Fort Myers, FL Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Fort Myers addresses loading and unloading at two levels. On-street: Chapter 86 (Traffic and Vehicles) of the Code of Ordinances designates posted commercial loading zones - typically marked with yellow curbs and signage - for active commercial delivery and pickup during posted hours, usually weekday business hours. Stopping briefly to load or unload is permitted at loading zones during active operations; long-term parking, personal errands, or passenger pickup at a posted commercial loading zone is a violation. Posted white-curb zones are designated for short-term passenger loading. Outside designated loading zones, delivery and contractor vehicles operate under the standard Chapter 86 rules and, in downtown, under the 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday $1.50/hour metered framework with 2-hour and 10-hour signed limits. Off-street: the Land Development Code Chapter 134 (Traffic Circulation and Parking), Article 3 (Off-Street Parking and Loading), establishes the design requirements for off-street loading on commercial parcels - including the number, dimensions, and location of required loading bays, separation from public rights-of-way, and the surface standard in Section 134.3.4 requiring concrete, asphalt, or other approved material maintained in good condition. New commercial site plans are reviewed by the Community Development Department against these standards. Property owners and managers who need a dedicated loading or trash-collection access area coordinate with city Public Works. Vehicles that block a marked loading zone outside delivery hours, that overstay a loading window, or that block private loading aprons are subject to citation and tow under Chapter 86. Tickets are administered through fortmyers.rmcpay.com; downtown garage management is handled by Denison Parking (239-337-3338).