Truckee, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- TMC § 10.13.100
- Yellow zone freight limit
- 20 minutes
- Yellow/white passenger limit
- 3 minutes
- Hotel/residence/mailbox zones
- Restricted at all times
- Theater zones
- Restricted except when closed
- First-offense fine
- Up to $100 (TMC § 1.02.040(b))
Summary
Truckee marks loading zones with yellow curb paint and passenger loading zones with white curb paint under Section 10.13.100. Yellow zones allow only freight loading for up to 20 minutes or passenger loading for up to 3 minutes; white zones cap passenger drop-off and mail deposits at 3 minutes, with tighter all-hours limits near hotels, residences, and mailboxes.
(b)Loading zones shall be indicated by yellow paint upon the surface of all curbs in said zones. Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time of any day for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers and freight and shall not consume more than three minutes or the loading or unloading of freight more than twenty (20) minutes.(c)Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by white paint upon the top of all curbs in said zones. White shall mean no stopping, standing or parking of any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox, which shall not exceed three minutes and such restrictions shall apply any day as follows:(i)When such zone is in front of a hotel, residence, or in front of a mailbox, the restrictions shall apply at all times;(ii)When such zone is in front of a theater, the restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater is closed.
Full Breakdown
100(a). Yellow curb paint marks a loading zone, meaning no stopping, standing, or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading, capped at three minutes for passengers and twenty minutes for freight. White curb paint marks a passenger loading zone, meaning no stopping, standing, or parking except to load or unload passengers, or to deposit mail in an adjacent mailbox, capped at three minutes; where a white zone sits in front of a hotel, residence, or mailbox, the restriction runs at all times, and where it sits in front of a theater, the restriction runs at all times except when the theater is closed.
110 defines a passenger loading zone the same way for receiving or discharging passengers. 110 clarifies that permission to stop for loading or unloading passengers includes personal baggage but never extends past three minutes in total, and the privilege cannot be abused beyond what is reasonably necessary for the loading itself.
Violations & Fines
Loading-zone violations are enforced as Town Code infractions under the Town's general penalty schedule at Section 1.02.040(b): a $100 fine for a first offense, $200 for a second within a year, and up to $500 for a third or later offense within that year. A vehicle left past the posted time limit or occupying a zone for a purpose other than loading is subject to citation.
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