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

Paramount Municipal Code § 10.12.070 defines a commercial vehicle as any vehicle painted, configured, or designed for primary use in a commercial profession or trade and having an unladen weight of 6,000 pounds or greater, or any vehicle more than 19 feet in length or seven feet in width or seven feet in height.

Subsection C is the rule itself. Except as otherwise provided, no person can park or leave standing a commercial vehicle on any public street or right-of-way within the City of Paramount, on any private property within a residential zone, on any private property containing a residential use, or on any City-owned off-street parking facility within any zone. Pulling the vehicle onto a residential driveway does not solve the problem, because private residential property is covered too.

Subsection D lists two exceptions. A prohibited vehicle can be parked when it is actively being loaded or unloaded, for a maximum of 12 consecutive hours for a commercial vehicle. It can also be parked in connection with the active performance of a service to or on a property in the block, for such time as is reasonably necessary to complete the permitted service. Subsection E authorizes City staff to create and implement a system to issue parking waivers for short-term needs. Subsection F set up temporary waivers at no cost for City residents and Paramount business owners who already owned or operated a commercial vehicle when the ordinance took effect, with applications due to the City Clerk within six weeks. Those waivers expired one year from the effective date, after which the full ban applies.

Related rules sit elsewhere in the code. Section 9.32.120 bars any large commercial vehicle or semi-trailer from a City park or recreational facility, using the same 6,000 pound, 19 foot, seven foot width and seven foot height definition. Section 10.12.050 prohibits parking a commercial vehicle more than 18 inches from the curb on Minnesota Avenue between Alondra Boulevard and Madison Street. Section 10.12.030 requires parking enforcement officers who issue citations.