Parking Rules in Chandler, AZ (2026)
8 verified parking rules for Chandler, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
RV & Boat Parking
Chandler bars parking a recreational vehicle, bus, boat, utility trailer, portable camping trailer, off-road/highway vehicle or hauler on a residential street except while actively loading or unloading, and even then caps the stay at 48 hours. No one may live in the vehicle while it sits on the street.
Chandler RV, Boat and Trailer Street Limit
Significant RestrictionsChandler City Code § 12-4.6
No person shall park a recreational vehicle, bus, boat, utility trailer, portable camping trailer, off road-highway vehicle or hauler on a residential street, except a person may park such vehicle for the purpose of loading and unloading and not for more than forty-eight (48) hours. Under no circumstances shall a person be allowed to inhabit any of the prescribed vehicles while parked on the st...
Driveway Rules
Chandler City Code § 30-19(G) confines residential front- and side-yard parking to the driveway or a zoning-approved surface, and § 30-19(I) requires larger residential parking areas to have a proper surface material, not bare dirt or gravel.
Chandler Front-Yard, Unpaved Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsChandler City Code ch. 30, § 30-19(G), (I) (Ord. No. 4951, § 2(Exh.), 1-14-21; Ord. No. 5075, § 2(Exh.), 2-22-24)
G. Within any residentially zoned district, no person shall park or permit to be parked any vehicle within a front yard or side yard area except on the driveway or approved surface in accordance with the zoning ordinance. ... I. Parking or maneuvering on unimproved surfaces. On or after October 1, 2009, all parking, maneuvering, ingress and egress areas that are three thousand (3,000) square fe...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Chandler prohibits parking any vehicle over 14,500 pounds gross weight, or any vehicle or trailer customized for business use with a crane, racks or frames, on a street, alley, vacant lot or right-of-way within 200 feet of a residential zone for more than two hours. The only exception is an active loading, delivery or service call at a residence.
Chandler Oversized Truck Parking Near Homes
Significant RestrictionsChandler City Code § 12-4.6
No person shall stand or park any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight in excess of fourteen thousand five hundred (14,500) pounds, nor any vehicle modified or altered to add a crane, racks, frames or other structures to customize for a business purpose, nor any trailer or semi-trailer designed or intended to be drawn behind a motor vehicle and used or designed for a business purpose, on any vac...
Street Parking Limits
Chandler bars parking any vehicle on a street so that less than 10 feet of roadway width remains for traffic under City Code § 12-4.4, and separately bans commercial trucks and trailers over 14,500 pounds from residential streets under § 12-4.6. Alley parking is limited to loading, unloading, or brief repair stops.
Chandler On-Street Parking Restrictions
Some RestrictionsCity of Chandler, AZ, City Code § 12-4.4, § 12-4.6
12-4.4. Parking not to impede traffic. No person shall park any vehicle upon a street in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten (10) feet of the width of the public roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic. ... No person shall stand or park any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight in excess of fourteen thousand five hundred (14,500) pounds, nor any vehic...
Overnight Parking
Chandler bars storing a vehicle on any street, road or public thoroughfare for more than 48 consecutive hours without moving it at least 300 feet, under City Code § 12-4.3. Vehicles left overnight in a transit-stop parking lot without a permit face the same tow process under § 49-7(D) and § 49-8(C).
Chandler Overnight On-Street Parking Limit
Some RestrictionsCity of Chandler, AZ, City Code § 12-1, § 12-4.3; § 49-7(D) (Ord. No. 5121, § 1, 4-10-25)
Stored vehicle means a vehicle left on any street, highway, road or other public thoroughfare for more than forty-eight (48) consecutive hours without being moved at least three hundred (300) feet. ... 12-4.3. Storing vehicles. No person shall store a vehicle upon any street, highway, road, other public thoroughfare or any other public property except for vehicles owned by the City that are par...
EV Charging
Chandler's zoning design standards require electric vehicle charging (EVC) spaces, charging equipment and any related transformers to sit on-site without displacing required parking or eating into a required landscape setback or landscape area. Ground-mounted equipment must be fully screened by masonry walls at least as tall as the equipment, and no advertising is allowed on the chargers or their enclosures.
Chandler EV Charging Station Site Rules
Some RestrictionsChandler Zoning Code § 35-1902(j)
(j) Electric vehicle charging stations: 1. All electric vehicle charging (EVC) spaces, charging stations, and associated transformers or other mechanical equipment, shall be provided on site, shall not displace any required parking spaces, and shall not be located within any required landscape setback or required landscape area. 2. All ground mounted equipment shall be fully screened by solid m...
Abandoned Vehicles
Chandler City Code § 30-19 bars leaving an abandoned or inoperable vehicle on any public street, alleyway, parking lot or City property, and limits how long one can sit visibly on private residential property, with a City-code definition covering dismantled, wrecked or unregistered vehicles.
Chandler Bans Abandoned, Inoperable Vehicles
Significant RestrictionsChandler City Code ch. 30, § 30-19(D), (F) (Ord. No. 4951, § 2(Exh.), 1-14-21; Ord. No. 5075, § 2(Exh.), 2-22-24)
F. No person shall leave, place or park any abandoned vehicle or inoperable vehicle upon any public street, alleyway, public or private parking lot or City property. ... D. No person shall store an abandoned or inoperable vehicle, including any vehicle being repaired or restored, that is visible from any public street or sidewalk except where the storage, repair or restoration is customary and ...
Loading Zones
Chandler bans parking in alleys citywide except while actively loading or unloading merchandise, passengers or repair equipment, and treats any vehicle left unattended in an alley for more than 10 minutes as a violation.
Chandler Alley Loading and Unloading Rules
Some RestrictionsChandler City Code § 12-4.2
12-4.2. Parking in alleys prohibited; exceptions. No person shall park any vehicle or trailer in any alley within the City limits, except as follows: A. For the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise or passengers, provided that at no time shall such motor vehicle or trailer be so parked as to completely obstruct or block normal passage of traffic in or through the alley. B. For the purpos...
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