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

Section 10.10.270(A) makes it unlawful to park or stand a commercial vehicle with a manufacturer's gross weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more on any street in a residential district, subject to five listed exceptions: the vehicle is loading or unloading property; it is parked in connection with a service performed on or near a property in the area; it is engaged in constructing, installing, repairing, or maintaining a public or private utility facility located in the residential area; the surrounding area contains property used for commercial or industrial purposes and the vehicle sits on or contiguous to that property; or the City Council has determined by resolution that parking heavy vehicles on certain residential streets is permitted and the City Traffic Engineer has signed or marked those streets.

Subsection B defines a residential district as property along a highway for one-quarter mile occupied by eight or more dwelling units, and subsection C confirms that a church, public school, or park within that stretch does not disqualify it as residential so long as the ratio of dwelling units to highway length still holds on the adjacent land. The rule targets big rigs, moving vans, and heavy work trucks parked overnight on neighborhood streets rather than vehicles briefly present for deliveries or repairs.