Alameda County, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Covers
- Boxes, crates, containers, cans
- Trigger
- Noise disturbance at property line
- Applies in
- Unincorporated area only
Summary
Unincorporated Alameda County bars loading, unloading, or handling boxes, crates, containers, or garbage cans between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. if it disturbs neighbors: covering Castro Valley and other unincorporated communities, not the county's cities.
7.Loading and Unloading. Loading, unloading, opening, closing or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials, garbage cans, or similar objects between the hours of nine p.m. and six a.m. in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance across a residential real property line or at any time to violate the provisions of Section 6.60.040.
Full Breakdown
Alameda County Code § 6.60.050(B)(7) prohibits loading, unloading, opening, closing, or otherwise handling boxes, crates, containers, building materials, or garbage cans between nine p.m. and six a.m. in a way that causes a noise disturbance across a residential property line, anywhere in the unincorporated county. This is a noise-ordinance curfew, not a curb-space rule: designated loading zones and their signage are set separately under the county's Public Works Traffic Code referenced at § 10.04.160. It applies only in unincorporated communities like Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, and Ashland, never inside Oakland, Berkeley, or the county's other incorporated cities. The environmental health director enforces this section.
Violations & Fines
Violating the loading curfew is an infraction: $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second within a year, $500 for each one after, under § 6.60.090.
Frequently Asked Questions
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