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ESTABLISHMENT OF CURBSIDE BUS STOP ZONES
A. Requests Involving the Elimination of On- Street Parking
Due to the limited amount of available curbside parking in the older
neighborhoods of the City of Newport Beach, the elimination of
onstreet vehicle parking spaces for the establishment of bus stop
zones shall be recommended by the Traffic Affairs Committee for City
Council approval and inplementation by the Traffic Engineer only if a
majority of the following criteria is met:
1. The District has demonstrated significant patronage in the
vicinity of the proposed stop or has marketing data to indicate
that neighborhood patronage would increase if a more convenient
stop were available.
2. The proposed stop would serve a significant number of citizens
who would be convenienced by a direct curbside bus entrance or
exit.
3. There are unusual traffic safety hazards in the vicinity of the
proposed stop which make a direct curbside stop desirable.
4. It would be unsafe for the bus to be stopped in the street
travelway to accept or disembark passengers.
S. The establishment of the stop would not unreasonably displace
essential curbside parking for an adjacent business or
residential district.
5. Elimination of curbside parking spaces by establishment of a stop
would result in additional public benefits such as, but not
limited to, improved site distances, ease of street cleaning,
improved pedestrian safety or elimination of "loitering" parking
nuisances.
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B. Requests Not Involving Elimination of On- Street Parking or Hazardous
T.orati ons
1. Traffic Engineer will review and install in accordance with
Section 12.48.100 of the Municipal Code entitled Bus Zones (see
attached).
C. Temporary Bus Zones Not Exceeding Ninety Days Duration
1. Requests involving the elimination of on- street parking shall be
considered the same as regular stops discussed in "A" above.
2. Requests not involving the elimination of on- street parking shall
be reviewed by the Traffic Engineer and established in accordance
with Section 12.48.100 of the Municipal Code entitled Bus Zones.
Adopted - December 10, 1973
Amended - October 26, 1987
LOADING AND UNLOADING 12.48.1180 -- 12.48.100
12. 48.080 Special Passenger Loading 'Zones. No operator of any vehicle
shall stop, stand or park the vehicle in any special passenger loadingzonewhenapprovedpermanentorportablesignsareinplace, as herein-
after provided, for any period of time longer than is necessary for theloadingorunloadingofpassengersandnottoexceedthreeminutes. The term "special passenger loading zones ", as used herein, shall
mean those areas adjacent to the curb located between two approved
permanent or demountable signs in front of or adjacent to, and withintheprojectedrealpropertyboundariesofanychurch, theater, club, or
place of business or public gathering. (1949 Code :3280.1, added by Ord. 1069; December 9, 1963).
12.'18.090 Parkin;; in Alley Prohibited— Fsception. No person shall
stop, stand or p;.0 k a vehicle for any purpose other than the Ioading orunloadingofpersonsormaterialsinanyalleyexceptinareastheCityCouncilhasdesignatedbyresolutionforvehicleparking, and where autho-
rized signs are in place giving notice thereof. (1949 Code § 3281, asamendedbyOrd. 939; October 18, 1960).
12.48.100 lBus Zones. A. ESTABLISHMENT AUTHORITY. TheCityTrafficEngineerisherebyauthorizedtoestablishbuszonesopposite
curb space for the loading and unloading of buses of common carriers
of passengers and to determine the location thereof subject to the direc- tives and limitations set forth herein-
B. BUS DEFINED. The word "bus" as used in this section shall
mean any motor bus, motor coach, trackless trolley coach, or passengerstageusedasacommoncarrierofpassengers.
C. LENGTH P,F.STRICTION. No bus zone shall exceed eighty feetinlength, except that when satisfactory evidence has been presented totheCityTrafficEngineershowingthenecessitytherefor, the City TrafficEngineermayextendbuszonesnottoexceedatotallengthof125feet.
D. LOCATION. Rug zones shall normally be established on the farsideofanintersection.
E. PP,OillDlTRD LOCATION. No bus zone shall be establishedoppo.;itc and, .o the right of a safety zone -
P. MAPKINGS. The City Traffic Engineer shall paint a red line
stencil with white Totters "NO STANDING," together with the wordsBtiti -- TOY" iipoii thr top or side of all curbs and places specified as abuszuuG.
C;. USE P,F.STRICTED. No person shall stop, stand or park anyvchit:le oxcept a bus i;::1 bus zone. (1919 Code, ; 3282).
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