Parking Rules in San Mateo County, CA (2026)

San Mateo County Ordinance Code § 7.28.190

No person shall park or store a vehicle, as defined in the Vehicle Code, or a boat of any type, or any boat trailer, or camper shell(s), in the front yard of a lot, whether improved or unimproved, including the lawn area thereof, in any residential zone within the territory of the Broadmoor Police Protection District, except upon that improved area which shall comprise the driveway to a garage ...

San Mateo County Ordinance Code § 7.28.070

The Board of Supervisors shall, by Resolution, determine and declare those parking zones or parking spaces, upon the public highways over which the County has jurisdiction, which prohibit parking for oversized vehicles, which are for the purposes of this section vehicles over six (6) feet in height, or any trailer, as the term "trailer" is defined in Vehicle Code Section 630, whether connected ...

San Mateo County Ordinance Code § 7.28.010

The Board of Supervisors shall designate such stopping, standing or parking restrictions or prohibitions as may be necessary, and shall designate said restrictions or prohibitions on such streets, portions of streets or County-owned property by appropriate signs or markings giving effect to such parking, stopping or standing restrictions or prohibitions. When authorized signs and/or curb markin...

California Vehicle Code § 22651

(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...

Cal. AB 1236 (2015) - Local Ordinances for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Existing law, the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open Access Act, prohibits the charging of a subscription fee on persons desiring to use an electric vehicle charging station, as defined, and prohibits a requirement for persons to obtain membership in any club, association, or organization as a condition of using the station, except as specified. The bill would require a city, county, or ci...

Cal. Vehicle Code Sec. 22651 (Authority to Remove Parked or Abandoned Vehicles)

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 th...

San Mateo County Ordinance Code § 7.28.020

The Director of Public Works is authorized to place signs and/or curb markings to indicate parking regulations. Curb markings shall have the following meanings: (a)Red means no stopping, standing or parking at any time except as permitted by the Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone.(b)Yellow means no stopping, standing or parking at any ti...

San Mateo County Code § 7.52.010

No person shall stop, park or leave standing any motor vehicle, whether attended or unattended, for a period of time longer than is reasonably necessary for the loading or unloading of passengers or freight, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in cases of emergency, or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer in any area declared by Resolution of the Board ...