Union City, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 7 a.m.-6 p.m., except Sun/holidays
- Passenger loading limit
- 3 minutes
- Material loading limit
- 20 minutes
- Curb marking
- Yellow paint
- Set by
- City Traffic Engineer
Summary
Union City marks loading zones with yellow curb paint restricting parking to 7 a.m.-6 p.m. daily except Sundays and holidays, allowing only three minutes for passenger loading or twenty minutes for material loading before enforcement.
Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time between seven a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays (and holidays) for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers more than three minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials for more than twenty minutes;
C. White shall mean no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mail box, which shall not exceed three minutes and such restrictions shall apply between seven a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays (and holidays) and except as follows:
1. When such zone is in front of a hotel or in front of a mailbox, the restrictions shall apply at all times, 2. When such zone is in front of a theater, the restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater is closed;
D. When the City Traffic Engineer as authorized under Chapters 10.04 through 10.52 has caused curb markings to be placed, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking in violation of any of the provisions of this section. (Ord. 69-67 § 12.1, 1967; amended during 1990 republication; Ord. 727-10 § 3, 2010)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4940544; v16 updated 2026-06-23).
Full Breakdown
The City Traffic Engineer designates loading zones under § 10.36.350 and marks them with yellow curb paint. Under § 10.36.390, yellow-zone restrictions run from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on all days except Sundays and holidays. Within those hours, drivers can stop only to load or unload, passengers for up to three minutes, or freight and materials for up to twenty minutes under § 10.36.400, before the vehicle must move on. Passenger loading zones use white curb paint under a parallel twenty-minute standard.
Violations & Fines
Stopping, standing or parking in a yellow or white loading zone beyond the posted three- or twenty-minute limit, or outside authorized loading purposes, violates § 10.36.390 and is enforced as a parking infraction under Chapter 10.39.
Frequently Asked Questions
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