Inglewood, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing sections
- IMC Sec. 3-44(2), 3-47, 3-49
- Materials loading limit
- 20 minutes maximum
- Passenger loading limit
- 3 minutes maximum
- Active hours
- 7 a.m.-6 p.m. daily except Sunday
- Curb marking
- Yellow paint, "LOADING ONLY" letters 3+ inches
- Penalty class
- Infraction (Sec. 1-18.1(a))
- Fine schedule
- $100 / $200 / $500, 1st/2nd/3rd in a year
Summary
Inglewood Municipal Code Sec. 3-49 caps loading zone use at twenty minutes for materials or three minutes for passengers, while Sec. 3-47 lets the Public Works Director designate loading zones in business districts, in front of businesses and assembly halls, and within fifty feet of school or government building entrances. Sec. 3-44 fixes the active hours at 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except Sunday.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park, stop or leave standing a vehicle in a loading zone: (a) While loading or unloading materials for more than twenty minutes; or (b) While loading or unloading persons or personal baggage for more than three minutes.
Full Breakdown
Section 3-47 authorizes the Public Works Director to establish loading and passenger loading zones at any place in a business district, elsewhere in front of the entrance to a place of business or a hall used for public assembly, and within fifty feet of any entrance to a school or building used for government business. Sec. 3-48 caps how much of a block theaters can consume: no more than half of the total curb length in a block may be reserved for loading zone purposes, exclusive of passenger loading zones, at public theater entrances.
Sec. any day except Sunday for anything other than loading or unloading, with loading zones stenciled "LOADING ONLY" in black letters at least three inches tall. Sec. 3-49, "Loading Limitation," then sets the actual time caps: no more than twenty minutes for loading or unloading materials, and no more than three minutes for loading or unloading persons or personal baggage. Sec. 3-49 is on the infraction list in Sec. 1(a), so violations draw the graduated fine schedule in Sec. 1-18 rather than a misdemeanor charge. These loading-zone rules matter along Inglewood's commercial corridors and around SoFi Stadium and the Kia Forum, where delivery and rideshare turnover is heaviest.
Violations & Fines
Leaving a vehicle in a loading zone beyond the twenty-minute material limit or the three-minute passenger limit is an infraction under Sec. 1-18.1(a): up to $100 for a first violation, up to $200 for a second within one year, and up to $500 for each additional violation within that year, per Sec. 1-18. Parking in a loading zone outside its posted 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekday-and-Saturday hours, or on Sunday when the restriction lifts, is not a loading-zone violation.
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