Newport News, VA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Who designates zones
- City traffic engineer
- Use restriction
- Loading/unloading only, posted hours
- Exclusivity
- Open to all businesses, none exclusive
- Fine range
- $5.00 to $25.00
Summary
Newport News loading zones are set by the traffic engineer and marked as no-parking loading zones; parking there outside the designated loading/unloading hours draws a $5 to $25 fine.
(c)No vehicle, except such as is used for the act of loading or unloading merchandise or material, shall be parked in a loading zone between the hours designated by the traffic engineer for such purpose. Any person violating this subsection, as indicated by the sign so placed, shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 81).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 26-124 defines a loading zone as curb space at stores, warehouses, or places of business, located only where the traffic engineer determines and marks it as a 'no parking, loading zone.' Every designated loading zone must stay open to all businesses, not reserved for one. No vehicle may occupy the space except while actively loading or unloading merchandise, during the hours the traffic engineer designates and posts on the sign.
Violations & Fines
Parking in a loading zone outside the posted loading hours, as shown by the sign, is punishable by a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $25 upon conviction.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park in a Newport News loading zone if I'm not loading or unloading?
Can a business reserve a city loading zone for its own exclusive use?
Sources & Official References
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