
of loading or unloading materials shall not extend beyond the time necessary ✓
therefor,. and in no event for more than thirty (30) minutes. Evidence that
there was no activity involving the loading or unloading of materials into or
from a vehicle during any continuous period of time of five minutes or longer
shall constitute prima facie evidence that said vehicle was parked longer than
the time necessary for loading or unloading.
(b) The loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to business
deliveries and pickups by commercially registered vehicles, also the delivery
or pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail. Passenger
vehicles may not use a loading zone for any purpose except when the zone is not
effective.
(c) Permission herein granted to stop or park for purposes of loading
or unloading passengers shall include the loading or unloading of personal
baggage but still not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event
for more than three (3) minutes.
(d) Within the total time limits above specified the provisions of this
section shall be enforced so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading
or unloading but without permitting abuse of the privileges hereby granted.
SECTION 3211.3. STANDING FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING ONLY.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any yellow loading zone
for any purpose other than loading or unloading material for such time as is
permitted in Section 3211.2.
SECTION 2. This ordinance, together with the ayes and noes, shall be
published once At least throe days prior to-its final passage, in the Telegram-
Tribune, a newspaper published and circulated in said city, and the same shall
go into effect at the expiration of thirty days after its said final passage.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED TO PRINT by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo at a regular meeting thereof held on the 21st day of March , 1978,
on motion of Councilman Settle , seconded by Councilman Petterson , and
on the following roll call vote:
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AYES: Councilmen Dunin, Jorgensen, Petterson, Settle and Mayor Schwartz
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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y C J.H. Fitzpatrick
Approved as to form: Approved as to content:
WENDT, MITCHELL, SINSHEIMER,
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City Attorney
City Administrative 01Ver
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By Allen Grimes
City I ineer
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Polic ief
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ORDINANCE NO. 748
FINALLY PASSED this 4th day of April , 1978
on motion of Councilman Settle seconded by
Councilman Dunin on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Dunin, Jorgensen, Petterson, Settle and Mayor Schwartz
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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itzpatrick, CITY CLERK