Fairfax County, VA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- County Code § 82-5-27
- Lettering requirement
- 3-inch ID letters, both sides
- Applies to
- Marked curb loading zones
- Passenger stops
- Only while actively loading
Summary
Fairfax County restricts marked curb loading zones to active loading and unloading during posted hours, and requires delivery vehicles other than regular trucks to display three-inch identifying lettering.
No person shall stop, stand or park a 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 curb loading zone during hours when the provisions applicable to such zones are in effect. All delivery vehicles, other than regular delivery trucks, using such loading zones shall be identified by the owner's or company's name in letters three (3) inches high on both sides of the vehicle.(2)The driver of a passenger vehicle may stop temporarily in a space marked as a curb loading zone for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or unloading passengers or bundles when such stopping does not interfere with any vehicle used for the transportation of materials which is waiting to enter or is about to enter such loading space. (3-13-63; 1961 Code, § 16-131.)
Full Breakdown
County Code Section 82-5-27 bars stopping, standing, or parking in a marked curb loading zone for any purpose other than the expeditious loading, unloading, delivery, or pickup of materials while the zone's posted hours are in effect. Delivery vehicles other than regular delivery trucks using the zone must display the owner's or company's name in letters at least three inches high on both sides. Passenger vehicles may stop briefly only while actually loading or unloading passengers or bundles, and only if they do not block a waiting delivery vehicle.
Violations & Fines
Parking or standing in a marked curb loading zone outside permitted use is a parking violation subject to a ticket and fine under the County's traffic ordinance enforcement provisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park in a Fairfax County loading zone to run an errand?
Do delivery vehicles need markings to use a loading zone?
Sources & Official References
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