Sherman, TX Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

The City of Sherman, Texas sets loading zones by council decision. Section 12.04.013 says that when, in the opinion of the city council, a street needs a no parking loading zone for any cause, signs reading NO PARKING LOADING ZONE go up along either side of that street. Inside the central business district, as the zoning ordinance defines it, the city designates loading zones along either side of the block or blocks at the ends thereof, unless the city manager deems the designation inappropriate. The downtown signs carry the hours 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Two companion sections in Article 12.04 shape how deliveries work around those zones. Section 12.04.011 requires all trucks and delivery vehicles to be loaded and unloaded from the alley entrance, if practicable. Only where an alley is impracticable do trucks park on the street, in accord with the practicable provisions of the article. Section 12.04.012 authorizes the chief of police to issue special permits for backing a vehicle to the curb to load or unload merchandise or materials. A permit goes either to the owner or lessee of real property or to the owner of the vehicle, it carries terms and conditions, and breaking any of them is unlawful.

The parking meter division defines parking in § 12.04.051 so that it excludes a temporary stop while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers or merchandise. Bus loading zones are a separate item: § 12.04.018 posts NO PARKING, BUS LOADING ZONE, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on school days, and the ban applies only on days when school is in session.