Glenn County, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Location
- Broadway, Hamilton City, south of Sixth Street, 400 ft
- Zone width
- 40 feet along Broadway's westerly right-of-way
- Permitted hours
- 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Allowed use
- Loading/unloading passengers or freight only
- Marking duty
- County Road Commissioner posts signs
- Adopted
- Ordinance 384, 1960
Summary
Glenn County's only codified loading zone sits on Broadway in the unincorporated community of Hamilton City. Glenn County Code Section 11.12.010 limits the forty-foot-wide strip to loading and unloading passengers or freight, and only between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
In Hamilton City: A loading zone forty feet in width within the right-of-way of Broadway, adjoining the westerly right-of-way line of Broadway, and extending four hundred feet southerly from the southwesterly corner of the intersection of Broadway and Sixth Street. The zone so established shall be used only for the purpose of loading or unloading of passengers or freight between the hours of six a.m. and six p.m.
Full Breakdown
12, dating to Ordinance 384 in 1960, is Glenn County's only codified loading zone. 010 lays out a single zone in the unincorporated community of Hamilton City: a forty-foot-wide strip along the westerly right-of-way of Broadway, running four hundred feet south from the southwest corner of Broadway and Sixth Street. ; outside those hours, or for any other purpose, the loading zone carries no special exemption from the county's general parking rules. 08. 120: a civil penalty rather than a criminal citation, with fines set by Board resolution and a vehicle cited five or more times in five days subject to seizure.
Violations & Fines
Using or parking in the Hamilton City loading zone outside its 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. window, or for anything other than loading and unloading passengers or freight, is enforced as a civil parking penalty under the county's general parking-citation process (Sections 11.08.030-11.08.050), with fines set by Board resolution and delinquent fines carrying a 50 percent late penalty after 30 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
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