Fullerton Commercial Vehicle Restrictions Rules (2026): What You Need to Know

The City of Fullerton Municipal Code restricts the parking of oversized commercial vehicles on public streets in residential zones to maintain neighborhood aesthetics, reduce noise impacts, and ensure adequate traffic flow and emergency access. Vehicles exceeding 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or measuring over 22 feet in length are prohibited from parking on residential streets between 10 PM and 6 AM. This restriction targets large commercial vehicles such as box trucks, flatbed trucks, semi-trailers, heavy construction equipment, and large commercial work vehicles while intentionally exempting standard-size pickup trucks, cargo vans, and service vehicles that are common in residential neighborhoods.

During daytime hours, short-term parking for active loading, unloading, and delivery operations is permitted for all commercial vehicles, including those exceeding the overnight thresholds. Contractors and service providers performing work at residential properties may park their commercial vehicles at or near the job site during active working hours but must remove oversized vehicles from the residential street at the end of each workday. Extended staging of heavy equipment or large vehicles on residential streets for construction projects may require a temporary encroachment permit from the Fullerton Public Works Department.

On private residential property, commercial vehicles must comply with the same general storage standards as other vehicles: they must be parked on a paved or approved surface, stored behind the front building setback line, and screened from the streetscape where feasible. Operating a commercial fleet storage yard or parking multiple commercial vehicles on a residential lot is not permitted under residential zoning and may trigger enforcement action from the Community Development Department.

Fullerton's commercial and industrial districts along Commonwealth Avenue, Orangethorpe Avenue, and the Fullerton Transportation Center area provide appropriate locations for commercial vehicle storage. Many commercial fleet operators in the northern Orange County area utilize industrial-zoned lots for overnight parking. Parking enforcement for commercial vehicles on residential streets is handled by the Fullerton Police Department at (714) 738-6836. Code enforcement for commercial vehicle storage on residential property is handled by Community Development at (714) 738-6531.