Montebello, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- On-street duration limit
- 72 consecutive hours
- City lot overnight hours
- 10 p.m.-7 a.m. Mon-Thu
- City lot weekend hours
- 6 p.m. Fri-7 a.m. Mon
- Tow authority
- Vehicle Code § 22850 et seq.
- Enforcing agency
- Montebello Police Department
Summary
Montebello has no curfew-hours parking ban on public streets; instead Municipal Code Section 10.32.040 bars leaving any vehicle parked on a street for more than a consecutive 72 hours. Overstay past three days lets police tow the vehicle under state Vehicle Code Section 22850, after an attempt to reach the owner.
10.32.040 - Use of streets for storage of vehicles prohibited. A.No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two hours.B.In the event a vehicle is parked or left standing upon a street in excess of a consecutive period of seventy-two hours, any member of the police department authorized by the chief of police may remove the vehicle from the street in the manner and subject to the requirements of Section 22850 et seq. of the Vehicle Code. Prior to removing any such vehicle, each such officer shall endeavor to contact the vehicle owner to secure removal of the vehicle voluntarily.
Full Breakdown
Rather than a nightly curfew, Montebello regulates overnight and long-term street parking through a rolling duration limit. Municipal Code Section 10.32.040 makes it unlawful for anyone who owns or controls a vehicle to park it on any street for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two hours; this is the provision that governs whether a car can sit overnight, and for how many nights, on a public street. Once a vehicle exceeds the 72-hour mark, subsection B authorizes any officer designated by the chief of police to remove it under the procedures of Vehicle Code Section 22850 et seq., but only after the officer endeavors to contact the owner to arrange voluntary removal first.
This general on-street rule is distinct from the city's separate overnight ban on its own off-street lots: Section 10.32.380 defines "overnight" as 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday through Thursday and "weekend" as 6:00 p.m. Friday to 7:00 a.m. Monday for city-owned or operated parking facilities, and bars leaving a vehicle in those lots during those hours unless authorized; Section 10.32.600 separately lets the city sell monthly, overnight and weekend permits for designated stalls in those same city lots, valid from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. daily.
Violations & Fines
Leaving a vehicle on a public street beyond 72 consecutive hours is an infraction enforced by the Montebello Police Department, which may tow the vehicle under Vehicle Code Section 22850 et seq. after attempting to contact the owner. Parking without authorization in a city-owned lot during the posted overnight or weekend hours under Section 10.32.380 is a separate violation subject to citation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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