Bellflower, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum size
- 10 ft x 20 ft x 14 ft
- Alley use
- Street/alley can't count as space
- Applies to
- Hospitals, hotels, commercial, industrial
- Existing buildings
- Grandfathered loading space
Summary
Every hospital, hotel, and commercial or industrial building in the City of Bellflower must provide dedicated off-street loading space sized to its use, and none of that space may sit in a public alley or street.
Every hospital, institution, hotel, commercial or industrial building hereafter erected or established shall have and maintain loading space as provided in the following:
1. When the lot upon which the loading space is located abuts upon an alley, such loading space shall adjoin and have access from said alley. The length of the loading space may be measured perpendicular to or parallel with the centerline of the alley. Where such loading space is parallel with the alley, the loading space shall extend across the full width of the lot, except that if only (2) spaces are required, the length of loading area need not exceed 50 feet.
2. Loading spaces being maintained in connection with any existing main building on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title shall thereafter be maintained so long as said building remains unless an equivalent number of loading spaces are provided on a contiguous lot in conformity with the requirements of this chapter, provided however that this regulation shall not require the maintenance of more loading space than is hereby required for a new building nor the maintenance of such space for any type of main building other than those specified herein.
3. In no case shall any part of an alley or street be used for the required loading space.
4. There shall be provided and maintained on the lot adequate space for standing in order to avoid undue interference with the public use of streets or alleys.
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Full Breakdown
Bellflower's zoning code requires any hospital, institution, hotel, commercial, or industrial building to provide and maintain loading space at least 10 feet wide, 20 feet long, and 14 feet high, with the number of spaces scaled to the building's square footage. Where the lot abuts an alley, the loading space must adjoin and be accessed from that alley. No part of a public alley or street may ever be used to satisfy the required loading space, and the lot must provide adequate standing room so trucks don't interfere with public use of streets or alleys. Older buildings that already had loading space keep it grandfathered.
Violations & Fines
Failing to provide or maintain the required loading space, or using a public alley or street to satisfy it, is a zoning code violation subject to Bellflower's code enforcement process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a business count the alley as its loading space?
How many loading spaces does a store need?
Sources & Official References
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