Apple Valley, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Hours near residential
- No operation 10 p.m.-7 a.m. within 200 ft
- Undersized facility deliveries
- Limited to 12 a.m.-8 a.m.
- Exception
- UPS and U.S. Mail deliveries
- Minimum bay size
- 15 ft x 50 ft, 14 ft clearance
- Governing section
- Development Code § 9.72.060(C)
Summary
Loading areas within 200 feet of residential uses cannot operate between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. under Development Code § 9.72.060(C)(3), and sites too small for a standard loading bay must confine large-truck deliveries to the hours of 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., except UPS and U.S. Mail.
Loading areas for freight, equipment or passengers shall be provided in accordance with Table 9.72.020-B and the following. Sites which cannot meet the dimension requirements for large delivery trucks shall limit deliveries to the hours between 12:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., except UPS and US Mail deliveries. ... 3. Hours of Operations. Loading areas located within 200 feet of residential uses or districts shall not be operated between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 19 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
020-B: one space for commercial or institutional uses over 20,000 square feet, one for offices between 10,000 and 99,999 square feet, one for manufacturing or warehousing uses under 20,000 square feet, with an additional space at each further increment. 060(C) then layers on design and operating rules. Loading facilities must be at least 15 feet by 50 feet with 14 feet of vertical clearance, and passenger loading facilities at least 15 feet by 40 feet. Loading spaces may sit only in the side or rear portion of a lot, never within a setback adjacent to residential property, and must be positioned so trucks are not forced to back into a public right-of-way. S. Mail. m. 4).
Violations & Fines
A Development Permit application that omits the required loading-area screening, dimensions or line-of-sight analysis will be rejected by the Planning Division before construction can begin. Operating a loading dock within 200 feet of a residential district after 10 p.m. or before 7 a.m., or running oversized truck deliveries outside the 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. window at an undersized facility, is a Development Code violation subject to the town's standard citation and correction process.
Frequently Asked Questions
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