Evansville, IN Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Passenger zone limit
- 5 minutes
- Freight zone limit
- 30 minutes
- Board-extended freight limit
- Up to 1 hour
- Alley freight zones
- Capped at 30 min, no extension
Summary
Evansville limits standing in a passenger curb loading zone to five minutes and a freight curb loading zone to 30 minutes, extendable to one hour by the Board of Public Safety.
No person shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle other than a truck for any purpose or length of time in any place marked as a freight curb loading zone during hours when the provisions applicable to the zones are in effect. No person shall stop, stand, or park any truck for any purpose or length of time except for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pick-up and loading of materials in any place marked as a freight curb loading zone during hours when the provisions applicable to the zones are in effect. In no case shall a person stop, stand, or park any truck for loading or unloading of materials in any place marked as a freight curb loading zone, during hours when the provisions applicable to the zones are in effect, for a period in excess of 30 minutes unless a longer period is designated on the freight zone sign.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance G-2026-12, passed June 22, 2026).
Full Breakdown
EMC 10.15.190 restricts standing in a marked passenger curb loading zone to vehicles actually loading or unloading passengers, capped at five minutes, with no vehicle left unattended. EMC 10.15.200 caps a truck's stand in a marked freight curb loading zone at 30 minutes unless a longer time is posted on the zone sign, and lets the Board of Public Safety authorize up to one hour; alley freight zones stay capped at 30 minutes regardless. EMC 10.15.230 lets the Board permit angle-to-curb loading, and 10.15.240 lets it designate new curb loading zones on written request.
Violations & Fines
Standing beyond the posted time in a curb loading zone is enforceable by the Parking Meter Department or Police Department under Title 10's general penalty provisions in EMC 10.05.200 and EMC 1.05.180.
Frequently Asked Questions
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