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Cocoa, FL Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
Cocoa Code § 20-61
Restricted hours
7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Applies
Weekdays only, not weekends/holidays
Designated zones
6 downtown block segments
Adopted
Ord. No. 09-2012, 7-10-2012

Summary

Cocoa designates six specific downtown blocks as on-street loading zones and bans regular parking there from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, reserving the space for loading, unloading and deliveries. Weekend and holiday parking in those zones is unrestricted.

Sec. 20-61. - On-street loading zones. (a)The following areas are hereby designated as on-street loading zones:(1)North side of Oleander Street; +/- 200 feet west of Brevard Avenue +/- 250 feet east of Florida Avenue; ... (b)It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle in the designated on-street loading zones between the hours of 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM, except on weekends and holidays, and except to load and unload goods, packages and passengers and to make deliveries.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 17).

Full Breakdown

Section 20-61 of the Cocoa Code of Ordinances names six exact on-street loading zones in the downtown core: the north side of Oleander Street near Brevard and Florida Avenues, both sides of Harrison Street east of Delannoy Avenue, the north side of Maryland Avenue west of Delannoy Avenue, the east side of Brevard Avenue north of Church Street, the south side of Orange Street east of Florida Avenue, and the north side of Oleander Street between Brevard Avenue and Brevard Court. on weekdays, non-holiday days, except for the actual purpose of loading or unloading goods, packages or passengers or making deliveries.

Outside that seven-to-five weekday window, and on weekends and holidays, the loading zone restriction does not apply. The ordinance further requires that anyone stopping specifically to load or unload goods or passengers do so within a designated zone rather than an arbitrary curb space nearby. This provision was adopted by Ordinance No. 09-2012 in July 2012, alongside companion Sections 20-62 and 20-63, which tie on-street parking space dimensions to the off-street parking standards of Appendix A, Article XII, and authorize the city council to install paid parking meters by resolution.

Enforcement of loading zone violations follows the same civil citation framework as other Chapter 20 parking violations, with the Cocoa Police Department and parking enforcement specialists issuing tickets for vehicles occupying a designated loading zone outside the permitted loading purpose during restricted hours.

Violations & Fines

Parking a vehicle in one of the six designated on-street loading zones between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on a non-weekend, non-holiday day, for any purpose other than actual loading, unloading or making deliveries, is unlawful under Section 20-61 and is enforced through the Chapter 20 civil parking citation process.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I park in a downtown Cocoa loading zone on a Saturday?
Yes. Section 20-61's loading zone restriction only applies between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays; the ordinance expressly exempts weekends and holidays from the parking prohibition.
Where are Cocoa's designated on-street loading zones?
Section 20-61 lists six specific segments, including the north side of Oleander Street near Brevard and Florida Avenues, both sides of Harrison Street, the north side of Maryland Avenue, the east side of Brevard Avenue, and the south side of Orange Street.
Can I stop briefly in a Cocoa loading zone just to drop something off?
Yes, that is the point of the zone. Section 20-61(b) exempts vehicles actually loading or unloading goods, packages or passengers, or making deliveries, from the weekday parking prohibition.

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