Santa Cruz County, CA Parking Rules: Commercial Vehicle Restrictions (2026)

Santa Cruz County Code Section 9.70.600 makes it unlawful to park a commercial vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, or a recreational vehicle, on any street or segment designated by the Public Works Director. Designation is resident-driven: residents occupying 50 percent of the residential units on a street or block segment may petition the Director, who holds a noticed neighborhood meeting before deciding whether to designate it. The prohibition takes effect only after signs describing it are posted, with the initial sign cost borne by the petitioners. Exemptions apply to emergency and utility vehicles, vehicles making pickups or deliveries to a property, and commercial vehicles delivering materials to a permitted construction project. 'Commercial vehicle' is defined by California Vehicle Code Section 260 and includes motor trucks, semitrailers, trailers, and truck tractors. Independently, SCCC 9.70.610(B) prohibits a business that operates a fleet of three or more vehicles from using a County-maintained road, in lieu of private property, to store or park those vehicles when not in use; a vehicle is not considered 'in use' between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.