Mission Viejo, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

010 makes off-street loading mandatory for 'every nonresidential use,' including offices, hospitals, institutions, hotels, senior group housing and schools. 23. 020 fixes the physical standards: a bay cannot be smaller than 15 feet wide, 50 feet long, and 14 feet of vertical clearance, and where a parcel abuts an alley the loading space must take its access from that alley rather than the street. Placement is restricted to the rear two-thirds of the site, positioned so it is not visible from any major public right-of-way, with all loading and vehicle maneuvering confined on-site.

Any loading area that abuts residentially zoned property needs a six-foot decorative masonry screen wall approved by the director, plus a three-foot landscaped berm along the public right-of-way. Surfacing must be at least four inches of asphaltic concrete over six inches of aggregate base, spaces must be striped and marked 'loading only,' and continuous six-inch concrete curbing is required at every bay. 025 and must be at least ten feet wide and 20 feet long, with accessible loading zones needing a 60-inch by 20-foot access aisle and 114 inches of vertical clearance for valet or drop-off use.