Winter Park, FL Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Curb loading in the City of Winter Park, Orange County, Florida, is controlled by Sections 98-154 through 98-156 of the Code, which sort zones into passenger and freight. The city traffic engineer decides where passenger and freight curb loading zones go and must place and maintain appropriate signs indicating each zone and stating the hours during which the zone rules are applicable. The hours therefore live on the sign rather than in the Code, and the restriction binds only while those posted hours are in effect.

In a passenger curb loading zone, Section 98-155 bars stopping, standing or parking for any purpose or period of time other than the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers, and then only for a period not to exceed five minutes.

In a freight curb loading zone, Section 98-156(a) limits the stop to expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials. In no case can the stop for loading and unloading of materials exceed 30 minutes. Under Section 98-156(b), the driver of a passenger vehicle can stop temporarily in a freight zone while actually loading or unloading passengers, so long as the stop does not interfere with any motor vehicle used for transporting materials that is waiting to enter or about to enter the zone.

Several neighboring rules matter to delivery drivers. Section 98-163(b) protects vehicles in a freight zone from the central business district ban on reparking within 500 feet inside four hours, as long as they comply with Section 98-156. Section 98-153 prohibits parking of commercial, freight or delivery vehicles on Park Avenue, except where there is no alley or side street where parking would be available near the location being served. Section 98-140 lets the traffic division issue special permits to back a vehicle to the curb for loading or unloading merchandise or materials, either to the owner or lessee of real property or to the owner of the vehicle, and it is unlawful to violate the special terms or conditions of the permit.

Bus stops and taxicab stands are a separate system. Section 98-159 bars any vehicle other than a bus from a designated bus stop, and any vehicle other than a taxicab from a taxicab stand, with a temporary-stop exception for passenger loading that does not interfere.