Hendersonville, TN Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Section 15-605 of the Municipal Code carves loading and unloading zones out of the general parking rules in Title 15, Chapter 6: once the City marks a space as a loading and unloading zone, the only lawful use of it is the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers or merchandise. Parking there for any other purpose, or for longer than the loading or unloading itself takes, is a violation regardless of how the space is otherwise unregulated on that block. The section sets no numeric time limit or fixed hours; it is an ongoing purpose limitation tied to City-installed signage or curb markings, and it sits inside the same chapter that lets the City reserve curb space for other posted restrictions and impose the citywide rule requiring parked vehicles to sit within 18 inches of the curb (Section 15-601).

Because Section 15-605 falls within Title 15, enforcement runs through the citywide traffic penalty scheme in Section 15-705: any violation of the title is a civil offense, and a parking citation, as opposed to a moving traffic citation, can be settled by paying the City Recorder a $3.00 civil penalty within 10 days if the driver waives a judicial hearing, rising to $5.00 if paid after 10 days but before a warrant issues. Traffic citations proper carry a civil penalty up to $50.00 per separate offense. Section 15-606 adds a presumption that aids enforcement against an unoccupied vehicle: when an unattended car is found parked in violation of the chapter, including sitting in a marked loading zone without loading or unloading, the registered owner is presumed responsible for the violation.