10 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Sutter County, California.
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Unincorporated Sutter County has no general ordinance banning RVs, trailers, or boats parked on private residential lots. On County streets, no vehicle may sit in one spot more than 120 hours (SCOC 1120-120). Seasonal RV use is specifically limited only at marinas and boat-launch facilities under the Zoning Code.
Sutter County Zoning Code Sec. 1500-20-060(F)(3)(a)
Within a city sphere of influence, Rural Community or Rural Planned Community as designated by the General Plan, recreational vehicle or boat parking/storage is prohibited in required front and street side yards. However, recreational vehicle or boat parking/storage is permitted outside of required front and street side yard setback areas and within interior side and rear yards when screened by...
The Zoning Code's parking article (Chapter 1500-20) sets driveway and parking-area standards. A driveway providing street access may sit within a front or street-side setback (Section 1500-20-030), and parking spaces, garages, and drive aisles must meet the dimensions in Table 1500-20-2 (Section 1500-20-080).
Chapter 1137 restricts commercial vehicles in designated Unincorporated Residential Areas. Section 1137-020 bars driving a commercial vehicle over 14,000 pounds on non-truck-route County roads in those areas, and Section 1137-040 prohibits parking a commercial vehicle over 10,000 pounds on County roads there. Penalties run from $100 to $500 (Section 1137-120).
Sutter County Ordinance Code Sec. 1137-040
No person may park a commercial vehicle with gross vehicle weight rating exceeding 10,000 pounds or a combined tractor trailer gross weight exceeding 10,000 pounds on any County Road in the Unincorporated Residential Area. (California Vehicle Code Section 22507.5)
On County roads, parking is governed by Traffic Code Chapter 1120. Section 1120-020 adopts California Vehicle Code 22500 and 22500.1 stopping prohibitions, and Section 1120-100 lets the Board of Supervisors restrict parking on specific roadways by resolution and signs or curb markings. Civil parking penalties are set in Section 1120-110.
Sutter County Ordinance Code Sec. 1120-020
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 listed in sections 22500 and 22500.1 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California as amended.
Unincorporated Sutter County has no blanket overnight on-street parking ban. The main limit is Section 1120-120, which bars leaving any vehicle parked on a County street, roadway, or alley for more than 120 hours. Parking a vehicle on a roadway mainly to display it for sale or to repair it (beyond a 24-hour emergency) is prohibited under Section 1120-060.
Sutter County Ordinance Code Sec. 1120-120
No person shall allow or permit any vehicle to remain standing or parked on any County street, roadway, or alley for a period in excess of 120 hours. Any such vehicle so standing or parked may be removed in accordance with terms and conditions of chapter 10 of division 11 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California.
Chapter 1325 establishes an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations in unincorporated Sutter County, adopted under California AB 1236 and Government Code Section 65850.7 (Ordinance 1716, 2024). EV charging stations are treated as a permitted or accessory use and are not subject to design review.
Chapter 955 declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on private or public property a public nuisance under California Vehicle Code Section 22660. The Development Services Department enforces abatement after a 10-day notice of intention (Section 955-080), with a hearing on request, removal to a dismantler, and DMV notice.
Sutter County Ordinance Code Sec. 1120-040
No person shall leave standing on any County street, highway, or public parking facility any vehicle as defined in division 1 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California requiring registration, unless it is registered, and proof of such valid registration is properly displayed, in compliance with the Vehicle Code.
Curb markings are official traffic controls. Under Sections 1120-100 and 1120-105, Sutter County may use curb markings in accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 21458 in lieu of signs to give notice of prohibited or restricted parking. The County Road Commissioner and, on County property, the General Services Director are responsible for installing them.
Loading zones are set by the Zoning Code, Section 1500-20-100. Commercial and industrial uses over 10,000 square feet must provide at least one loading space (12 ft wide, 40 ft long, 14 ft clearance), with screening, striping, and location rules. Passenger loading areas are required for uses over 50,000 square feet.
Oversized and heavy vehicles are mainly controlled through Chapter 1137. In designated residential areas, vehicles over 14,000 pounds are barred from non-truck-route County roads (Section 1137-020) and those over 10,000 pounds may not park on County roads (Section 1137-040). Levee roads bar most vehicles (Chapter 1140), and weight limits protect bridges and unimproved highways.
1 cities in Sutter County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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