Dublin, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Yellow zone freight limit
- 20 minutes, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. except Sundays/holidays
- Yellow zone passenger limit
- 3 minutes, same hours and days
- White zone passenger limit
- 3 minutes; 24/7 near hospitals, stations, hotels
- Enforcement
- Police citation and vehicle removal, § 6.04.210
- Designation authority
- City Council resolution; curb painted by Public Works
- Default penalty
- Misdemeanor, up to $1,000 fine or 6 months jail
Summary
Dublin, California (Alameda County) marks commercial loading zones with yellow curb paint under city code. Trucks may stop only to load or unload freight, and only for up to twenty minutes, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on any day except Sundays and holidays; passenger loading in the same yellow zone is capped at three minutes.
B. YELLOW indicates no stopping, standing, or parking at any time between the hours of eight a.m. (8:00 a.m.) and five p.m. (5:00 p.m.) of any day except Sundays and holidays, for any purpose other than loading or unloading freight onto or from a commercial vehicle, or passengers, in an expeditious manner, and in no case for more than twenty (20) minutes for loading or unloading freight onto or from a commercial vehicle nor for more than three (3) minutes for loading or unloading passengers, except as otherwise indicated by signs placed pursuant to ordinance.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2-26, passed March 3, 2026).
Full Breakdown
except Sundays and holidays, but effective at all times in front of police and fire stations, hospitals, mailboxes, post offices, hotels and theaters; green limits parking to the duration posted on the adjacent sign or curb stencil; and blue is reserved exclusively for vehicles displaying a disabled-person placard or plate. 350 lets the City Council create dedicated passenger loading zones by resolution, with the City Manager posting the days and hours of effect; stopping there is limited to loading or unloading passengers or dropping mail in an adjacent box, never more than three minutes. 210. weekday window.
Violations & Fines
Parking in a loading zone beyond the posted time limit, or for a purpose the curb color does not allow, exposes the vehicle to citation and towing by the Police Department under § 6.04.210. Absent a more specific penalty, violations of the Dublin Municipal Code default to § 1.04.030: a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in county jail and a $1,000 fine, though the enforcement officer may instead charge it as an infraction under the Government Code § 36900 fine schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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