Orange, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Passenger loading limit
- 5 minutes
- Materials loading limit
- 20 minutes
- Zone designation authority
- City Council by resolution
- Marking authority
- City Traffic Engineer
- Last amended
- Ord. 03-25, 2/25/2025
- Applies also to
- Alleys, not just curb zones
Summary
Orange caps stops in a designated loading zone or alley at five minutes for passenger loading and 20 minutes for freight loading under Section 10.62.020, with the City Council setting zone locations by resolution and the Traffic Engineer marking them with curb paint or signs.
It is unlawful to stop a vehicle longer than is necessary for the loading or unloading of passengers or materials. In any loading zone or alley, the loading or unloading of passengers shall not exceed five minutes, and the loading or unloading of materials shall not exceed 20 minutes, unless otherwise specified by motion or resolution.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4796775; v10 updated 2026-01-27).
Full Breakdown
62 of the Orange Municipal Code governs Loading Zones. 010 gives the City Council authority to determine and order, by motion or resolution, the location of freight or passenger loading zones as the need arises, directing the City Traffic Engineer to mark the zones with curb markings or signs. 020 sets the operative time limits: it is unlawful to stop a vehicle in a loading zone longer than necessary for loading or unloading, and in any loading zone or alley the loading or unloading of passengers is capped at five minutes while the loading or unloading of materials is capped at 20 minutes, unless the City Council specifies a different limit by motion or resolution for a particular zone. 010(B). 030 and was most recently amended by Ordinance 03-25 on February 25, 2025, alongside the curb-marking chapter.
Violations & Fines
Stopping in a designated loading zone or alley beyond the five-minute passenger limit or 20-minute materials limit, or stopping longer than necessary for active loading or unloading, is a citable parking violation under Section 10.62.020, enforceable by posted signage and curb markings the Traffic Engineer installs under Section 10.62.010.
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