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

LBMC Section 10.24.115 restricts commercial vehicle parking in residential areas of Long Beach. The prohibition targets commercial vehicles exceeding 6,000 pounds in unladen weight — a threshold that encompasses heavy-duty work trucks, large cargo vans, flatbeds, box trucks, and similar commercial equipment. These vehicles may not park in residential zones between 6 PM and 8 AM for periods exceeding one hour, effectively prohibiting overnight storage on residential streets. The restriction applies to all residentially zoned streets throughout the city.

During daytime hours, commercial vehicles actively engaged in loading, unloading, or performing service work in the immediate vicinity are exempt from the one-hour restriction for the time reasonably necessary to complete the work. However, using a residential street as a depot or overnight storage yard for commercial vehicles is not permitted. Vehicles transporting hazardous materials face an absolute prohibition on overnight parking in residential areas regardless of vehicle weight. Long Beach's separate oversized vehicle permit program (for vehicles over 22 feet long, 85 inches tall, or 80 inches wide) operates in parallel — commercial vehicles that also qualify as oversized must comply with both sets of rules. Enforcement is complaint-driven and handled by Parking Enforcement at (562) 570-8700.