Bellflower, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 12:00 a.m.–6:00 a.m.
- Monthly cap
- 6 days per month
- Annual cap
- 50 days per year
- Distance limit
- within 300 ft of home
Summary
Bellflower requires a permit to park a recreational vehicle or trailer on a public street overnight between midnight and 6:00 a.m., capped at six days a month and 50 days a year per resident.
It is unlawful for any person to park a recreational vehicle or recreational trailer on the street between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. without a permit. Permits must be displayed in the windshield of a recreational vehicle or the rear of a recreational trailer.
D. A resident may obtain a permit to park a recreational vehicle, a recreational vehicle with a recreational trailer attached, or an unattached recreational trailer, for a period of one to three days. Residents may obtain these permits for a maximum of six days per month, and a maximum of 50 days per year. Permit costs will be established by City Council resolution.
E. When parked overnight pursuant to a permit, a recreational vehicle or recreational trailer must be parked within 300 feet of the permittee's address. A recreational vehicle or recreational trailer must comply with street sweeping and other applicable parking regulations at all times. No utilities, such as electrical cords, which are used by the recreational vehicle or recreational trailer may cross the public right-of-way while the recreational vehicle or recreational trailer is parked.
F. A permittee may park a recreational vehicle or recreational trailer for residential purposes such as sleeping, provided that the permittee complies with all permit restrictions, including limitations on the number of days a recreational vehicle or recreational trailer may be parked overnight. (Ord. 1312 § 11, 5/23/16; Ord. 1335 § 1, 3/27/17)
Full Breakdown
Bellflower Municipal Code § 10.12.070 makes it unlawful to park a recreational vehicle or recreational trailer on a City street between 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. without a displayed permit. Residents can obtain a permit for one to three consecutive days, up to six days per month and 50 days per year, at a fee set by City Council resolution. A permitted RV or trailer must be parked within 300 feet of the permittee's address, still comply with street sweeping and other parking rules, and may not run utility cords such as electrical cables across the public right-of-way. The section also allows the vehicle to be used for overnight sleeping while properly permitted.
Violations & Fines
Overnight RV or trailer street parking without a displayed permit violates § 10.12.070 and is punishable under Bellflower Municipal Code Chapter 1.08's general penalty provisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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