Lassen County, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Lassen County's Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) does not establish a system of color-curb or signed loading zones such as those used in cities. On county-maintained roads, loading and unloading is governed by the California Vehicle Code. CVC Section 22500 sets the baseline rules - a vehicle may not stop or park in a crosswalk, intersection, in front of a driveway, on a sidewalk, or where it obstructs traffic, even briefly for loading. CVC Section 22507 gives local authorities the power, by ordinance or resolution and through posted signs or curb markings, to designate restricted zones including loading zones on roads under their jurisdiction; absent such posting, no special loading-zone restrictions apply on a given rural road. Because Lassen County is largely rural with limited commercial frontage outside Susanville (which sets its own rules as an incorporated city), formal loading zones are uncommon in the unincorporated area. Drivers should follow posted signs where present and otherwise comply with the Vehicle Code's general stopping prohibitions.