Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

10.48.070 Standing in Passenger Loading Zone.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any passenger loading zone for any purpose other than the loading
or unloading of passengers for such time as is specified in Section 10.48.050. (Ord. 2713 §1(part), 1959; prior Code
§31.86.)
10.48.080 Standing in any Alley.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of persons or
materials in any alley. (Ord. 2713 §1(part), 1959; prior Code §31.88.)
10.48.085 Repair of Vehicles in Street.
No person shall keep any vehicle upon a public street right-of-way for the purpose of overhaul or repair of such
vehicle. Emergency repairs to any vehicle requiring less than two (2) hours to complete are excepted from this
section. (Ord. 3319 §1, 1968.)
10.48.090 Bus Zones to be Established.
A. Transportation Engineer. The Transportation Engineer is authorized to establish bus loading zones adjacent
to the curb for the purpose of loading and unloading of buses and bus layover zones for the purpose of parking
standby buses. The Transportation Engineer is further authorized to determine the location and dimensions of such
zones.
B. Definition. The word "bus" as used in this section means any motor bus, motor coach, trackless trolley
coach, or passenger stage used as a common carrier of passengers.
C. Dimensions. No bus loading zone shall exceed sixty feet (60') in length except that when satisfactory
evidence has been presented to the Transportation Engineer showing the necessity therefor, the Transportation
Engineer may extend bus loading zones not to exceed a total length of one hundred sixty feet (160').
D. Bus Loading Zone - Marking. Bus loading zones shall be marked to indicate that they have been so
designated. The Transportation Engineer shall approve the method of marking such zones with a sign or a red curb
with letters stenciled in white.
E. Bus Layover Zones - Marking. The Transportation Engineer shall mark bus layover zones by a sign which
gives notice that stopping, standing or parking of vehicles is not permitted except for buses.
F. Prohibition. No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle except a bus in a bus loading zone or bus
layover zone.
G. School Bus Zones. Notwithstanding the other provisions in this section, the Transportation Engineer may
designate certain bus loading zones as "school bus zones" and further designate certain hours of the day on certain
days of the week during which no person shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle except a school bus in said zone. Said
restrictions shall be posted on a sign in a manner easily visible to motorists. At all other times, persons may stop,
stand, or park any vehicle in said zone. (Ord. 4080, 1980; Ord. 3688, 1974.)
10.48.095 Idling of Parked Vehicles.
Whenever the City Transportation Engineer shall determine the necessity for limitation on noise of operations of
standing or parked vehicles, or equipment on vehicles, on any street, alley, right of way, parking lot or parking
structure open to public use, the Transportation Engineer shall erect signs or otherwise provide notice of limitation on
such noise of operations of such standing or parked vehicles or equipment. Where such signs or notice is provided:
A. No driver shall run or leave idling for a period of longer than three minutes the engine of any vehicle which
is parked, standing, or stopped, on any street, alley, right of way, parking lot or parking structure open to public use;
and
B. No driver shall run or operate any equipment on standing or parked vehicles, or on vehicles stopped on any
street, alley, right of way, parking lot or parking structure open to public use for a period of longer than three minutes.
(Ord. 5079, 1998; Ord. 4597, 1989.)
10.48.100 Taxicab Stands - Other Vehicles Using.
It is unlawful for the owner or driver of any vehicle other than a taxicab or pedicab licensed by the City to stop,
stand or park in any regularly established taxicab stand. (Ord. 5255, 2002; Ord. 2713 §1(part), 1959; prior Code
§31.90(part).)
251-1 rev. 6/30/07