Lexington, KY Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

' That two-hour blackout is layered on top of the general loading-zone rule in Section 18-133, which limits any vehicle's use of a marked zone to the expeditious loading, unloading, delivery, or pickup of materials, and caps a lapse in that activity at thirty minutes unless signs say otherwise, a rule aimed at accumulating loads or completing receipt paperwork, not extended parking. Passenger vehicles get a narrower carve-out under Section 18-133: where a loading zone or other public parking isn't available nearby, a passenger motor vehicle actually engaged in loading or unloading may use an otherwise-prohibited space for up to thirty minutes, though double parking is never permitted.

Trucks face an additional size cap inside the central traffic district under Section 18-136: no truck longer than twenty-four feet may use a loading zone there for loading or unloading without special permission from the police chief, except on two named exceptions, Vine Street from Broadway to Rose, and Water Street from Broadway to Limestone. The director of the division of traffic engineering designates every loading zone's exact location, length, and posted hours under Section 18-132, and issues the permits that create them, weighing public safety and convenience in each case.