Monterey County's zoning ordinance bars using off-street parking facilities for storing or repairing vehicles and equipment. On public roads, commercial-vehicle parking restrictions come from the California Vehicle Code; the county may restrict commercial parking on specific streets by ordinance only where signs or markings are posted (Vehicle Code Section 22507).
In unincorporated Monterey County, parking of commercial vehicles is addressed through two channels. On private property, the county zoning ordinance (Chapter 20.58, Regulations for Parking, with the inland counterpart Chapter 21.58) provides that required parking facilities 'shall not be used for the sale, display, or storage of merchandise, or for the storage or repair of vehicles or equipment' (Section 20.58.030). Off-street parking is intended for temporary passenger-vehicle parking, and the chapter sets loading-space requirements for larger commercial and industrial structures. On public roads, the California Vehicle Code controls: Section 22507 allows local authorities to 'prohibit or restrict the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles, including, but not limited to, vehicles that are six feet or more in height' on designated streets, but only after 'signs or markings giving adequate notice' are posted. This is the mechanism a county would use to restrict commercial or oversized vehicles on a particular road. The general 72-hour limit of Vehicle Code Section 22651(k) also applies to commercial trucks and trailers left on the roadway, and a disabled or inoperative commercial vehicle can be abated under County Ordinance Chapter 12.72.
Using a required off-street parking facility to store or repair vehicles or equipment violates County Code Section 20.58.030. Parking a commercial or oversized vehicle against a posted street restriction is an infraction under Vehicle Code Section 22507. A commercial vehicle left 72 or more consecutive hours can be towed under Vehicle Code Section 22651(k).
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