Huntington Park, CA Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

Municipal Code § 4-7.1618 sets the overnight rule. It covers any commercial vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more, and it applies to public streets and alleys in the residential districts of the City between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Section 4-7.1619 defines "residential district" as any area in an R-1, R-2, R-3, or R-4 Zone under Chapter 4 of Title 9. Newer sections such as § 9-3.810 and § 4-7.2002 label residential zoning R-L, R-M and R-H, while the printed definition still names the older R-1 through R-4 labels.

Section 4-7.1620 declares every residential district a tow away zone for enforcing § 4-7.1618. Once signs identifying the zones are posted, a vehicle parked in violation can be towed and stored in the official police contract garage at the expense of the owner or operator.

Section 4-7.1621 is stricter in two ways. Subsection (a) bars a commercial vehicle with a gross weight in excess of 6,000 pounds, at any time, from any public street that abuts property used for residential purposes. The only exception is a vehicle stopped in connection with and in aid of the ongoing performance of a service to or on property in the block where it is parked. Subsection (b) bars the same class of vehicle from any public street between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except while making pickups or deliveries to a building on that street or delivering materials for repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction work covered by a building permit already obtained. Subsection (c) lets the City tow and store violators at their own expense once signs are posted. Subsection (d) defines "commercial vehicle" for those two subsections as a vehicle bearing commercial license plates and used for commercial purposes. The two sections use different yardsticks: the 10,000 pound figure in § 4-7.1618 is a manufacturer's rating, while the 6,000 pound figure in § 4-7.1621 is gross weight.