Milpitas, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Milpitas' traffic code lets the City Manager determine and mark loading zones and passenger loading zones at any place in a business district, or elsewhere in front of a business entrance or a hall or place of public assembly, under Milpitas Municipal Code § V-100-11.01. No more than half of the total curb length on any block can be reserved for loading purposes. Once a zone is marked, curb color controls what it means: § V-100-11.02 makes a yellow curb mean no stopping, standing, or parking between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day except Sundays and holidays, for anything other than loading or unloading passengers or materials, and a white curb means no stopping except to load or unload passengers or deposit mail, for up to three minutes, during the same hours, with hotels and open theaters subject to the restriction at all times.

Under § V-100-11.03, permission to stop for material loading applies only to commercial vehicles and commercial deliveries, including express, parcel post, and U.S. mail pickup or drop-off, and cannot run longer than 20 minutes. Permission to load or unload passengers, including personal baggage, cannot run longer than three minutes. A vehicle sitting in a yellow zone for any other purpose violates § V-100-11.04, and one sitting in a passenger zone for any other purpose violates § V-100-11.05. The Chief of Police enforces the chapter, and a violation is a misdemeanor under § V-100-1.02.