Springfield, OH Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 351.11(a)-(c)
- Passenger vehicles
- Barred from loading zones
- Commercial stop limit
- 20 minutes
- Enacted by
- Ord. 69-155, passed 9-2-69
- First offense
- Minor misdemeanor
Summary
In the City of Springfield, Ohio § 351.11 reserves marked loading zones for trucks and commercial vehicles actively loading or unloading, capping that stop at twenty minutes, and bars passenger vehicles from using the zone at all during hours the City Manager designates. Section 351.12 separately allows trucks to double-park for loading when no zone or curb space is open nearby.
351.11 PARKING FOR LOADING ONLY. ... (a) No person shall stop, stand or park any passenger vehicle for any length of time in any place marked as a loading zone during such times as shall be designated by the City Manager. (b) No person shall stop, stand or park a truck or commercial vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials in any place marked as a loading zone during such times as shall be designated by the City Manager. In no case shall the stop for loading or unloading of materials exceed twenty minutes. ... (c) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
Full Breakdown
Springfield Codified Ordinances § 351.11, enacted by Ordinance 69-155 on September 2, 1969, splits loading-zone access by vehicle type. Subsection (a) bars any passenger vehicle from stopping, standing or parking for any length of time in a marked loading zone during the hours the City Manager designates. Subsection (b) permits a truck or commercial vehicle to use that same zone only for the expeditious unloading and delivery, or pickup and loading, of materials, and expressly caps that stop at twenty minutes; using the space for any other purpose or longer duration is itself a violation even for a qualifying commercial vehicle.
The companion section 351.12 lets trucks, trailers and semitrailers double-park in the roadway for loading or unloading, but only when no loading zone within the same block, or open curb space within forty-five feet of the delivery point, is available, and never opposite another lawfully double-parked vehicle or in a way that unreasonably impedes traffic. The Springfield Police Division enforces both sections, and the City Manager's office sets and marks the applicable loading-zone hours referenced in each.
Violations & Fines
Under § 351.11(c), a first violation, whether a passenger vehicle occupying the zone or a commercial vehicle overstaying the twenty-minute cap, is a minor misdemeanor. A second offense within one year is a fourth-degree misdemeanor, and a third or later offense within that year is a third-degree misdemeanor, the same escalation the double-parking rule in § 351.12 also carries.
Frequently Asked Questions
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