Davis, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Material loading limit
- 30 minutes maximum
- Passenger loading limit
- 3 minutes maximum
- Zone size cap
- 1/2 of block curb length, § 22.09.010
- Yellow zone use
- Commercial vehicles only
- Source
- Code 1964 § 4-3.1101 et seq.
Summary
Davis caps loading zones at half of any block's curb length, limits commercial material loading to thirty minutes and passenger loading to three minutes, and restricts yellow zones to commercial deliveries only under Article 22.09 of the Municipal Code.
§ 22.09.010. Establishment and marking. (a) The city traffic engineer is hereby authorized to determine and to mark loading zones and passenger loading zones as follows: ... (b) In no event shall more than one-half of the total curb length in any block be reserved for loading zone purposes. § ... 22.09.020. ... Use generally. (a) Permission granted to stop or stand a vehicle for purposes of loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial vehicles and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor, and in no event for more than thirty minutes. ... (c) Permission granted to stop or park for purposes of loading or unloading passengers shall include the loading or unloading of personal baggage, but shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than three minutes.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4915048; v22 updated 2026-05-19).
Full Breakdown
010 authorizes the city traffic engineer to establish loading zones and passenger loading zones in the central traffic district, any business district, or elsewhere in front of a business entrance or a hall used for public assembly, but caps the total at no more than one-half of the curb length in any block. 020 sets the operating limits: stopping to load or unload materials is allowed only for commercial vehicles and only for as long as necessary, never more than thirty minutes, while loading or unloading passengers and their personal baggage is capped at three minutes, and the loading privilege must be used to accommodate genuine, reasonable loading rather than being abused to hold a space.
040 applies the same rule to passenger loading zones specifically. 050 lets the traffic engineer designate bus stops within or near loading zones without precluding other parking where otherwise allowed. ) and have not been substantively renumbered since, so the thirty-minute and three-minute figures are the operative citywide standard rather than a signage-by-signage variable.
Violations & Fines
Parking in a yellow loading zone or white passenger loading zone for any purpose besides the permitted loading or unloading, or exceeding the thirty-minute material or three-minute passenger limit, is a violation of Sections 22.09.030 and 22.09.040, citable under the civil parking fine schedule adopted by council resolution.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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