Chino, CA Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Loading limit
- 3 consecutive hours
- Storage cap
- 3 hrs. per 30 days
- Deemed abandoned at
- 6 hours unattended
- Exception weight cap
- under 10,000 lbs. curb weight
Summary
Chino bans storing commercial vehicles, trailers, or semi-trailers on private residential property beyond three hours in any 30-day period, with a narrow local-business/curb-weight exception subject to yard and screening rules.
A.It is unlawful for any commercial vehicle, as defined in section 10.30.020 of this Code, to be left parked or standing on any public or private property unless it is being loaded or unloaded, and then only for no more than three consecutive hours.B.It is unlawful for any commercial vehicle...to be stored on any part of any private residential property. For purposes of this section, "stored" shall mean to leave a commercial vehicle on any part of the same private property for a total of more than three hours in any thirty-day period.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
Chino Municipal Code § 10.30.030 makes it unlawful to leave a commercial vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer parked or standing on public or private property beyond 3 consecutive hours of loading/unloading, or to 'store' one on residential property for more than 3 hours total in any 30-day period; violators face citation, and a vehicle unattended 6+ hours is deemed abandoned and may be towed. A narrow exception in subsection F lets an owner or their employee keep a qualifying commercial vehicle (under 10,000 lbs. curb weight, no more than 8 ft. tall or 22 ft. long) on a residentially-zoned lot they live on if it's used for a local business, kept out of the front/street-side setback, and screened from public view. Adopted by Ord. 2004-05 § 22, 2004, amending Ord. 91-23 § 1 (part), 1991; the definitions section was last amended by Ord. 2021-005, § 3, 2021.
Violations & Fines
Citation for exceeding the 3-hour loading limit or 3-hour/30-day storage cap; a vehicle left 6+ hours is deemed abandoned and may be towed at the owner's expense.
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