El Dorado County, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- County Code Section 10.12.050
- Time limit
- One hour for loading/unloading, passengers or freight
- Curb marking
- Yellow curb paint
- Passenger-only zone
- 15 minutes, white curb, Section 10.12.060
- Established by
- Board of Supervisors resolution
- Penalty
- Infraction under Vehicle Code Sections 42001, 42001.5
Summary
El Dorado County limits parking in a designated loading zone to loading or unloading passengers or freight for up to one hour, under Section 10.12.050 of the County Traffic Ordinance. The zones must first be established by Board of Supervisors resolution and are marked with yellow curb paint, distinguishing them from the shorter, passenger-only white-curb zones set up under Section 10.12.060.
Sec. 10.12.050. - Loading zones. It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle, whether occupied or not, except for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or freight for periods not exceeding one hour in any loading zone as established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. Said zones are designated by yellow curb markings. (Prior Code, § 7636; Code 1997, § 10.12.050; Ord. No. 3165, § 14(part), 1981)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13 Update 4).
Full Breakdown
" The "whether occupied or not" language means a driver cannot avoid the one-hour cap simply by staying behind the wheel while freight is loaded. 060 creates a separate passenger loading zone, marked by white curb paint instead of yellow, that caps standing time at 15 minutes and covers only loading or unloading passengers from vehicles other than buses. 040 the County Road Department must place and maintain the curb markings before either restriction is enforceable. 080.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the one-hour limit in a freight loading zone, or the 15-minute limit in a white-curb passenger loading zone, is an infraction under Section 10.04.060, punishable in accordance with Vehicle Code Sections 42001 and 42001.5, since the parking chapter sets no separate fine schedule of its own. A vehicle parked in a zone for a purpose other than loading or unloading is treated the same way, and a zone additionally posted as a tow-away zone under Section 10.12.080 authorizes towing.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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