Perris, CA Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Perris Municipal Code § 10.42.010
- Commercial vehicle threshold
- 10,000 lbs+ gross weight (Veh. Code § 260)
- Residential district
- Truck tractors/trailers banned outright on private property
- Intersection buffer
- No parking within 100 ft if 6 ft+ tall
- Driveway/spacing buffers
- 30 ft from driveways, 50 ft from another truck
- Exceptions
- 24-hr breakdown, loading, service work, 2-hr rest break
Summary
Perris, California bars truck tractors, trailers, semitrailers and any commercial vehicle of 10,000 pounds or more from parking on private property in a residential district, and adds street-side rules covering intersection clearance, driveway spacing, and separation from other trucks. Perris Municipal Code § 10.42.010 sets six distinct prohibitions, with narrow loading, repair and rest-break exceptions in § 10.42.020.
(a)Except as provided in section 10.42.020, it is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing on any street or alley within the city any of the following types of vehicles:(1)Any truck tractor, with or without any attached trailer or semitrailer;(2)Any trailer or semitrailer, whether or not attached to a truck tractor;(3)Any commercial vehicle. As used in this chapter, the term "commercial vehicle" means a vehicle, as defined in section 260 of the California Vehicle Code, which has a manufacturer's gross weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more...(e)Except as provided in section 10.42.020, it is unlawful to park or leave standing any truck tractor, trailer, semitrailer or commercial vehicle on private property within a residential district.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
010(a) makes it unlawful to park or leave standing on any street or alley in the city a truck tractor (with or without a trailer or semitrailer), a standalone trailer or semitrailer, or a "commercial vehicle," defined by cross-reference to California Vehicle Code § 260 as any vehicle with a manufacturer's gross weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more. Subsection (b) separately bans parking within 100 feet of a street intersection or official traffic control device for any vehicle six feet or taller, including its load.
Subsection (c) bars parking such a vehicle within 30 feet of any driveway opening, and (d) bars parking within 50 feet of another truck tractor, trailer, semitrailer or commercial vehicle. 020 exceptions. Subsection (f) requires a ten-foot setback from the property line, a public sidewalk, or a public easement for such vehicles parked on commercially or industrially zoned private property. Subsection (g) bans parking any vehicle carrying a hazardous substance as defined in Vehicle Code § 2452 on any street or alley, and (h) bans parking within 300 feet of any dwelling a vehicle used to transport animals that harbors vermin or emits noxious odors, absent the occupant's consent.
020 exempts the first 24 hours of a mechanical breakdown, active loading or unloading, ongoing service work performed on the same block, and up to two consecutive hours of a driver's meal or rest break in a commercial or industrial zone.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 10.42 sets no dedicated penalty clause, so the Code's general penalty section, 1.16.010, controls: absent an infraction designation, a violation defaults to a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in county or city jail, a fine up to $1,000.00, or both. The city attorney may instead charge it as an infraction, capping fines at $100.00 for a first offense, $200.00 for a second within a year, and $500.00 for a third within a year, with no jail exposure. Police or code enforcement can cite a vehicle for any single subsection violated, so a truck parked in a residential driveway can be cited under (e) even without an intersection or spacing violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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