8 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Yolo County, California.
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Yolo County Code section 8-2.1314 prohibits parking recreational vehicles (RVs, trailers, boats, ATVs) in any required front, side, or rear yard adjacent to a public street on residential properties in unincorporated areas, and bars using an RV as a dwelling without County approval.
Yolo County Code section 8-2.1314 (Recreational and commercial vehicle parking in residential zones)
No recreational vehicle shall be parked within any required front, side, or rear yard adjacent to a public street. Recreational vehicles may be parked in any area other than a required front, side, or rear yard adjacent to a public street if the area is paved in accordance with Section 8-2.1313 of this article. No recreational vehicle shall be utilized or occupied as a residential dwelling, eit...
Driveway approaches onto county roads in unincorporated Yolo County require an encroachment permit from County Public Works and must meet sight-distance and drainage standards.
Yolo County Code section 8-2.1314 bars commercial vehicles from parking in any residential zone in unincorporated Yolo County except for the immediate loading or unloading of goods or people.
Yolo County Code section 8-2.1314 (Recreational and commercial vehicle parking in residential zones)
No commercial vehicle, as defined in this section, shall be parked in any area within any residential zone, except for the immediate loading or unloading of goods or people.
Vehicles parked on any highway or county road in unincorporated Yolo County for more than 72 consecutive hours may be removed under California Vehicle Code section 22651(k), enforced by the Yolo County Sheriff's Office.
Cal. Veh. Code section 22651(k)
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 of...
Yolo County has no county-wide ordinance prohibiting overnight on-street parking in unincorporated areas. The CVC section 22651(k) 72-hour limit, the Title 5 abandoned-vehicle ordinance, and the section 8-2.1314 ban on using RVs as dwellings are the operative restrictions.
Cal. Veh. Code section 22507(a)
Local authorities may, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit or restrict the stopping, parking, or standing of vehicles, including, but not limited to, vehicles which are six feet or more in height (including any load thereon) within 100 feet of any intersection ... The ordinance or resolution shall not apply until signs or markings giving adequate notice thereof have been placed.
Yolo County enforces abandoned-vehicle rules through California Vehicle Code Sections 22523 (prohibition on abandoning), 22651 (impound authority), and 22658 (removal from private property), administered by the Yolo County Sheriff's Office and the county's Abandoned Vehicle Abatement (AVA) program. A vehicle left more than 72 hours on a public roadway, or any vehicle abandoned on public or private property, may be tagged and towed.
1 cities in Yolo County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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