Yuba City, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Freight limit
- 20 minutes, yellow curb, § 4-9.901(b)
- Passenger/mail limit
- 3 minutes, white curb, § 4-9.901(c)
- Hours enforced
- 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily
- Exempt days
- Sundays and holidays
- 24-hour exceptions
- Hotel, mailbox, and open theater zones
Summary
Yellow-curb loading zones in Yuba City limit freight unloading to 20 minutes and passenger drop-off to 3 minutes, enforced from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily except Sundays and holidays. White-curb zones follow the same hours but for passenger loading only.
(b)Loading zones shall be indicated by yellow paint upon the top of all curbs in said zones. Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sunday(s) and holidays for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or freight, provided that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes nor the loading or unloading of freight more than 20 minutes.(c)Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by white paint upon the top of all curbs in said zones. 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 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sunday(s) 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.
Full Breakdown
901 gives the Public Works Director authority to designate loading zones and passenger loading zones and to post signs or markings stating when the restrictions apply. on any day except Sundays and holidays, for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers or freight, with passenger loading capped at three minutes and freight loading capped at 20 minutes. : zones in front of a hotel or a mailbox, and zones in front of a theater whenever the theater is open. 902 reinforces the freight side of the rule: loading-zone stopping privileges for freight apply only to commercial deliveries, or United States mail and express or parcel post pickups, never for more than 20 minutes, and the passenger-loading privilege, including personal baggage, never exceeds three minutes, with the whole privilege forfeited if the loading is not conducted so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading or unloading without permitting abuse of the privilege.
Violations & Fines
Loading-zone violations are enforced as civil parking-violation notices under Section 4-9.823, with the fine amount set by City Council resolution. Exceeding the 20-minute freight limit or the 3-minute passenger limit, or using a loading zone for any purpose other than loading or unloading during the posted hours, subjects the vehicle to citation and, where it blocks the zone, to towing.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long can a delivery truck sit in a yellow loading zone?
How long can I stop in a white zone to drop someone off?
Do loading zone hours apply on Sundays?
Sources & Official References
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