10 rules for unincorporated Mariposa County, California.
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Mariposa County has no countywide ordinance banning RVs, trailers, or boats parked on a private residential parcel. On public roads, RVs and trailers face the same overnight-parking (MCC 10.08.031) and posted no-parking limits (MCC 10.08.020) as any vehicle, and must be removed during a declared snow-removal condition.
Mariposa County has no countywide ordinance dictating residential driveway parking. Driveway construction and access standards come from the county's zoning/development code and Public Works encroachment requirements. During snow removal, residents must clear the berm at the driveway and may not push snow back into the road.
Mariposa County has no specific ordinance banning commercial trucks from parking in residential areas. Commercial vehicles on county roads are governed by the same MCC 10.08 parking rules as other vehicles, plus the county's legal-dimension and weight limits, and the California Vehicle Code where the state controls.
Street parking in unincorporated Mariposa County is generally allowed except where prohibited. MCC 10.08.020 ('Stopping, Parking, or Standing Prohibited Where') lists specific no-parking locations, repeatedly amended by ordinance to add roads in Fish Camp, Wawona, and other communities, plus seasonal and highway-frontage restrictions.
Mariposa County Code 10.08.031, 'Overnight Parking,' regulates overnight parking on county roads and rights-of-way. The section was last amended by Ordinance 1192 (Nov. 5, 2024), which also created new Chapter 10.10, 'Unlawful Camping and Obstruction of Public Rights of Way.' Earlier versions addressed camping and overnight parking together.
Mariposa County adopted an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations through Ordinance 1182 (Dec. 20, 2022), which created Section 15.14 of the County Code. This implements California's AB 1236, requiring counties to approve qualifying EV charging station applications administratively.
Mariposa County Code 8.36.020 defines an 'abandoned vehicle' as a vehicle left on public or private property for an extended period, usually inoperable or hazardous. Removal of abandoned, wrecked, or inoperative vehicles is handled under California Vehicle Code authority (22651, 22660-22662) and county Code Compliance.
Mariposa County has no countywide loading-zone ordinance. Any loading or stopping restrictions on county roads come from posted signs and the no-parking designations in MCC 10.08.020. On state highways through the county, Caltrans and the California Vehicle Code control stopping and standing.
Mariposa County enforces maximum legal vehicle dimensions: 14 ft height, 102 in width, 40 ft single-unit / 65 ft combination length, and 20,000 lb per axle. Anything larger needs an oversize-load permit (County Resolution 71-59, CVC 35706). The county may further reduce weight limits on unimproved roads and bridges.
Mariposa County Code 10.08.110, 'Snow Removal—Parking Restricted,' prohibits parking on the pavement or road shoulder during snow removal. Above 2,500 ft elevation, no vehicle may park on signed county roads during a 'snow removal condition' (3+ inches of snow). Vehicles are strictly enforced and will be towed.
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