Livermore, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

230 applies to whoever owns, possesses, or controls the vehicle, and covers more than cars: boats, trailers, and equipment left on a street or alley for storage purposes trigger the same limit. The ordinance explicitly targets the reset trick many owners try: successive acts of parking are presumed to be a single continuous act when the vehicle is moved merely to avoid the parking limitation, so shuffling a car to the next block or back to the same curb does not restart the 72 hours if the only reason for moving it is to dodge the rule.

The section carves out one narrow exception for visitors: twice per calendar year, an out-of-town guest may park a recreational vehicle or motor home on the street for up to 10 consecutive days, but only if nobody is camping or living in it during that stay; a Livermore resident's own RV does not qualify, since the exception is written for out-of-town visitors specifically. Once a vehicle exceeds 72 consecutive hours, any Livermore police department member authorized by the Chief of Police may have it removed under the state Vehicle Code's towing requirements, and the owner can separately receive an administrative citation for the underlying violation, meaning a tow does not substitute for the citation.