Montebello, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Material loading limit
- 20 minutes maximum
- Passenger loading limit
- 3 minutes maximum
- Curb cap per block
- 1/2 of total curb length
- Curb color
- Yellow, stenciled LOADING ONLY
- Enforcing agency
- Montebello Police Department
Summary
In the City of Montebello, the traffic and safety commission designates loading zones by resolution in business districts and in front of businesses or assembly halls, marked with yellow-painted, stenciled curbs. No more than half of any block's curb length can become a loading zone, and loading itself is time-limited once a zone is in place.
10.32.160 - Loading zones. A.The city traffic and safety commission is authorized to determine loading zones and passenger loading zones as follows:1.At any place in any business district;2.Elsewhere in front of the entrance to any place of business or in front of any hall or place used for the purpose of public assembly.B.In no event shall more than one-half of the total curb length in any block be reserved for loading zone purposes. ... 1.Loading zones shall be indicated by yellow paint stenciled with black letters, "LOADING ONLY," upon the top of all curbs within such zones. ... 10.32.190 - Effect of permission to load or unload. A.Permission herein granted to stop or stand a vehicle for purposes of loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial vehicles and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor, and in no event for more than twenty minutes. ... C.Permission herein granted to stop or park for purposes of loading or unloading passengers ... shall ... not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than three minutes.
Full Breakdown
Montebello Municipal Code Section 10.32.160 lets the city traffic and safety commission set loading zones and passenger loading zones anywhere in a business district or in front of a place of business, hall, or assembly building, but caps the total at one-half of a block's curb length. Once the commission adopts a resolution, the director of public works paints the curb yellow and stencils it "LOADING ONLY"; passenger zones are painted white and read "PASSENGER LOADING ONLY," and mail deposit zones are white with "MAIL DEPOSIT ONLY." Section 10.32.190 then limits how long a vehicle may actually sit in the zone: loading or unloading of materials by a commercial vehicle cannot run past twenty minutes, and loading or unloading of passengers cannot exceed three minutes, timed from when the vehicle stops.
A business owner with an established loading zone can petition to alter the enforced hours under Section 10.32.170(C), and if the city engineer approves under Section 10.32.195, an added sign posts the expanded days and hours next to the curb markings. Enforcement runs through the police department, and a vehicle that overstays or parks in a yellow zone for a non-loading purpose is subject to citation under Section 10.32.200.
Violations & Fines
Parking in a yellow-painted loading zone beyond the permitted time, or for a purpose other than loading or unloading, is an infraction cited by Montebello police. Exceeding the twenty-minute material limit or three-minute passenger limit under Section 10.32.190 is a separate, cumulative violation from simply occupying the zone improperly.
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