Pasadena, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- General overnight ban
- 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., all streets/alleys
- Commercial vehicle ban
- 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Oversized vehicle limit
- Over 7 ft H/W or 20 ft L barred
- Permit distance test
- No off-street parking within 600 feet
- Permit terms
- Annual (12 mo.) or 30-day, fee by resolution
- Max stay even with permit
- 72 consecutive hours (Sec. 10.44.140)
Summary
Pasadena bars any vehicle from sitting on a city street or alley between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., and commercial vehicles face a longer 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. window, under Section 10.44.010. Residents without off-street parking can apply for an all-night permit, but permits exclude oversized vehicles and never authorize parking beyond 72 consecutive hours.
Except as provided under exceptions A, B and C of this section, it is unlawful for the owner or driver of any vehicle to allow such vehicle to remain standing on any street or alley in the city between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. It is unlawful for the owner or driver of (1) any commercial vehicle to allow such commercial vehicle to remain standing upon any street or alley in the city between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.; and (2) any non-commercial vehicles together with any fixtures, accessories or property, which exceed the height of 7 feet, the width of 7 feet, and length of 20 feet, or a standard street parking space, as defined by the city traffic and transportation engineer. EXCEPTIONS: ...C.This section shall not apply to any vehicle for which an all-night street parking permit has been duly issued pursuant to this chapter and displayed in compliance with Section 10.44.070.D.This section shall not apply to the portion of a street or alley that the director has determined to be exempt after an engineering study.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 79 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
m. , and the same section separately restricts any non-commercial vehicle, with its fixtures or accessories, that exceeds 7 feet in height, 7 feet in width or 20 feet in length, or the size of a standard street parking space. Four exceptions excuse compliance: licensed physicians and nurses on professional calls, taxicabs and public carriers actively picking up or dropping off a passenger, vehicles covered by a duly issued and displayed all-night parking permit, and any street or alley segment the director has exempted after an engineering study.
020 by filing a written application with the director, including proof of vehicle registration and a statement that no parking space at the residence is available or used for another purpose, except a permitted accessory dwelling unit. 030, the director issues a permit only after confirming that adequate off-street parking is not available within 600 feet of the residence and that no public safety problem would result; a permit never covers a vehicle, with attachments, exceeding 7 feet in height or width or 20 feet in length.
040 sets the fee structure: an annual permit valid for 12 consecutive months, or a 30-day permit expiring at midnight of its 30th day, both priced by city council resolution. 050. 150.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle left standing between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. without an exception or valid all-night permit, or a commercial vehicle standing between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., is subject to citation and removal by any law enforcement or parking enforcement officer. Because Section 10.44.010 sits within Title 10, an unpermitted violation defaults to the general misdemeanor penalty in Section 10.12.080, up to a $500.00 fine and 6 months in jail, though the city typically issues a civil parking citation on the standard fee schedule instead of pursuing a criminal charge for a first offense.
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