No Santa Barbara County-specific ordinance directly addresses parking of commercial vehicles in residential districts of unincorporated areas; California Vehicle Code § 22507.5 provides the default authority, and county off-street parking lots are also subject to § 12A-23.
California Vehicle Code § 22507.5 authorizes local agencies, by ordinance or resolution, to prohibit or restrict parking of commercial vehicles having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more in residential districts. Santa Barbara County has not adopted a general countywide ordinance applying this restriction to unincorporated streets; instead, Chapter 23 § 23-11 allows the Board of Supervisors to designate specific stretches as no-parking or time-limited zones by resolution, with signs required. Inside county-owned off-street parking facilities, § 12A-23(d) prohibits stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle 'for the purpose of overhaul, maintenance or repair' except for emergency repairs requiring less than two hours, which limits commercial use of those lots. Pickups and deliveries to abutting buildings remain exempt under state law.
Where a posted county resolution under § 23-11 restricts commercial-vehicle parking, violation is a civil parking infraction enforced under California Vehicle Code § 40200 et seq. Use of county off-street lots for vehicle repair or storage violates § 12A-23 and may result in administrative fines (Chapter 24A) or tow after 72-hour notice (§ 12A-26).
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