Brentwood, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Default nighttime hours
- 9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.
- Applies
- Only where city has posted signs/markings
- Set by
- City engineer
- 72-hour tow rule
- Separate authority under § 10.04.100
Summary
Where Brentwood has posted nighttime parking signs or curb markings, Municipal Code Section 10.13.230 bars parking, standing or stopping a vehicle during the hours posted. 'Nighttime' defaults to 9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m., though the city engineer can post a shorter window on specific curb markings or signs.
When authorized signs or curb markings have been determined by the city engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle during the hours so specified on the curb markings or signs. For the purpose of this section, "nighttime" shall mean the hours of nine p.m. until four a.m., although the prohibition may apply to a shorter period of time, so long as specified on the curb markings or signs.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4604307; v5 updated 2025-12-09).
Full Breakdown
230, in Brentwood's Stopping, Standing and Parking chapter, only takes effect once the city engineer has determined signs or curb markings are necessary and has them posted; the restriction is not citywide by default, it applies block by block wherever the city has actually signed a stretch of curb. Once posted, the section bars any operator from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle during the specific hours shown on that signage. for the purposes of the section, but that is only a default: the city engineer can post a shorter overnight window on particular curb markings or signs, and whatever hours actually appear on the sign or marking control over the statutory default.
190, which lets the city engineer or chief of police post temporary emergency no-parking signs when a public or private gathering is expected to create traffic congestion. All three tools give the city engineer's office the discretion to control overnight curb use street by street rather than through one uniform citywide curfew on parking.
Violations & Fines
Parking during posted nighttime hours violates Section 10.13.230 and is enforced as a Title 10 offense under Section 10.21.010, chargeable as an infraction, misdemeanor, or civil penalty per California Vehicle Code Division 17. A vehicle left in place beyond posted hours can also be towed after seventy-two consecutive hours under Section 10.04.100.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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