Jacksonville, FL Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Passenger zone limit
- 5 minutes
- Freight zone limit
- 1 hour
- Freight decal fee
- $50/year
- Violation class
- Class A offense
Summary
Jacksonville caps passenger curb loading at 5 minutes and freight curb loading at 1 hour, with a decal required for commercial freight vehicles.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or period of time except for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers in a place marked as a passenger curb loading zone during hours when the regulations applicable to the passenger curb loading zone are effective, and then only for a period not to exceed five minutes. Violation of this Section shall constitute a class A offense. [Sec. 804.1008(a)] No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than a person... using a vehicle which displays... an annual freight curb loading zone sticker or decal issued by the City's Parking Facilities and Enforcement Division after receipt of payment of $50... In no case shall the period for loading and unloading of materials exceed one hour.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Ordinance Code Sec. 804.1007 limits standing in a marked passenger curb loading zone to 5 minutes, for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers only, during the hours the zone is posted as active. Sec. 804.1008 governs freight curb loading zones: only a vehicle displaying an annual freight curb loading zone decal from the Parking Facilities and Enforcement Division ($50/year), or one marked with the business name/logo or product name on both sides, may stand there to load or unload materials, and even then for no more than 1 hour, with the time limit posted on a sign at the zone. A non-decaled vehicle may still stop briefly to load/unload passengers if it doesn't block a waiting freight vehicle.
Violations & Fines
Class A offense for exceeding the posted time or standing without authorization in either zone type (Sec. 804.1007, 804.1008(c)).
Frequently Asked Questions
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