Parking Rules in Ontario, CA (2026)

City of Ontario, Oversize Vehicle Permits (Ord. 3231, codified at OMC Sec. 4-6.1020)

Beginning July 1, 2023, a permit is required and must be displayed to park oversized vehicles on a public street. An oversize vehicle is any vehicle, motorized or non-motorized, that exceeds 20 feet in length, or exceeds 80 inches in width or 78 inches in height or that weighs more than 6,000 pounds (gross vehicle weight), including Recreational Vehicles (RVs). The vehicle must be parked in fro...

Ontario Municipal Code Sec. 4-13.03(a),(e) (Parking on Undeveloped or Unpaved Areas of Residential Lots)

It is unlawful for any person to park any vehicle, including but not limited to automobiles, trucks, motor homes, campers, or store any trailer, camper shell, boat or other similar equipment upon any lawn or landscaped area, or other unpaved surface located within any front or street side yard area of a lot lying within any residential zoning district, or any residential land use district of a ...

Ontario Municipal Code Sec. 4-13.04 (Commercial Vehicle Parking Restrictions)

It is unlawful for the driver, owner, or operator of any commercial vehicle that exceeds a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more than 10,000 pounds (11,500-pound GVWR for pickup trucks), or any motor truck, truck tractor or trailer, or any other commercial equipment regardless of weight, to park or cause to be parked, or store or cause to be stored, any such vehicle or equipment upon any l...

Ontario Municipal Code Sec. 4-6.1011 (Seventy two (72) hour limit)

No person who owns or has possession, custody, or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street, alley, or City-owned parking lot or parking facility for a period of seventy-two (72) or more consecutive hours.

City of Ontario Community Newsletter, Oversized Vehicle Parking program (July 2023)

Oversized vehicles, such as large trucks or recreational vehicles, can obstruct the view of drivers and pedestrians, leading to potential accidents. Our City streets and roadways have weight and size limitations designed to protect the underlying infrastructure, such as pavement and underground utilities. Please submit your application at least five business days before you wish to park.

Ontario Municipal Code § 8-9.02(a)

“Electric vehicle charging station” or “charging station” means all of the following: (1) Any level of electric vehicle supply equipment station; (2) Is designed and built in compliance with Article 625 of the California Electrical Code; (3) Delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle; (4) Conforms to all applicable state fire, structural, elec...

Ontario Municipal Code Sec. 5-12.01

In addition to and in accordance with the determination made and the authority granted by the State pursuant to the provisions of Cal. Veh. Code § 22660 to remove abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles, or parts thereof, as public nuisances, the Council hereby makes the following findings and declarations: The accumulation and storage of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inope...

Ontario Municipal Code § 4-6.408

No person, unless authorized by the City, shall paint any street or curb surface; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to the painting of numbers on a curb surface by any person who has complied with the provisions of any resolution or ordinance of the City pertaining thereto.

Ontario Municipal Code § 4-6.1206 (see also §§ 4-6.1201, 4-6.1202, 4-6.1205)

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any yellow loading zone for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers or materials for such time as is permitted in § 4-6.1205 of this article. (b) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any passenger loading zone for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers for such time as is permitted in § 4-6.1205...

Ontario Municipal Code § 4-6.1305

(b) Designation of permit parking zones. The City Council, by resolution, may designate a permit parking zone and establish the days and hours during such days when parking in such permit parking zone shall be restricted. ... (f) During the hours and on the days designated on such signs, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park such vehicle on any street in a permit parking ...