Parking Rules in Madera County, CA (2026)
6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Madera County, California.
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Driveway Rules
In unincorporated Madera County, commercial, industrial, multiple-family, and public/institutional parking areas must be paved with asphalt, concrete, or another material the zoning administrator approves, to stop mud, dust, and loose debris. Single-family and agricultural parking areas are exempt from paving but must still be kept dust free under Madera County Code Section 18.102.120(D).
Madera County Driveway Surfacing Rule
Some RestrictionsMadera County Code § 18.102.120(D)
D. Surfacing Requirements. In all commercial, industrial, multiple family, and public and institutional parking facilities, parking and maneuvering areas shall be surfaced and maintained with an asphaltic, concrete, or other paving materials as approved by the zoning administrator sufficient to prevent mud, dust, loose material, and other nuisances. See Section 18.102.130 for parking lot detail...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Unincorporated Madera County bars parking any commercial vehicle of 10,000+ lbs GVW on residential lots, roads, or rights-of-way except while actively loading, with a narrow exception for one truck-tractor on large lots.
Madera County Commercial Vehicle Parking Ban
Significant RestrictionsMadera County Code § 18.102.090
No commercial vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight of ten thousand pounds or greater shall be parked within any residentially zoned parcel or in or on any county road or right-of-way therein, unless actual loading or unloading of the vehicle is in progress; except that one truck-tractor only, without trailer or semi-trailer, may be parked on the driveway of a residence within any ...
EV Charging
Unincorporated Madera County runs electric vehicle charging stations that qualify under state law through an expedited, administrative permit process rather than the standard discretionary review. Madera County Code Section 18.102.140, adopted by Ordinance No. 699 in December 2022, ties that streamlined process to California Government Code Section 65850.7 and the county's own EV charging station permit expediting ordinance.
Madera County EV Charging Permit Rule
Some RestrictionsMadera County Code § 18.102.140
Electric vehicle charging stations which qualify for expedited permit processing, pursuant to Government Code Section 65850.7, shall be subject to the administrative permitting procedures set forth in the county's electric vehicle charging station permit expediting ordinance. (Ord. No. 699, § 1, 12-6-22)
Abandoned Vehicles
Madera County makes it unlawful to leave any abandoned, dismantled, inoperative, or wrecked vehicle, or parts of one, on public or private property, including highways, for more than seventy-two consecutive hours unless it sits inside a completely enclosed structure, at a licensed dealer or wrecking yard, or within a two-hundred-square-foot storage exemption. Violations are infractions, and the county abates and removes the vehicle through a formal notice-and-hearing process.
Madera County Abandoned Vehicle Ban
Some RestrictionsMadera County Code § 10.34.060
A.It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon, store, leave or permit the abandonment, storing or leaving of any licensed or unlicensed vehicle (or parts thereof) which is abandoned, dismantled, inoperative or wrecked upon any public property or private property, including highways, within the county of Madera for a period in excess of seventy-two or more consecutive hours unless either:1.Su...
Curb Color Rules
Madera County's traffic engineer designates specific no-parking zones under Vehicle Code § 21458 and marks them by painting the curb red, posting signs, or both. Chapter 10.36 lists nineteen exact locations across the unincorporated county, from Avenue 12 and Avenue 17 to stretches of Business 41 and Road 432, where parking is banned outright once the curb is marked.
Madera County Red Curb No-Parking Zones
Some RestrictionsMadera County Code § 10.36.010
Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 21458, the traffic engineer shall prohibit parking of any vehicle at the following locations and shall cause such locations to be marked by painting the curb red and/or by the placing of other signs or markings at or adjacent to such location and thereafter it shall be unlawful for any person to park or cause to be parked any vehicle in said location. [...] O.On...
Loading Zones
Unincorporated Madera County requires commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings to provide on-site loading spaces sized to gross floor area, recommended within 50 feet of the structure, at the time of development.
Madera County Commercial Loading Space Rules
Some RestrictionsMadera County Code § 18.102.110
In any commercial, industrial, or institutional zone district, at the time of building development, there shall be provided and maintained, on the same lot with such use, loading spaces as follows: A. Structures less than ten thousand square feet of gross floor area: All establishments occupying structures of less than ten thousand square feet shall provide a minimum of one small truck loading ...
Parking Rules by City in Madera County
1 cities in Madera County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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