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

120, Parking commercial vehicles in residential districts, states the general prohibition and then carves out two narrow exceptions. Subsection A allows a commercial vehicle to be parked while loading or unloading property, but only for as long as is reasonably necessary to complete that task. Subsection B allows parking in connection with, and in aid of, performing a service to or on a property located in the same block where the vehicle is parked, again limited to the time reasonably necessary to complete the service.

Subsection C defines what does not count as a commercial vehicle for purposes of the section: station wagons and three-quarter-ton or lighter pickup trucks are excluded, meaning a resident's personal pickup or wagon can park on a residential street without triggering the restriction even if it is used for work. 11). 44's broader stopping-and-standing framework alongside metered time limits, angle parking rules, and the city's residential and construction parking-permit programs administered by the finance department. Because the rule turns on vehicle size and use rather than a blanket ban, a landscaping truck, delivery van, or contractor's rig actively working a residential block is compliant for the duration of the job, but the same vehicle cannot be left parked on a residential street overnight or between jobs without violating the section.