Sacramento, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

130 lets the parking manager mark curbs to control standing and loading. A yellow marking means no stopping, standing or parking during the posted days and hours "for any purpose other than the loading and unloading of passengers or materials," and that use is itself time-limited: commercial vehicles get thirty minutes and cannot be left unattended more than ten minutes "unless there is visual evidence of loading or unloading occurring," while noncommercial vehicles are held to five minutes with no unattended time at all. A white curb marking is reserved for passenger loading only, capped at five minutes or up to fifteen minutes if a sign states a longer limit, and applies at all times in front of a hotel or whenever the adjacent building is open.

210: commercial vehicles loading or unloading in an alley are limited to thirty minutes, cannot be left unattended more than ten minutes without visible loading activity, and noncommercial vehicles get only five minutes. The parking manager can also restrict loading to one side of an alley, and no vehicle may block ingress or egress to abutting property or leave less than ten feet of roadway open. 110 lets parking enforcement officers chalk tires to track dwell time, removing the chalk while parked is itself a separate violation.