Parking Rules in Sacramento County, CA (2026)

Sacramento County Zoning Code § 5.2.4.C.6

Vehicles, including, but not limited to, automobiles, boats, campers, trailers and other recreational vehicles must be parked on a surfaced area in conformance to this Code (See Section 5.9.3.C. for parking standards) and may not be parked within the required landscaped area. 7. Landscape Alternatives. Section titled “7. Landscape Alternatives.” In the case of a circular driveway that may exc...

Sacramento County Zoning Code § 5.9.3.F.2.b

On lots of 15,000 square feet or less, impervious surfacing is required for vehicle parking. The use of permeable and cool paving is encouraged for vehicular areas on lots that exceed 15,000 square feet, in lieu of required impervious surfacing. c. Parking Space Size. Section titled “c. Parking Space Size.” Each parking space provided must be at least nine feet wide by 19 feet long. d. Garag...

California Vehicle Code § 22507.5

(a) Notwithstanding Section 22507, local authorities may, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit or restrict the parking or standing of vehicles on certain streets or highways, or portions thereof, between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., and may, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit or restrict the parking or standing, on any street, or portion thereof, in a residential district, of commercial ve...

California Vehicle Code § 22651

A peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, or a regularly employed and salaried employee who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations of a city, county, or jurisdiction of a state agency in which a vehicle is located may remove a vehicle located within the territorial limits in which the offic...

California Vehicle Code § 22651(k), (l), (q)

(k) If a vehicle is parked or left standing upon a highway for 72 or more consecutive hours in violation of a local ordinance authorizing removal. (l) If a vehicle is illegally parked on a highway in violation of a local ordinance forbidding standing or parking and the use of a highway, or a portion thereof, is necessary for the cleaning, repair, or construction of the highway, or for the insta...

California AB 1236 (Local Ordinances — Electric Vehicle Charging Stations; Gov. Code § 65850.7)

The bill would require a city, county, or city and county to approve an application for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations, as defined, through the issuance of specified permits unless the city or county makes specified written findings based upon substantial evidence in the record that the proposed installation would have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or...

California Vehicle Code § 22660

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a city, county, or city and county may adopt an ordinance establishing procedures for the abatement and removal, as public nuisances, of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof from private or public property, and for the recovery, pursuant to Section 25845 or 38773.5 of the Government Code, or assumption by the local ...

Sacramento County Code § 10.24.010

The Director is authorized...to place and maintain...the following curb markings or signs to indicate parking, standing or stopping regulations, and the curb markings or signs shall have the meanings as herein set forth. Red curb marking means no stopping, standing or parking at any time of any day except as permitted by Vehicle Code; Yellow curb marking means no stopping, standing or parking b...

Sacramento County Code § 10.24.090

The Director is authorized to establish bus zones, opposite red curb space, for the loading and unloading of buses, common carriers of passengers and to determine the location and length thereof. The Director is authorized to establish loading zones. The Director is authorized to establish taxi stands. No person shall park and leave standing any vehicle whether attended or unattended in any loa...

Sacramento County Code § 10.30.020

The Board of Supervisors may in its discretion designate by resolution, any residential area as a residential permit parking area in which motor vehicles displaying a valid parking permit may stand/or be parked without limitation. Said resolution shall also state the applicable parking regulations and the fees to be charged upon permit issuance.