Elko County, NV Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Section 4-5-3(H) puts the burden on the property owner in the LI Light Industrial District. The owner must plan and develop the property so that on-street space will not be used to satisfy parking or loading space needs, points of access from the public street will be minimized, and driveway openings will be located and dimensioned to minimize the disruption of passing traffic and the creation of traffic hazards. Loading has to happen on the lot, not at the curb.

Section 4-5-3(L) requires site plans for off-street parking and loading. The plan must show how the required parking and loading spaces are located and arranged on the site, how drives and parking lots are graded and drained, and the location and design of all screen walls, landscaping and lighting. The Planning Commission reviews and approves every plan. The definitions section, § 4-1-9, defines a LOADING SPACE as an off-street space or berth on the same lot with a building, or contiguous to a group of buildings, for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle which is loading or unloading merchandise or materials, and which abuts upon a street, alley or other appropriate means of access.

The driveway standards in § 4-5-3(I) shape how trucks enter the lot. Driveway openings cannot be less than thirty feet (30') or exceed forty feet (40') in width measured at the curb line. A lot fronting an arterial street needs a paved turning area, and under no circumstances can a parking lot be arranged so that a vehicle must back onto an arterial street. Obstructions to visibility are barred between two and one-half feet (2 1/2') and eight feet (8') above the ground within fifteen feet (15') of a street intersection. Where the LI district abuts a residential district, or the use is within one hundred fifty feet (150') of one, a screen wall of not less than six feet (6') and not more than eight feet (8') is required (§ 4-5-3(D)).

No provision of the code that uses the word loading sets hours of operation. On the road itself, § 8-1-3 requires drivers to comply with any direction by a sheriff, deputy or officer as to the manner of loading or unloading goods.