Camarillo, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- CMC § 11.12.010
- Time limit
- 72 consecutive hours
- Movement threshold
- Must move more than 0.2 miles
- Enforcement
- CHP or sheriff's office, per chief of police authorization
- Tow authority
- Veh. Code § 22651
Summary
Camarillo bars parking any vehicle on a highway, street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours, measured by whether it has moved more than two-tenths of a mile, and lets the CHP or sheriff's office tow violators.
A. No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any highway, street or alley for more than a period of seventy-two consecutive hours. B. This section shall be considered violated if: 1. At the end of the seventy-two hour period the vehicle is parked or left standing in the same place as it was in the beginning of such period and physical markings or other facts which indicate that the vehicle has not been moved; or 2. If at the end of the seventy-two hour period the vehicle has not been moved more than two-tenths of a mile.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
" Subsection B defines when the section is considered violated: either the vehicle is found in the same place at the end of the 72-hour period with "physical markings or other facts which indicate that the vehicle has not been moved," or the vehicle has not moved more than two-tenths of a mile in that period, a determination based on physical markings, odometer readings or other facts. The rule traces to Ordinance No. 725 in 1990, building on Ordinance No. 672 from 1989 and the original 1965 ordinance.
020 authorizes any member of the California Highway Patrol or the sheriff's office, when authorized by the chief of police, to remove a vehicle parked beyond the 72-hour limit, citing the authority granted by Vehicle Code Section 22651. 08, since it applies purely on the basis of the vehicle sitting or barely moving for 72 hours regardless of the vehicle's condition, an operable, properly registered car left in the same spot for three days still qualifies.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle parked in violation of the 72-hour limit under Section 11.12.010 can be towed by the California Highway Patrol or an authorized sheriff's deputy under Section 11.12.020, acting under the authority of Vehicle Code Section 22651; the chapter does not print a separate fine amount beyond the tow and any related citation.
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Sources & Official References
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