Kansas City, MO Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit
- Required before zone is signed
- Application deposit
- $15.39, credited to annual fee
- Downtown core rate
- $18 per linear foot
- Other areas rate
- $5-$11 per linear foot
- Permit term
- Expires after one year
Summary
Kansas City's public works director designates every loading zone in the curb lane, and businesses must apply for a permit and pay an annual per-foot fee before signage goes up.
The director shall not designate or sign any loading zone upon special request of any person unless such person makes application for a permit for such zone and for signs to indicate the ends of each such zone... The application shall be accompanied by a deposit of $15.39, which shall apply to the annual fee if such loading zone is approved and which shall be returned to the applicant if the request for the loading zone is denied.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 139 | Zoning and Development Code: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
Under the Code of Ordinances, the director will not sign a curb loading zone on request unless the applicant files a permit application with a $15.39 deposit that credits toward the annual fee. Fees run by linear foot and time of availability: $18 per foot in the downtown core (Truman Road to 6th Street, Washington Avenue to Harrison Street) for nighttime, daytime, or 24-hour zones, and $5 to $11 per foot elsewhere. Permits expire after one year and the deposit is refunded only if the request is denied. A related section lets vehicles back to the curb at an angle for loading under a separate per-foot or per-day fee.
Violations & Fines
No fine is written into §§ 70-561/70-562 themselves, so the citywide general penalty in § 1-17 applies: up to $500 per offense or up to six months in jail, with each day of noncompliance a separate violation.
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