Jefferson Parish, LA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Sec. 40-663 of the zoning code sits in Article XXXV, Off-Street Parking, Loading, and Clear Vision Area Regulations. Subsection (a) applies to hospitals, institutions, hotels, and commercial or industrial buildings that exceed 7,500 square feet of gross floor area and receive distribution vehicles: each must keep one permanently maintained off-street loading space for every 7,500 square feet, or fraction of it, and that space must not hinder pedestrians or vehicles moving over a sidewalk, street, or alley. Subsection (b) covers smaller retail, wholesale, and industrial operations under the 7,500-square-foot threshold, which still must provide sufficient off-street loading area, though not necessarily a full loading berth if the facility shares space with an adjacent establishment.

This off-street requirement is separate from the parish's on-street freight curb rule at Sec. , or any other hours posted on the sign; a passenger vehicle may still stop briefly there to load or unload riders as long as it doesn't block a waiting delivery truck. Sec. 40-664 lets a development satisfy part of its loading or parking obligation through a shared-parking arrangement under Sec. 5 rather than building a dedicated on-site loading dock for every use. Because Sec. 40-663 is a zoning standard, compliance is checked as part of the building permit and site plan review process rather than through a standalone loading-zone patrol.