Loading Zone Parking Rules and Time Limits

(a) 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 marked as a passenger curb loading zone during hours when the regulations applicable to such passenger curb loading zones are effective, and then only for a period not to exceed three minutes; except that a special transit service vehicle may stop, stand, or park for a period not exceeding 15 minutes when loading or unloading a passenger who is ADA paratransit eligible under § 15B-4.2. (b) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or any length of time in any space marked as a freight curb loading zone during the posted times; provided that: (1) A vehicle displaying a valid decal issued by the licensing division of the department of budget and fiscal services on its front right bumper or, in the case of vehicles not required to have front bumpers, on the windshield or on some other authorized place designated by the licensing division of the department of budget and fiscal services pursuant to § 15-15.5 , may be stopped or parked within such space while freight is being loaded upon or is being unloaded from such vehicle. In no case shall such standing, stopping, or parking for loading and unloading of freight exceed 30 minutes or be permitted during the restricted peak traffic hours in tow or tow-away zones as provided in § 15-14.8 ; (2) A taxicab licensed under § 36-6.9 may stop, stand, or park in a freight curb loading zone for the purpose of active loading and unloading of passengers or their personal property so long as the taxicab is not stopped, standing, or parked for a period longer than 30 seconds; (3) An armored vehicle may stop, stand, or park in a freight curb loading zone for the purpose of active loading and unloading of money, securities, negotiable instruments and other valuables and documents, so long as the armored vehicle is not stopped, standing, or parked for a period longer than 10 minutes; and (4) A special transit service vehicle may stop, stand, or park in a freight curb loading zone for the purpose of loading or unloading a passenger who is ADA paratransit eligible under § 15B-4.2. In no case shall the special transit service vehicle stand, stop, or park: (A) For a period exceeding 15 minutes; or (B) In a tow or tow-away zone during the restricted peak traffic hours as is prohibited under § 15-14.8 . The chief of police is authorized to remove or cause to be removed, at the owner’s expense, any vehicle parked, stopped, or standing in violation of this subsection. The removal of a vehicle for such violation shall be in accordance with§ 15-13.9 . (c) Whenever any curb markings are to be used to designate freight curb loading zones, such markings shall be yellow in color. Whenever any curb markings are to be used to designate passenger curb loading zones, including bus stops, such markings shall be red in color. Whenever any curb markings are to be used to designate combination freight and passenger curb loading zones, such markings shall be alternatively colored yellow and red, and signs shall be erected stating the specific days and times when each type of loading zone is in effect. (d) The establishment, relocation, or abolishment of curb loading zones in the manner provided by law is authorized at the locations described in Schedule XXIV referenced in Table 15.0 of this chapter. * ) Editor’s note: * See listing of schedules at the end of this chapter.