Paramount, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Section 17.44.440 of the Paramount Municipal Code covers off-street loading for new construction. It applies in any C or M zone and to any institutional use in whatever zone it sits, and it reaches every building or portion of building hereafter erected. A minimum of one loading space is required for every structure with 10,000 square feet of floor area or more.

Dimensions. A loading space measures a minimum of 12 feet by 40 feet, with a 16-foot vertical clearance. A driveway serving a loading space is a minimum of 16 feet wide. Two flexibility rules apply: a parking aisle of adequate size can double as a loading space, and a loading space need not be delineated, so no striping is required by this section.

Plan review. Under § 17.44.450, parking and loading areas are part of the development plan, which must clearly show location, size, shape, design, entrances, walls, lighting, signs, screening, paving specifications, drainage and landscaping. Any construction or alteration of required off-street parking must be submitted to and approved by the building and safety department and the planning department before building permits issue, and any alteration of parking and loading areas follows the procedures in the chapter.

Curb loading zone. Chapter 10.12 designates one passenger loading zone by name. Section 10.12.090 says no person shall park for more than five minutes in the passenger loading zone on Contreras Street at the Adult School. That rule is a time limit at a specific curb in the City of Paramount, not a citywide commercial delivery schedule, and the sections read here print no loading hours for commercial vehicles.