Chico, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- No citywide curfew
- only posted zones apply
- Block face rule
- must fully vacate the block
- Re-park wait
- 2 hours minimum
- Set by
- council, committee, or director
Summary
Chico enforces on-street time limits only where signs are posted; a vehicle must leave the block face when its time expires and can't return to the same block for two hours, per §10.20.050.
No person shall stand or park a vehicle on or within a public street or parking lot... in excess of any applicable time limits established by the city council, the traffic committee or director... provided signs, pavement markings or other devices giving notice of such parking restrictions have been posted... A vehicle will be deemed to have been stopped, parked or left standing for longer than the posted time limit, if it has not been moved out of the block face following the expiration of the posted time limit in a timed parking zone. A vehicle may not re-park in the same block face sooner than two hours following the expiration of the initial time period.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Supplement contains local legislation current through: Codified Resolution No. 53-26, adopted 7-14-26 and Ordinance No. 2622, adopted 6-2-26).
Full Breakdown
Chico has no blanket overnight parking curfew; §10.20.050 instead lets the city council, traffic committee, or public works director post time limits street by street, backed by signs or pavement markings. Where limits are posted, a vehicle counts as overstaying if it isn't moved completely out of the 'block face', both curbs between one intersection and the next, once the posted time expires, and it can't return to that same block face for at least two hours. Streets without posted signage aren't subject to this section's time limits.
Violations & Fines
Leaving a vehicle in a timed zone past the posted limit, or re-parking in the same block face within two hours, is a citable violation under §10.20.050.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a citywide overnight parking ban in Chico?
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Sources & Official References
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