Fontana, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Fontana does not impose a citywide overnight parking prohibition. Most residential streets allow parking 24 hours a day, with the main limits being the state 72-hour rule and posted street-sweeping schedules. Under California Vehicle Code Section 22651(k), a vehicle that remains in the same spot for more than 72 consecutive hours may be tagged and towed as abandoned. Fontana Code Enforcement and Police operate a complaint-driven enforcement model, often responding to neighbor calls rather than patrolling for 72-hour violations. Specific subdivisions and high-density multi-family corridors may have posted permit-parking programs (Residential Permit Parking Districts) where overnight parking requires a decal issued by the city. Street-sweeping schedules, posted on each block, prohibit parking during the scheduled sweep window (most often one morning per week for 3 to 4 hours) and are enforced with a $54-plus citation. Parking across a driveway or in a red, yellow, blue, or green curb zone is prohibited at all hours. Commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds GVWR are restricted from overnight residential-street parking under FMC Title 10 even though standard cars are unrestricted. AB 2097 (2023) limits Fontana's authority to require off-street parking near major transit stops for new development but does not change street-parking rules.