Parking Rules in Monterey County, CA (2026)

Monterey County Code section 21.57.030 (Definitions)

To screen: To shelter or locate in such a way that major recreational equipment is made not obtrusive, not conspicuous, not glaring, not visually intrusive. It does not mean to completely hide but it does mean to curtain, fence, mask, shade, or camouflage, or put into the background, so that the recreational equipment is not immediately apparent from adjacent properties and roads used by the pu...

Monterey County Zoning Ordinance section 20.58.050(H) (Loading Spaces)

In any zoning district, in connection with every structure or part erected and having a gross floor area of 5,000 square feet or more, which is to be occupied by a commercial or industrial use requiring the receipt or distribution by vehicles carrying materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained, on the same lot with such structure, at least one off-street loading space plus...

Monterey County Sheriff guidance citing Monterey County Code Ch. 12.72 (MCC) and Cal. Veh. Code section 22651(k)

Any vehicles parked or left on any public street may be marked by officers as possibly abandoned. Owners then have 72 hours (3 days) from the time it is marked to remove the vehicle before it is considered to be an abandoned vehicle and may be towed away.

Monterey County Zoning Ordinance section 20.64.070 (Temporary Residence)

Temporary residence occupancy cannot exceed 18 months of the date of issuance of the building permit for the permanent residence or occupancy of the permanent dwelling whichever occurs first. Only 1 temporary residence may be allowed on a lot. No temporary residence may be allowed if other residences exist on the lot.

Monterey County Code § 18.18.020

A.This Chapter applies to the permitting of all electric vehicle charging stations, as defined, in the unincorporated area of the County of Monterey.B.A construction permit is required to install utility interconnected electric vehicle charging stations.C.Electric vehicle charging stations legally established or permitted prior to the effective date of Ordinance No. 5275 enacting this Chapter a...

Monterey County Code section 12.72.030 (Abandoned Vehicles - Unlawful conduct)

It is unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to abandon, park, store, or leave any licensed or unlicensed vehicle that is in an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative condition upon any public or private property within the unincorporated area of the County of Monterey for a period in excess of thirty (30) days, unless the vehicle is completely enclosed within a building and not visi...

Monterey County Code §§ 12.04.010, 12.04.020

No provision of this Title for which signs or curb markings giving notice thereof are required is effective unless such signs or curb markings are in place as herein directed. ... Whenever this code or any other ordinance of the County of Monterey provides for the indicating of parking regulations by the use of paint upon curbs, the Director of Transportation of said County is directed to perfo...

Monterey County Code § 12.66.010

No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or official traffic control device, in any of the places specified below except for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers and/or freight. This regulation shall be effective upon the ...

Monterey County Code § 12.28.025

As provided under Section 22507 of the California Vehicle Code, no person shall stop, park, or leave standing any attended or unattended vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or official traffic-control device, in any of the following places between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless a residential p...