Chino Hills, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Overnight parking
- Not banned outright
- Continuous parking limit
- 72 hours
- Violation classification
- Infraction
- Consequence
- Vehicle removal and storage, owner pays
- Exemption
- Valid Public Works Department permit
Summary
Chino Hills has no blanket overnight parking ban; instead, Municipal Code Section 10.08.250 bars leaving any vehicle parked on a street or alley for more than a consecutive seventy-two hours. A violation is an infraction, and the vehicle is subject to removal and storage at the owner's expense.
A. No person who owns or has possession, custody, or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two (72) hours. B. Violation of this section is an infraction and any vehicle parked in violation of this section will be subject to removal and storage at the registered owner's expense. C. A vehicle displaying a valid permit issued by the Public Works Department, shall be exempt from this section during the time allowed on the permit.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
250 is the city's citywide answer to long-term street storage rather than a nightly curfew: it does not stop a resident or visitor from parking overnight, but it does stop anyone from leaving the same vehicle on the same street or alley for more than a consecutive seventy-two hours. Subsection B makes a violation an infraction outright and authorizes removal and storage of the offending vehicle at the registered owner's expense, so a car left too long can be towed, not just ticketed. Subsection C carves out one exemption: a vehicle displaying a valid permit issued by the Public Works Department is exempt from the seventy-two-hour limit for as long as the permit allows. 6, and that section also allows a Public Works permit exemption and calls a violation an infraction.
Violations & Fines
Leaving a vehicle parked on a Chino Hills street or alley for more than seventy-two consecutive hours is an infraction under Section 10.08.250(B), and the vehicle becomes subject to removal and storage at the registered owner's expense rather than just a fine. Parking during posted street-sweeping hours is a separate infraction under Section 10.08.260. Both violations are enforced by the Chino Hills Police Department.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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