Fullerton, CA Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Time limit
- 3 hours on any public street
- Covered vehicles
- 10,000+ lb GVWR, tractors, trailers
- First offense fine
- Minimum $25
- Second offense fine (12 mo)
- Minimum $50
- Industrial exception
- By City Council resolution, min. 1 block
Summary
Fullerton bars large commercial vehicles, defined by vehicle type and a 10,000-pound gross weight rating, from parking on any public street for more than three hours. FMC § 8.44.210 carves out loading, mechanical breakdown and nearby-service exceptions, and sets its own minimum fines rather than deferring to the general infraction schedule.
No person shall park and leave standing any large commercial vehicle on any public street for more than three hours, except while such vehicle is mechanically disabled, or is loading or unloading property, or when such vehicle is parking in connection with, and in aid of, the performance of a service to or on a property in the block in which such vehicle is parked or left standing or except as provided in division (D) below. ... A first conviction for violation of this section is punishable by a minimum fine of $25. A second conviction for violation of this section in any consecutive 12-month period is punishable by a minimum fine of $50.
Full Breakdown
210 makes it unlawful to park and leave standing any large commercial vehicle on any public street for more than three hours. The chapter defines LARGE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE by cross-reference to state law: a truck tractor under Cal. Vehicle Code § 655 with or without an attached trailer, a trailer under § 630 that is not attached to a motor vehicle (recreational vehicles are excluded from this definition), or a commercial vehicle under § 260 with a manufacturer's gross weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more as determined under § 26455.
The three-hour cap does not apply while the vehicle is mechanically disabled, while it is actively loading or unloading property, or while it is parked in connection with and in aid of a service being performed on a property in the same block. The City Council may also except entire industrial blocks from the section by resolution, on its own motion or on application by the owners of industrial units, where an off-street parking deficiency exists; the smallest area that can be excepted is one city block, on one or both sides, and any such exception relieves only this section, not the rest of the parking chapter or the Vehicle Code. The section has been amended twice since its 1978 adoption, most recently by Ordinance 2787 in 1991.
Violations & Fines
Section 8.44.210(C) sets its own penalty schedule instead of relying on the citywide infraction fines in FMC § 1.08.020: a first conviction carries a minimum fine of $25, and a second conviction within any consecutive 12-month period carries a minimum fine of $50. Because these are stated minimums, a court may impose more. Vehicles left standing beyond the three-hour window remain subject to citation for each day the violation continues under the code's general repetition rule.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park a semi-truck on my Fullerton street overnight?
Does the three-hour rule apply if my truck breaks down?
Are RVs treated as large commercial vehicles under this section?
Can an industrial street get an exception to the 3-hour limit?
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