Cupertino, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Time limit
- 72 consecutive hours on any public street or alley
- Enforcement tool
- Citation or removal under Veh. Code § 22651
- Oversized vehicle curfew
- 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., unless permitted
- Last amended
- Ordinance 25-2275 (2025)
- Applies to
- All vehicles/trailers within City limits
Summary
Cupertino bars parking any vehicle or trailer on a public street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours under Municipal Code Section 11.24.130, with citation or towing authorized under Vehicle Code Section 22651.
11.24.130 Prohibited for More than Seventy-Two Hours. No person who owns or has in their possession, custody, or control any vehicle or trailer shall park such vehicle or trailer upon any public street or alley for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two (72) hours. This prohibition shall apply to all vehicles parked or left standing within City limits unless explicitly exempt from this parking restriction by this section or another section of this code. Any vehicle that has been parked or left standing in violation of this seventy-two (72) hour parking limit may be issued a citation or removed from the street in accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 22651.
Full Breakdown
130, most recently amended by Ordinance 25-2275 in 2025, prohibits any person who owns or has possession, custody, or control of a vehicle or trailer from parking it on any public street or alley for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two hours. The prohibition applies to all vehicles parked or left standing within City limits unless a vehicle is explicitly exempted by this section or another Municipal Code section. A vehicle parked or left standing in violation of the 72-hour limit may be cited or removed from the street under California Vehicle Code Section 22651, the state impound authority.
200 authorizes removal of a vehicle parked or left standing so as to obstruct normal traffic movement, one without visible license plates or registration evidence, or one parked where signs authorize removal. 27 permit or is engaged in commercial activity in the City.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the 72-hour limit under Section 11.24.130 exposes the vehicle to citation or removal under Vehicle Code Section 22651. Oversized vehicles parked overnight between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. in violation of Section 11.28.020 are guilty of an infraction under Chapter 1.12, punishable by up to $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second within a year, and $500 for each later offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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