Huntington Beach, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- HBMC § 10.48.050
- Materials loading limit
- 20 minutes, yellow curb
- Passenger loading limit
- 3 minutes, yellow or white curb
- Block cap on loading zones
- Max 50% of curb length
- Maximum fine
- $100 per § 10.40.280
Summary
Huntington Beach marks commercial loading zones with yellow curb paint and passenger zones with white paint under Municipal Code Section 10.48.050, capping materials loading at 20 minutes and passenger loading at 3 minutes. No more than half the curb length in any block may be reserved for loading.
B. Yellow means no stopping, standing or parking at any time for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials provided that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials more than 20 minutes. C. White means no stopping, standing or parking at any time for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox, which shall not exceed three minutes except that when such zone is in front of a theater or church, the restrictions shall not apply when such theater or church is closed.
Full Breakdown
010, to mark loading zones and passenger loading zones next to business entrances or assembly halls. 020 limits how much of a block can be converted to loading purposes: no more than one-half of the total curb length in any block may be reserved for loading zones. 040 requires white paint for passenger loading zones. 050 then spells out what each curb color legally permits: yellow means no stopping, standing, or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading, with passenger loading capped at three minutes and materials loading capped at 20 minutes; white means no stopping, standing, or parking except for loading or unloading passengers, or depositing mail, capped at three minutes, except that the time limit does not apply outside a closed theater or church.
5, or a disabled-veteran plate under Vehicle Code Section 9105. 050 makes it unlawful to stop, stand, or park adjacent to any of these legible curb markings in violation of the color's stated purpose once the Director has installed them.
Violations & Fines
Overstaying a yellow or white curb time limit, or parking in a loading zone without loading or unloading, violates Section 10.48.050(D) and is an infraction under the general Chapter 10.40 penalty at Section 10.40.280, carrying a fine not to exceed $100.00; a vehicle occupying a blue disabled-only curb without the required placard or plate can also be cited and towed.
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