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

Section 3-03-1015 of the Tulare County Ordinance Code (amended by Ord. No. 3561, effective 06-20-19) prohibits any person from stopping, parking, or leaving standing any commercial vehicle, as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 260, with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more, attended or unattended, on public streets or rights-of-way 'when signs have been erected giving notice to the public of the prohibition or restriction.' The restriction is not county-wide; it applies only where the Board of Supervisors has determined by resolution that it is necessary and the Director of Transportation has signed or marked the road. Restrictions may limit parking by area, duration, or specified hours. Section 3-03-1020 lists exceptions: commercial vehicles making pickups or deliveries to buildings on restricted residential-district highways; vehicles delivering materials for permitted construction, alteration, or repair; vehicles stopping to avoid traffic conflicts or follow an officer or traffic device; and utility or County-authorized work vehicles operating at a worksite (which must display warning devices). Smaller commercial vehicles (under 10,000 lbs GVWR) are not covered by this section and follow general parking rules and the Vehicle Code.