Victorville, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Materials loading limit
- 20 minutes, commercial vehicles only
- Passenger loading limit
- 3 minutes
- Yellow curb
- Loading Only zone
- White curb
- Passenger Loading Only zone
- Red curb w/ Bus Zone sign
- Buses only, no other vehicle
- Zones created by
- City council resolution
Summary
Victorville's city council designates loading zones, passenger loading zones and bus loading zones by resolution, marked with curb paint or signs under Sections 12.28.120 and 12.28.170. Commercial vehicles get up to 20 minutes to load or unload materials and 3 minutes for passengers; bus zones are reserved strictly for buses.
12.28.120(a)Whenever the city council determines that loading zones, passenger loading zones, or bus loading zones are necessary on any highway or portion thereof, the city council shall...direct the superintendent of streets to place signs or curb markings...on such highway or portion thereof. When official signs or markings...are erected or installed...no person shall park a vehicle on such highways or portions thereof in violation of any such sign or marking. 12.28.180(a)Permission herein granted to stop or stand a vehicle for purposes of loading or unloading materials shall apply only to commercial vehicles and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor, and in no event for more than twenty minutes.(b)The loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial deliveries, the delivery or pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail.(c)Permission herein granted to stop or park for purposes of loading or unloading passengers...shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than three minutes.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).
Full Breakdown
170 before parking in a designated space becomes unlawful. 160 making it unlawful for any non-bus vehicle to stop, stand or park there. mail. Loading or unloading passengers, including personal baggage, is capped at 3 minutes. The ordinance directs enforcement to accommodate genuine loading or unloading needs without permitting abuse of the time allowance. When the council later finds a loading zone is no longer needed, it directs the superintendent of streets by resolution to remove the signs or curb markings that created it.
Violations & Fines
Parking, stopping or standing in a marked loading zone beyond the allowed time, for a purpose other than loading or unloading, or in violation of the posted sign or curb marking is unlawful under Sections 12.28.120 and 12.28.180. A non-bus vehicle stopped in a bus loading zone violates Section 12.28.160 outright. Victorville police and parking enforcement officers cite and may tow noncompliant vehicles from marked zones.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long can a delivery truck stay in a Victorville loading zone?
Can I stop in a yellow loading zone just to drop off a passenger?
Who decides where loading zones go in Victorville?
Can a regular car park in a red bus loading zone?
Sources & Official References
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