Davis, CA Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Off-route truck parking
- Only where posted (§ 22.08.110)
- Downtown midday limit
- 18 inches from curb, § 22.08.115
- Restricted hours
- 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Mon-Sat
- Adopted
- Ordinance 2478 § 2, 2016
- Enforcement
- Civil fines set by council resolution
Summary
Davis bans commercial trucks off approved truck routes from parking anywhere except a short list of signed streets, and bars commercial vehicles from parking more than eighteen inches from the curb at midday on nine downtown streets. Both rules run through the Municipal Code's stopping, standing and parking article.
§ 22.08.110. Commercial truck parking permitted. In accordance with this section, and when signs or markings are in place giving notice thereof, commercial truck is not on an approved truck route are permitted to be parked only as indicated by such marks or signs on the following streets or portions thereof: Chiles Road from Mace Boulevard to the west curb extension of El Cemonte Avenue, north side. § ... 22.08.115. ... Commercial vehicle parking prohibited. In accordance with this section, and when signs or markings are in place giving notice thereof, commercial vehicles are prohibited from parking more than eighteen inches from the curb between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, for the following street locations: (a) D Street between First Street and Third Street.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4915048; v22 updated 2026-05-19).
Full Breakdown
110 of the Davis Municipal Code lets a commercial truck that is off an approved truck route park only where signs or markings specifically allow it: short stretches of Chiles Road near Mace Boulevard and on El Cemonte Avenue near Glide Drive. Everywhere else, an off-route commercial truck cannot stop or stand at all once the posting is in place. , Monday through Saturday, on eleven named downtown segments, including D, E, F, G, First, Second, Third and Fourth Streets in the core grid and the stretches of Third and Fourth Streets that run to the Union Pacific tracks.
The ordinance's purpose is to keep the loading window from blocking travel lanes at the peak midday period. 010 makes clear these local limits stack on top of, rather than replace, the state Vehicle Code's own restrictions on commercial vehicle parking. 08.
Violations & Fines
Parking a commercial truck off-route in an unposted location, or standing one more than eighteen inches from the curb on the listed downtown streets between 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, is a parking infraction under Section 22.08.020's civil fine schedule, set by council resolution, with late-payment penalties for unpaid citations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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