Davie, FL Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Passenger zone limit
- 5 minutes maximum
- Freight zone limit
- 30 minutes maximum
- Applies
- Only during posted effective hours
- Governing law
- Davie Code § 24-56
Summary
Davie, Florida limits how long vehicles may stop in marked loading zones: five minutes for passenger curb zones and thirty minutes for freight curb zones, enforced under the town's traffic code in Broward County.
(b)Freight zone:(1)No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials in any place marked as a freight curb loading zone during hours when provisions applicable to such zones are in effect. In no case shall the stop for loading and unloading of materials exceed thirty (30) minutes.(2)The driver of a vehicle may stop temporarily at a place marked as a freight curb loading zone for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers, when stopping does not interfere with any motor vehicle used for the transportation of materials which is waiting to enter or about to enter such zone. (Ord. No. 87-51, § 2, 5-6-87)
Cross reference— Off-street loading, § 27-738.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 75).
Full Breakdown
Davie Code § 24-56 caps standing time in marked curb loading zones. In a passenger curb loading zone, a vehicle may stop only for the expeditious loading and unloading of passengers, and only during posted effective hours, for no more than five minutes. In a freight curb loading zone, stopping is limited to the actual loading, unloading, pickup, or delivery of materials during posted hours, capped at thirty minutes, though a driver may still stop briefly to load or unload passengers if it doesn't block a delivery vehicle waiting to use the zone.
Violations & Fines
Standing or parking in a marked loading zone beyond the five- or thirty-minute limit, or outside its designated use, is a parking violation under Davie's traffic code.
Frequently Asked Questions
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