10 rules for unincorporated Modoc County, California.
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Unincorporated Modoc County has no dedicated ordinance limiting how long a recreational vehicle, trailer, or boat may sit on private property. Zoning only sets RV parking-space ratios for mobile-home parks. On county roads, the statewide 72-hour rule and Vehicle Code removal authority apply rather than a local time cap.
Unincorporated Modoc County has no ordinance regulating private driveway parking, but driveways and parking areas that connect to a county road must be reviewed by the county road department, and parking areas accessing a state highway are reviewed by Caltrans, under zoning Section 18.110.040.
Unincorporated Modoc County has no ordinance restricting commercial-truck parking in residential areas, but its code does regulate truck routing. Chapter 10.18 requires freight terminals to apply for designated truck-terminal access routes, and Chapter 10.16 bans vehicles with road-damaging lugs or cleats on paved county roads.
Unincorporated Modoc County does not impose general on-street parking time limits or meters. Its traffic code (Title 10) mainly sets speed zones, through-highways, and stop/yield signs adopted from the California Vehicle Code. Day-to-day stopping, standing, and parking on county roads is governed by the state Vehicle Code.
Unincorporated Modoc County has no ordinance banning overnight parking on county roads, and no 2 a.m.-6 a.m. restriction in its code. Overnight parking is generally allowed unless a vehicle violates the statewide 72-hour rule or sits in a posted no-parking zone. State law lets counties add overnight limits only with posted signs.
Unincorporated Modoc County has no ordinance specific to electric-vehicle charging stations or EV-only parking spaces in its code. EV charging installations are handled through standard building and electrical permits and statewide rules, including the California Building and Green Building Standards Codes adopted in Title 15.
Modoc County Code Chapter 10.20 declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on private or public property (not highways) a public nuisance subject to abatement, under the authority of California Vehicle Code Section 22660. The Director of Public Works issues a 10-day notice to remove, with a hearing right before the Planning Commission.
Unincorporated Modoc County has no street loading-zone (yellow-curb) ordinance, but its zoning code requires off-street loading spaces for buildings that handle goods. Section 18.110.040 mandates at least one off-street loading space for the first 10,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus additional spaces above that.
Unincorporated Modoc County has one targeted oversized-vehicle parking rule: Section 10.12.030 makes it unlawful to park any vehicle six feet or more in height along a stretch of State Highway 299 near the Canby fire station. Elsewhere there is no general height or length parking limit, so the California Vehicle Code applies.
High-elevation Modoc County does not have a dedicated snow-removal or winter no-parking ordinance in its code. The county road commissioner can post no-parking areas, and vehicles obstructing roads can be removed under the California Vehicle Code. Residents in Alturas, Cedarville, and Adin should watch for posted plowing restrictions.
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