(a) It shall be unlawful for the driver or the owner of any semitrailer or truck tractor to stop or stand or to cause or permit the same to be stopped or to stand in any alley in the core area between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. or between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day. For the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise and inventory during the time period in which no prohibition exists, any driver or owner of such vehicles intending to park in any alley in the core area for such purposes shall notify the Police Department and the Fire Department not less than 30 minutes prior to that time at which the vehicle is to be stopped in such alley. A permit will be issued by the Police Department, which must be shown to any law enforcement officer upon request. It shall be unlawful to load or unload merchandise or inventory in an alley from a semitrailer or truck tractor without such permit.

(b) For purposes other than loading or unloading merchandise or inventory, it shall be unlawful for the driver or the owner of any semitrailer or truck tractor to stop or stand or to cause or permit the same to be stopped or to stand in any alley in the core area between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day.

(c) For any purpose whatsoever, including the loading or unloading of merchandise or inventory within a time period other than between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, no permit shall be required.

(d) This section shall not apply to vehicles owned by the United States of America, the State, the City or any vehicle authorized to carry United States mails while such vehicles are actually engaged in loading or unloading. (Code 1981 § 43-535. Code 1995 § 142-583.)