Alameda, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Unlike some cities, Alameda does not impose a general overnight parking permit requirement on standard passenger cars - they may park overnight on public streets subject to the 72-hour limit and any posted restrictions. However, two city ordinances create overnight-specific bans. AMC 8-7.10 (Overnight Parking of Large Vehicles) makes it unlawful to park any large vehicle on any city street or property between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.; a large vehicle is defined as any vehicle greater than 80 inches in width, 20 feet in length, or 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. Separately, AMC 8-25.1 makes it unlawful to use any house car, camper, trailer coach, camp car, or mobilehome for human habitation (sleeping, eating, or resting) on any street, park, beach, parking lot, alley, or public place between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., with limited exceptions for emergency repairs and for self-contained vehicles with approved sanitary facilities until parked more than 72 hours in a month. A violation of 8-25 is a misdemeanor under Section 1-5 of the Code. RVs, trailers, and boat trailers face the all-hours street ban of AMC 8-7.11 covered separately.