Pasadena, CA Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Weight threshold
- GVWR 10,000 lbs or more
- Zones covered
- RM and RS residential districts
- Delivery exception
- Active pickup/delivery to a building on-street
- Construction exception
- Materials delivery under an active building permit
- Height rule
- 6+ ft vehicles restricted near intersections by council resolution
- Adopted
- Ordinance No. 6619, 1994
Summary
Pasadena Municipal Code Section 10.40.190 bars parking or leaving standing any commercial vehicle or trailer of 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or more on a residential street, with narrow exceptions for deliveries, filming and active construction work.
No person shall park or leave standing, on any street, or portion thereof, in a residential district, any commercial vehicle or trailer having a gross vehicle rating of 10,000 pounds or more except as follows: vehicles making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares or merchandise from or to any building or structure located on the restricted streets or highways, including, but not limited to vehicles then in use in location filming activity for which a permit has been previously obtained pursuant to Section 17.64.270 of this code, or vehicles delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any building or structure upon the restricted street for which a building permit has been previously obtained.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 79 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
190 prohibits parking or leaving standing, on any street in a residential district, a commercial vehicle or trailer with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more. 'Residential district' is defined by cross-reference to Title 17: any RM (multi-family residential) or RS (single-family residential) zoning district counts. 270; and a vehicle may deliver materials for the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of a building on the restricted street once a building permit has been issued for that work. 190(C) lets the city council adopt a resolution restricting the stopping, parking or standing of any vehicle 6 feet or taller, including its load, within 100 feet of an intersection on designated streets or during designated hours, but that height-based restriction only takes effect once signs or markings are posted giving notice.
The heavy-vehicle ban traces to Ordinance No. 6619 of 1994, amending earlier versions dating to a 1954 ordinance, reflecting the city's long-standing effort to keep large trucks and trailers out of residential neighborhoods overnight and on weekends. 40.
Violations & Fines
Parking a 10,000-pound-plus commercial vehicle or trailer on a restricted residential street outside the delivery, filming or construction exceptions is a Title 10 violation enforceable under Section 10.12.080's default misdemeanor penalty of up to $500.00 and 6 months in jail, or, more commonly, as a civil parking citation on the city's standard penalty schedule.
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