Knoxville, TN Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Max stop
- up to 1 hour, as posted
- Who may park
- commercial/permitted vehicles only
- Zone cap
- up to half of block curb length
- Authority
- Dept. of Engineering designates zones
Summary
Knoxville limits marked loading zones to the expeditious loading or unloading of freight or passengers during posted hours, caps the stop at up to one hour, and bars non-commercial vehicles from parking there.
(a)No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of property in any place marked as a loading zone during hours when the provisions applicable to such zones are in effect. In no case shall the stop for loading, unloading or delivery of goods and services exceed the time limit specified for the zone. Time limits for a loading zone will be posted and may vary for up to a maximum of one hour based on the determination of the Director of Engineering.(b)No person shall stand or park any vehicle other than a permitted or commercial vehicle in any place marked as a loading zone during the hours when the provisions applicable to such zones are in effect.(c)The driver of a vehicle may stop temporarily at a loading zone for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers when such stopping does not interfere with any vehicle which is waiting to enter or about to enter such zone to load or unload property. (Code 1962, § 26-1404; Ord. No. O-135-2018, § 1, 9-11-18)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 80).
Full Breakdown
Knoxville Code of Ordinances § 17-354(a) bars stopping, standing or parking in a marked loading zone for any purpose besides the expeditious pickup, delivery or loading of property during the zone's posted hours; time limits are posted and can run up to one hour, set by the director of engineering. Subsection (b) bars any vehicle other than a permitted or commercial vehicle from standing or parking there during those hours. The department of engineering designates the zones under § 17-352, capping loading zones at half a block's curb length.
Violations & Fines
Parking in a loading zone without an active load or unload, exceeding the posted time limit, or parking a non-commercial vehicle there during posted hours is a ticketable violation.
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