High Point, NC Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 10-1-211
- Truck-loading restricted hours
- 7:30-8:30a, 11a-2p, 4-6p
- Curb loading zone stop limit
- 30 minutes maximum, §§ 10-1-214/215
- Zones set by
- Director of Transportation after engineering study
- Ticket penalty
- $50 fixed civil penalty, § 5-1-41(a)
- Tow risk
- Loading-zone parking is a tow trigger, § 10-1-54(a)(4)
Summary
High Point, North Carolina bars tractor-trailer trucks from loading or unloading on designated downtown streets during three peak-traffic windows under City Code Sec. 10-1-211: 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Separately marked freight and passenger curb loading zones elsewhere in the city cap any stop at 30 minutes once signed by the Director of Transportation.
The loading and unloading of tractor-trailer trucks is prohibited during the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. upon any of the streets or portions thereof as described in article P, schedule 11p.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 9 | Development Ordinance: Supplement 14).
Full Breakdown
Section 10-1-211 opens Article L, Loading and Unloading, and applies specifically to tractor-trailer trucks on 'any of the streets or portions thereof as described in article P, schedule 11p,' the city's posted list of restricted streets rather than every street citywide. The article then builds out the rest of the loading-zone system: Sec. 10-1-212 authorizes the Director of Transportation to establish freight curb loading zones 'after an engineering investigation' wherever most beneficial to adjacent businesses, and Sec. 10-1-213 does the same for passenger curb loading zones, each requiring an appropriate sign.
Sec. 10-1-214 caps standing in a signed passenger curb loading zone at the time posted on the sign, but 'shall not exceed 30 minutes' regardless, and Sec. ' Sec. 10-1-216 lets the Director create temporary freight zones for short-term loading needs, and Secs. 10-1-217 through 10-1-219 extend the same signed-zone model to bus stops and taxicab stands, including a rule that the Broad Avenue mass transit facility is reserved exclusively for buses and emergency or service vehicles.
Violations & Fines
Parking in a restricted commercial or passenger loading zone is a specific ticketable offense under Sec. 5-1-42(a)(18)a-b, carrying the $50.00 fixed civil penalty set by Sec. 5-1-41(a), due within seven days before an additional $50.00 late penalty and court costs attach. Sec. 10-1-54(a)(4) separately lists loading-zone parking among the violations that authorize police to tow and impound the vehicle, with the owner responsible for the full towing and storage bill.
Frequently Asked Questions
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