Miami Beach, FL Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Sec. 106-47 authorizes the city manager to designate freight, commercial, and passenger curb loading zones citywide. , and the maximum time any vehicle may occupy one is 30 minutes. New zones or eliminations require a city commission resolution. Commercial motor vehicles wanting extended freight-zone access need a Freight Loading Zone (FLZ) permit valid through September 30 each year, while smaller commercial vehicles need an Alley Loading (AL) permit capped at 20 minutes in designated alley areas; both permits must be conspicuously displayed and are issued only after the parking director confirms the application is complete and the applicant has no unresolved parking citations or city debt.

Loading zones may only be used for the active loading or unloading of goods from a properly marked commercial vehicle; parking a non-commercial vehicle there, or leaving a commercial vehicle idle without active loading, is unlawful under subsections (f) and (g). Enforcement runs through the code compliance department or parking department: a code compliance officer or parking enforcement specialist issues a notice of violation, and the violator has ten days to request an administrative hearing before a special magistrate or the citation becomes a final admission of the violation. The section also lets the city enforce against the property owner or business that accepted the delivery, not just the driver.