Parking Rules in San Benito County, CA (2026)
7 rules for unincorporated San Benito County, California.
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Driveway Rules
Unincorporated San Benito County requires most off-street parking areas to be paved, but allows an unpaved, dust-free all-weather surface for parking in agricultural districts and the rural communities of Tres Pinos, Dunneville, and Aromas.
San Benito County Parking Surface Rules
Some RestrictionsSan Benito County Code § 25.07.010(I)(8)(b)
Community/rural standard. Commercial, industrial, multiple-residential uses and uses requiring discretionary permits in the communities of Tres Pinos, Dunneville and Aromas shall provide parking areas with an all-weather surface that does not generate visible dust. Parking areas located outside the urban area standard area and the communities stated in this section shall be paved unless in an a...
Street Parking Limits
Unincorporated San Benito County bars parking anywhere it blocks the visibility triangle at an intersection or obstructs a driver's view of a road-driveway crossing, at all times.
Sight-Visibility Parking Ban, San Benito County
Some RestrictionsSan Benito County Code § 17.02.002
No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, in any of the following places at any time... (A) In any place that obstructs or encroaches upon the triangular area required to be kept clear for visibility... and (B) In any manner which will obstruct the view of drivers in vehicles approaching an intersection of two roads or the intersection of a road ...
Overnight Parking
No vehicle may sit on a county road or highway in unincorporated San Benito County for 72 or more consecutive hours, or it becomes tow-eligible.
72-Hour Parking Limit, San Benito County
Some RestrictionsSan Benito County Code § 17.02.003
No person shall park any vehicle upon any county road or highway for 72 or more consecutive hours. Any of the officers or employees who are authorized by Chapter 10 of Division 11 of the Vehicle Code to remove a vehicle from a road or highway is authorized to remove any such parked vehicle from such road in the manner prescribed by the applicable provisions of said Chapter 10.
EV Charging
Unincorporated San Benito County runs an expedited permit process for electric vehicle charging stations under a Building Official-adopted checklist.
San Benito County EV Charger Permits
Some RestrictionsSan Benito County Code § 21.01.194
A permit application that satisfies the information requirements in the county's adopted checklist shall be deemed complete and be promptly processed. Upon confirmation by the Building Official that the permit application and supporting documents meet the requirements of the county's adopted checklist and are consistent with all applicable laws and health and safety standards, the Building Offi...
Abandoned Vehicles
In unincorporated San Benito County, storing an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle on private or public property beyond 30 days is a misdemeanor nuisance the Sheriff can abate and remove.
Abandoned Vehicles, Unincorporated San Benito County
Significant RestrictionsSan Benito County Code § 17.01.020
The accumulation and storage of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof on private or public property not including highways is hereby found to create a condition tending to reduce the value of private property, to promote blight and deterioration, to invite plundering, to create fire hazards, to constitute an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health a...
Curb Color Rules
The County Engineer decides where curbs get no-parking markings in unincorporated San Benito County, based on a traffic engineering study, not a fixed color code.
Curb Marking Authority, San Benito County
Light RestrictionsSan Benito County Code § 17.02.001(A)(1)
The County Engineer is hereby authorized to prohibit stopping, standing or parking, and is directed to place and maintain appropriate signs and curb markings giving notice of this regulation at any place when such prohibition, as indicated by a traffic engineering investigation, will alleviate dangerous hazardous traffic conditions or facilitate the full use of the roadway. The County Engineer ...
Loading Zones
Retail, wholesale, manufacturing, hotel, and hospital buildings in unincorporated San Benito County must provide truck loading and unloading space under § 25.07.010(J), with the number and size of spaces set at the Planning Director's discretion.
San Benito County Commercial Loading Rules
Some RestrictionsSan Benito County Code § 25.07.010(J)
(J) Truck loading and unloading space. All retail and wholesale stores, warehouses, supply houses, buildings devoted to manufacturing trade, hotels, hospitals or other buildings where large amounts of goods are received or shipped, shall provide loading and unloading space adequate to handle the volume and frequency of truck traffic to the building or shopping center. The number and minimum dim...
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