Alhambra, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Passenger loading limit
- 3 minutes
- Materials loading limit
- 20 minutes
- Hospital buffer
- 25 feet from entrance
- Police/fire station buffer
- 50 feet from entrance
- Curb allocation cap
- Half of block's curb length
- Standard bus zone length
- 80 feet (up to 130 feet)
Summary
Alhambra caps loading zone stops at three minutes for passengers and 20 minutes for materials, and bars standing on steep grades, in alleys, near hospitals and fire or police stations, and in marked bus zones. The City Engineer designates and marks the zones under Municipal Code Chapter 11.32.
It is unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop the vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for the loading or unloading of passengers or materials; provided that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes, nor the loading or unloading of materials more than 20 minutes, in any of the following places: (A) At any curb where the grade of the street exceeds 10%; (B) In any alley; (C) In any loading zone; (D) At any curb within 25 feet of a point on the curb opposite the center of the entrance to any hospital; (E) At any curb within 50 feet of a point on the curb opposite the center of the entrance to any police station or fire station; (F) In any marked bus stop (passenger only).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-25: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 4851, passed 10-27-25).
Full Breakdown
010 makes it unlawful for a vehicle operator to stop longer than necessary for loading or unloading, capping passenger loading at three minutes and freight loading at 20 minutes, in any loading zone, in any alley, at a curb where the street grade exceeds 10%, within 25 feet of a hospital entrance, within 50 feet of a police or fire station entrance, or in a marked bus stop reserved for passengers. 030). 040). 050: they are established on the far side of an intersection and capped at 80 feet, though the City Engineer may place a bus zone on the near side or extend it to 130 feet where the intersection serves multiple transit routes or lines, roadway construction makes a far-side zone unsafe, the bus route turns right at the intersection, or more than one transit agency stops there; the City Manager may also authorize a near-side or extended zone to avoid special hardship without creating a traffic hazard.
Violations & Fines
Any violation of Chapter 11.32's loading zone rules is subject to civil penalties enforced through the civil administrative procedures of Chapter 11.38 of the Municipal Code, per § 11.32.015. That includes overstaying the three-minute passenger or 20-minute freight limit, stopping in an excluded location such as a steep grade, alley, or near a hospital or public safety station, or parking in a marked bus zone.
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