Stopping or Standing in Commercial Loading Zones
San Diego Municipal Code § 86.0119
in effect§86.0119 Stopping or Standing in Commercial Loading Zones
Only vehicles registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles as commercial vehicles shall stop, stand, or park in a Commercial Loading Zone for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers, materials, goods, or merchandise. Such loading or unloading shall not consume more than three minutes for passengers nor more than 20 minutes for materials, goods or merchandise.
Commercial Loading Zones shall be operative between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. excepting holidays; provided, however, that the City Manager may determine and declare other hours during which any Commercial Loading Zone shall be operative, and such operative period shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon such street.
(Renumbered from former Section 86.10 on 8-5-2013 by O-20281 N.S.; effective 9-4-2013.)
(Retitled from “Stopping or Standing in Loading Zones” to “Stopping or Standing in Commercial Loading Zones” and amended 6-18-2025 by O-21971 N.S.; effective 7-18-2025.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter08/Ch08Art06Division01.pdf#page=9Fetched: 10/28/2026