Apex, NC Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Time limit
- 15 minutes for loading/unloading
- Active hours
- 6 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday
- Flasher requirement
- 4-way flashers required while parked
- Governing provision
- Apex Town Code § 20-166
- Outside active hours
- No duration restriction applies
Summary
Apex limits designated loading zones to 15 minutes of loading and unloading only, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, and requires vehicles to run their 4-way flashers the entire time.
No person shall park a vehicle in a loading zone designated by a sign or signs indicating such area to be a loading zone, except for the express purpose of loading and unloading only of such vehicle.(b)The following areas are designated as "loading zones":(1)The first parking space on the north side of East Chatham Street adjacent to Salem Street.(2)Both parking spaces on the north side of West Chatham Street between Salem Street and Commerce Street.(3)The first four parking spaces on the north side of Saunders Street west of North Salem Street, large trucks or vehicle-trailer combination may occupy multiple spaces.(4)The first parking space on the west side of North Salem Street south of Center Street.(c)Loading zones shall limit loading and unloading activities to 15 minutes and be in effect from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Vehicles shall be required to display 4-way flashers in operation while parked in a loading zone during those hours. Outside of the time when the loading zone is in effect there shall be no restriction on the duration of parking. (Ord. No. 2011-0419-03, § 1, 4-19-11; 2016-0607-75, § 1, 6-7-2016; Ord. No. 2016-1206-76, § 1, 12-6-2016; Ord. No. 2017-0307-11, § 1, 3-7-2017; Ord. No. 2021-0511-11, § 1, 5-11-2021; Ord. No. 2021-1123-40, § 186, 11-23-2021; Ord. No. 2022-073, § 1, 4-26-2022; Ord. No. 2022-126, § 1, 9-27-2022)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 3).
Full Breakdown
Under Apex Town Code § 20-166, curb space marked with a loading-zone sign is reserved for loading and unloading only, not general parking. The ordinance names four specific zones, including spaces on East and West Chatham Street, Saunders Street, and North Salem Street. The 15-minute limit and the 6 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-through-Friday window apply only during posted hours; outside that window there is no duration restriction on parking there. While the restriction is in effect, any vehicle parked in a loading zone must display its 4-way flashers. Apex Police Department enforces this alongside the town's general parking-violation fine schedule in Town Code § 20-170.
Violations & Fines
Parking in a loading zone for longer than 15 minutes, parking there without an active loading/unloading purpose, or failing to run 4-way flashers during the 6 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday window is a citable parking violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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