Fairfield, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

9 to determine and mark loading zones and passenger loading zones at any place in a business district, or elsewhere in front of the entrance to a place of business or a hall used for public assembly. The code caps how much curb any single block can lose to this use: no more than half of the total curb length in a block may be reserved for loading zone purposes. Loading zones for freight are marked with yellow paint on top of the curb, while passenger loading zones are marked with white paint on top of the curb.

1 then fixes what those colors mean in practice. on any day except Sundays and holidays, for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers or materials, and even then passenger loading cannot run past three minutes nor materials loading past twenty minutes. A white curb bars stopping for anything but passenger loading or depositing mail during that same 9-to-5 window, capped at three minutes, except that a white zone in front of a motel or mailbox is restricted at all times, and one in front of a theater or assembly hall is restricted whenever that venue is open. 2 separately bars standing in any alley for any purpose other than loading or unloading persons or materials.