Marion, OH Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Section 351.09 governs marked truck loading zones. In a place marked as a truck loading zone, during the hours when the provisions applicable to such zones are in effect, no person shall stop, stand or park for any purpose or length of time other than the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials, and in no case shall the stop exceed 30 minutes. The section refers to those hours without printing them, so the zone's own hours are not in the code text.

The downtown restriction is § 351.17. It bars vehicles from backing up to the curb or double parking to load or unload on Main Street from George Street to the second alley south of Church Street, on Prospect Street and State Street from the first alley south of Church Street to Huber Street, and on Center Street from the CSX Railway to Vine Street, except in designated loading zones. A permit from the Chief of Police is the exception for special circumstances that warrant loading or unloading in conflict with the rule.

Section 351.16 backs it up: no vehicle shall remain backed up to a curb unless it is actually loading or unloading, and then for no longer than fifteen minutes unless the Chief of Police permits an extension, and at no time in the Downtown Business District without a permit from the Chief. Alleys have their own limit: § 351.11(B) allows stopping in an alley only while actually loading and unloading, for a period not to exceed 30 minutes. Where a driver cannot reach the curb, § 351.04(A) requires the stop to be made as close to the curb as possible and only for the time necessary to discharge and receive passengers or to load or unload merchandise.