Billings, MT Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Commercial loading limit
- 20 minutes
- Passenger loading limit
- 10 minutes
- Permit required
- Yes, from city administrator
- Permit expires
- End of fiscal year (June 30)
- Governing section
- City Code Sec. 24-429
Summary
Billings caps loading-zone stops at 20 minutes for permitted commercial delivery vehicles and 10 minutes for passenger loading zones under City Code Sec. 24-429.
to stop or stand a vehicle for purposes of loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial vehicles with a delivery permit and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor, and in no event for more than twenty (20) minutes.(b)The loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial deliveries and to the delivery or pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail.(c)Permission granted under the provisions of this division to stop or park for purposes of loading or unloading passengers within a specified passenger loading zone shall include the loading or unloading of personal baggage but shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event more than ten (10) minutes.(d)Within the total time limits specified, the provisions of this section shall be enforced so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting abuse of the privileges granted. (Code 1967, § 11.32.160; Ord. No. 88-4758, § 1, 4-18-88; Ord. No. 02-5232, § 7, 12-9-02)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 66 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Under Billings City Code Division 2 (Loading Zones), a commercial vehicle may stop, stand, or park in a designated loading zone only if it displays a valid delivery permit issued by the city administrator, and only for up to 20 minutes for deliveries, parcels, or U.S. mail (Sec. 24-429). Passenger loading zones, marked with a separate sign, allow up to 10 minutes for loading baggage and passengers. Zones are posted "LOADING AND UNLOADING ONLY" or "PASSENGER LOADING ONLY" (Sec. 24-428), and stopping there for any other purpose is barred by Sec. 24-430.
Violations & Fines
Stopping, standing, or parking in a loading zone without a valid delivery permit, for the wrong purpose, or beyond the time limit is a parking violation fined under the city's bond schedule (Sec. 24-1011); the vehicle may be cited or towed.
Frequently Asked Questions
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