Heavy commercial vehicles - generally over 10,000 lbs GVW or 22 feet long - cannot be parked overnight on Castro Valley residential streets, and cannot be parked at all on residential properties except for temporary loading.
Alameda County zoning treats overnight parking of large commercial vehicles in residential districts as a non-conforming use. CVC §22507 and local ordinance allow restricted-parking signage on specific streets. Within the residential lot itself, R-1 zoning prohibits the regular parking of commercial vehicles over 10,000 lbs except a single bona-fide work pickup truck used by the resident. Pre-dawn delivery trucks idling on residential streets also violate CVC §22515 (vehicle idling) and §6.60 noise rules.
Citations $50-$150 for overnight parking violations. Sustained commercial use of a residence (truck depot, repair) can trigger an NPO action under Ch. 6.65. CARB anti-idling rules for diesel >10,000 lbs add a separate $300+ fine for >5 minutes of idling.
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