Buena Park, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- BPMC § 5.48.180
- Sign visibility
- 25 feet at each entrance/exit
- Minimum sign size
- 17 in. by 22 in.
- Extra signs
- 1 per 22,500 sq ft of parking
- Police notice
- Required before towing
Summary
Buena Park requires posted warning signs before a tow operator may remove an illegally parked vehicle from private property, plus advance notice to police.
A tow operator shall not tow from private property unless the private property has displayed signs visible from twenty-five feet at each vehicular entrance and exit. There shall also be displayed one additional sign, visible from twenty-five feet, for each twenty-two thousand five hundred square feet of parking area. Each sign shall contain the following message:
NO PARKING — UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLES SUBJECT TO TOW-AWAY AT OWNER'S EXPENSE CVC 22658(A) BUENA PARK POLICE TELEPHONE (714) 562-3901
The minimum size of these signs shall be seventeen inches by twenty-two inches with lettering announcing the restricted parking being a minimum of two inches in height. (Ord. 1705 § 2, 2022)
Full Breakdown
Under Buena Park Municipal Code § 5.48.180, a tow operator may not tow a vehicle from private property unless the property owner first notifies the police department of the tow details, and the property displays signs meeting a specific size, wording, and spacing standard at every vehicular entrance and exit. Vehicles removed must go to the nearest available public storage facility, and the registered owner must be given written notice of the removal, reason, and location. This applies only to non-consensual tows of illegally parked vehicles from private property in Buena Park, California, in Orange County: it is separate from the city's police-initiated tow franchise system under the same chapter.
Violations & Fines
Towing without the required signage or without prior police notification exposes the tow operator to misdemeanor prosecution and civil/criminal liability under Buena Park Municipal Code § 5.48.190 and the California Vehicle Code.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Buena Park property owner have any car towed without signs?
Does the property owner have to tell police before towing?
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