Ventura, CA Parking Rules: Commercial Vehicle Restrictions (2026)

SBMC 16.217 expressly cites Cal. Veh. Code §22507 as its enabling authority. Under §22507.5, a separate state grant of authority, cities may also restrict parking of commercial vehicles with manufacturer's gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR) of 10,000 lbs or more in residential districts after a noticed public hearing. Critically, §22507.5 contains a state-mandated carve-out: such local ordinances may NOT be enforced against a commercial vehicle that is actively making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares, and merchandise to a building on the restricted street, or delivering materials for actual bona-fide repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction at a property where a building permit has been issued. This means a contractor's truck loading at the worksite, a plumber's van during a service call, or a delivery semi unloading at a residence cannot be ticketed under the residential-district parking ban while actually performing that work. Outside of active pickup/delivery work, oversized commercial vehicles must obtain an Oversized Vehicle Permit (5-day, 10-per-90-day, 12-per-year cap; Ventura PD Traffic Unit 805-339-4401) or park off-street. Commercial vehicles parked in metered/paid spaces may use SBMC 16.225.030 reserved spaces for special events or construction/maintenance work. All vehicles regardless of size are subject to the 72-hour rule under SBMC 16.210.040C — they must be moved at least 2/10 of a mile every 72 hours, with tow authority under Cal. Veh. Code §22651(k). Required off-street commercial parking in zoning districts is set by SBMC Ch. 24.415 (off-street parking regulations).