Winston-Salem designates loading zones among its 800-plus downtown on-street spaces, marked by signs or curb markings for commercial deliveries only during posted hours. Parking a passenger vehicle in a loading zone is a citable violation. Unincorporated county roads have no city loading zones.
Loading zones in Winston-Salem are part of the downtown managed parking system, which includes over 800 on-street spaces, loading zones, and handicap spaces. They are reserved for active loading and unloading, typically by commercial or delivery vehicles, during the hours shown on the posted sign. Outside those hours, or where signs allow, general parking rules and the $1.50 hourly rate may apply. State stopping-standing-parking law bars leaving a vehicle unattended in a designated loading zone. In unincorporated Forsyth County there is no municipal loading-zone program; deliveries on state-maintained roads follow NCDOT rules. Businesses seeking a new loading zone apply through the city's parking/transportation office.
Standing or parking a non-delivery vehicle in a marked loading zone during restricted hours results in a parking citation; repeat or blocking violations may lead to towing.
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