You can only load/unload there. You can do it only between 7am and 6pm for a max of 30 mins. Out of those hours any day, all day Sunday and Hol. it’s a tow away zone… but this is after studiyng the sign for about 5 minutes. If I was there and needed to park there quickly, I’d probably get fined too.

Your exact sign is shown on Seattle’s Parking Zones site:
http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/parking/parkingload.htm#GenericLoadZones

“A load zone is a type of curb use that restricts a portion of the curb for loading and unloading activities. [...] Some load zones are in effect only for certain hours (such as 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.) while others have no hours posted and are in effect 24 hours a day. The sign for each load zone will have specific information for that load zone posted.

Loading and unloading activities are not the same as parking, and load zones should not be used for parking. Using a load zone for anything other than it’s intended purpose can result in a fine. ”

So they mention that “load zones should not be used for parking”, but say that your particular load zone is only “in effect” for the posted hours.

Seems like you’re in the clear to me.

The sign has clear guidelines stated for when the regulations are valid and as the ‘Tow Away Zone’ is part of a single sign, I disagree with MT that Tow Away trumps all other parts. It is simply the method of punishment applied at violation of the other conditions.

The thing is, tickets are written by people and people make mistakes. Actually, parking wardens and meter maids probably fall into another class of incompetency altogether – somewhere just above security guards and homeland security police.

People don’t usually want to be bothered to take time off to go to court over 45 bucks but I would do it on principal.

Besides, no one should disrespect your BMW like that.

Robert

Where are those spring-loaded handcuffs when you need them most?

Great site.

30 minute Load and Unload Zone from 7 to 6 except Sundays and Holidays.

“Would you park here for an hour on a Tuesday at 8:00 pm?” Yes.

How about on a Sunday? Yes.

I guess that I will go visit the magistrate about it.

I once learned the hard way that you dont want to let any parking ticket issues go unaddressed.

One Sunday morning, I was riding my Vespa to the video rental store in Bellilngham, Wa. where I worked at the time.

I was late, and ran through an extremely yellow light. Just as I was getting off the scooter to go into work (in front of all of my co-workers) a cop pulled up next to me with lights-a-blazing.

I was cuffed and hauled off to jail.

It turns out that there was a warrant out for my arrest because I had forgotton to pay a parking ticket.

steve

We’ve got new signs in my neighborhood:

All Night Parking Prohibited 9pm – 6am.

A simple “Parking Prohibited 9pm-6am” is what they actually mean.