Redwood City, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily
- Time limit in window
- 1 hour maximum
- Streets covered
- 15 named streets/segments, incl. El Camino Real
- Related 72-hour rule
- Sec. 20.95, any City street/lot
- Standard parking fine
- $40.00 plus surcharges if paid within 15 business days
Summary
On fifteen named Redwood City streets, including all of El Camino Real within city limits, no vehicle may sit curbside for more than one hour between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. under Code § 20.100. Signs mark each restricted block.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on any of the streets or portions of streets described as follows for a period of time longer than one hour between the hours of two o'clock (2:00) A.M. and five o'clock (5:00) A.M. of any day: A. Arguello Street, both sides, Bradford Street to Broadway. B. Arch Street, both sides, Brewster Avenue to Broadway. C. Broadway, both sides, Chestnut Street to Clinton Street. D. California Street, both sides, Broadway to James Avenue. E. El Camino Real, both sides, northerly to southerly City limits. F. Hamilton Street, both sides, Marshall Street to Theatre Street. ... O. Winslow Street, both sides, Marshall Street to Broadway; east side, from a point fifty-five feet (55′) south of Broadway to a point one hundred fifty one feet (151′) south of Broadway; and west side, from a point fifty-five feet (55′) south of Broadway to a point two hundred ten feet (210′) south of Broadway.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Zoning Code: Supplement 29 | City Code: Supplement 61 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
, every day of the year. The list runs from Arguello Street and Arch Street through Broadway, California Street, El Camino Real (the entire stretch from the City's northerly to southerly limits), Hamilton Street, James Avenue, Jefferson Avenue, Main Street, Maple Street, Middlefield Road, Perry Street, Theatre Street, Winklebleck Street and Winslow Street, with several entries specifying exact block ranges down to the foot. 95, which lets police tow any vehicle left in one spot on any City street, alley or public parking lot for more than a consecutive 72 hours, measured by whether the vehicle has moved at least one vehicle length.
100 list originated under Ordinance No. 758 and was last amended by Ordinance No. 1737 in 1978, so the named streets reflect a decades-old set of chronic overnight-parking trouble spots rather than a citywide curfew. m.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle that has not moved at least one vehicle length within the restricted window is treated as illegally parked; a Redwood City police officer or parking enforcement deputy may issue a citation, and payment within fifteen business days of $40.00 plus applicable surcharges resolves the violation under Section 20.95.2's bail schedule. Nonpayment exposes the owner to further penalties for the underlying violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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