Bloomington, IN Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- Bloomington Municipal Code § 15.32.100
- Time limit
- 30 minutes to load/unload
- Default hours
- 24/7 unless Schedule O says otherwise
- Alleys included
- Yes, no sign required
- Fine
- $30, rising to $60 if unpaid
- Appeal window
- 14 calendar days to city clerk
Summary
In the City of Bloomington, marked loading zones under Bloomington Municipal Code Section 15.32.100 run twenty-four hours a day unless Schedule O says otherwise, and every vehicle using one, plus any alley used the same way, is capped at thirty minutes to load or unload materials.
(a)Loading zones shall be in effect twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, except where otherwise noted in Schedule O. All vehicles shall be limited to a maximum of thirty minutes use to deliver and pick up materials.(b)In addition to the loading zones described in Schedule O, attached hereto and made a part hereof, all alleys may be used as loading zones subject to the limitations in subsection (a) of this section, but it shall not be necessary to erect signs to this effect.
Full Breakdown
100 puts loading zones in effect twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, except where Schedule O notes different hours for a specific spot, and it limits every vehicle to a maximum of thirty minutes to deliver and pick up materials. Subsection (b) extends the same thirty-minute limit to every alley in the city: alleys may be used as loading zones without the city needing to post a sign to that effect. m. Monday through Saturday, two spaces in the 200 block of East Fourth Street, and a single space in front of the Boys' Club at 311 South Lincoln, several of which run only during posted weekday or Monday-through-Saturday business hours rather than around the clock.
00 after that. A recipient may appeal to the city clerk's office within fourteen calendar days, and the city clerk, parking enforcement manager, or parking services director may void the citation, reduce the fine to a warning, or restore an escalated fine to its initial amount for extenuating circumstances.
Violations & Fines
Parking longer than thirty minutes in a marked loading zone, or in an alley used as one, is a Class D Traffic Violation under Section 15.64.010(d): $30.00 if paid within fourteen calendar days, doubling to $60.00 if it is not. Citations may be appealed to the city clerk's office within fourteen calendar days of issuance for extenuating circumstances.
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