Long Beach, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Yellow zone - passengers
- 2 minutes, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Yellow zone - freight
- 20 minutes, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
- White zone
- 2 minutes (no limit for taxi stands)
- Green zone
- 10-30 minutes, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Excluded days
- Sundays and holidays
Summary
Long Beach marks curbs yellow for freight and passenger loading under Municipal Code § 10.26.010: two minutes for passenger loading, 20 minutes for freight, enforced only between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on non-Sunday, non-holiday days. White curbs allow two-minute passenger loading or mail drop-off, and green curbs limit parking to 10-30 minutes between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
A.Yellow indicates stopping only for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or freight for a period of not in excess of two (2) minutes for passenger loading or unloading, nor twenty (20) minutes for freight loading or unloading. The words "LOADING ZONE" shall be stenciled on the yellow paint or appropriate signs may be posted. This restriction shall apply only between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day except Sundays and holidays.B.White indicates stopping only for loading or unloading of passengers or depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox, or when stenciled "TAXICAB STAND", for the standing of taxicabs or automobiles for hire. No person shall use a white zone for a period in excess of two (2) minutes except that taxicabs or automobiles for hire at taxicab stands are exempted from this time limit.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 52 Update 1 | City Charter: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
010 authorizes the City Traffic Engineer to paint curb markings, or post signs where no curb exists, to regulate loading and stopping; once installed, it is unlawful to stop, stand or park in violation of the marking or sign. on any day except Sundays and holidays, outside those hours a yellow curb functions as ordinary parking. White curbs permit stopping only to load or unload passengers or deposit mail in an adjacent box, capped at two minutes, except a curb stenciled 'TAXICAB STAND' has no time limit for taxis and for-hire autos.
except Sundays and holidays, with the time limit stenciled on the curb or posted on a sign. Subsection D lets the Traffic Engineer create commercial and passenger loading zones for specific days and times to balance business and resident parking demand. 005(E) cap the standard commercial loading period at 20 minutes citywide unless the Traffic Engineer posts a different time for a location.
Violations & Fines
Stopping, standing or parking in a marked loading zone beyond its time limit, or outside the loading purpose the color authorizes, is a citable parking violation under Chapter 10.26, enforced under the Code's general parking-violation citation process; each vehicle exceeding the posted 2-, 20-, or 10-to-30-minute limit is subject to a separate citation.
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