In unincorporated Santa Cruz County, SCCC 9.36.010 sets curb-color loading rules: yellow curbs are commercial loading zones limited to 30 minutes, white curbs are passenger loading limited to five minutes. Commercial development must also provide off-street loading berths under County Code Chapter 13.16.
Santa Cruz County Code Section 9.36.010 defines on-street loading by curb color where curbs are marked. Yellow curb markings indicate a commercial loading zone for the sole purpose of loading or unloading passengers or freight for a maximum of 30 minutes, unless a sign posts a different limit. White curb markings indicate a passenger loading zone for loading or unloading passengers only for the time necessary, not to exceed five minutes, or to deposit mail in an adjacent U.S. mailbox. The same color scheme is applied inside County park lots (SCCC 9.36.065) and other County lots (SCCC 9.36.070). Beyond on-street curbs, the county requires off-street loading for development through County Code Chapter 13.16: per the county's published Commercial Parking Requirements, commercial establishments over 10,000 square feet, plus wholesale, warehousing, and industrial uses, must provide one loading space for each 5,000 square feet of floor area, with each loading berth at least 45 feet long and 12 feet wide (mortuaries 24 feet by 10 feet).
Overstaying or misusing a marked loading zone is a parking violation subject to a civil penalty under CVC 40200 et seq. (SCCC 9.36.100); inadequate development loading provisions are handled through planning/permit enforcement.
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