Redlands does not impose a blanket citywide overnight street-parking ban; vehicles are governed instead by the 72-hour storage limit (RMC 10.40.110). However, it is unlawful to live or sleep in a recreational vehicle parked on any public property or street, and downtown timed-parking limits apply during daytime hours only.
Unlike some cities, Redlands has no general ordinance prohibiting all overnight on-street parking. Instead, the controlling rule is the 72-hour storage limit in RMC 10.40.110: a vehicle may be parked on a street for up to 72 consecutive hours, after which it can be stickered, cited and towed under California Vehicle Code 22651(k). What Redlands does prohibit is overnight habitation: the city's Traffic Safety Unit states it is unlawful for anyone to live in a recreational vehicle parked on any public property such as a street, park, alley, public parking lot or other public way, and the same regulation applies to private property. A narrow exception lets guests of city residents stay in their recreational vehicle for up to 48 consecutive hours when parked in close proximity to the resident's dwelling. The downtown area is subject to posted timed parking, but that enforcement runs Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. only, not overnight, weekends or holidays. Preferential (permit) parking zones established under RMC Chapter 10.42 may also restrict on-street parking in specific residential neighborhoods. Drivers should check posted signs, because individual blocks can carry time limits or street-sweeping restrictions that effectively limit overnight parking.
Living or sleeping in an RV on a public street or other public property is unlawful and enforceable. A vehicle stored on the street beyond 72 hours is subject to a 72-hour warning, citation and tow under CVC 22651(k). Posted preferential-zone or street-sweeping signs carry their own citations.
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