Lawrence, KS Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

City Code § 17-401 caps loading-zone parking at 30 minutes, only while actively loading or unloading; any police officer may order a vehicle illegally parked in a loading zone or bus zone towed under § 17-401(c). Bus loading zones are reserved for immediate passenger loading and unloading only under § 17-401(b); a bus stationed in a designated bus zone is exempt from that restriction. 00 fine for any parking-article violation without its own listed penalty. Separately, § 17-402 lets the city manager or a designee post temporary loading zones on public streets, alleys and public parking areas, with the allowed loading time posted at the site.

00, and the city can have the vehicle towed or otherwise removed with the owner paying all towing and removal costs. Citywide, parking control officers enforce this chapter under § 17-415, holding authority under Charter Ordinance No. 31 to issue notice-to-appear citations for any parking violation, subject to rules the police chief prescribes from time to time. Because the multi-tier parking appeal process set out in §§ 17-309 and 17-310 is limited by its own terms to violations of §§ 17-303 through 17-305, a citation for overstaying a marked loading zone or a posted temporary loading zone doesn't route through that same appeal track.