San Clemente, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Curb-width trigger
- 44 feet or less
- Lane-clearance trigger
- 11 feet or less
- Exception
- Emergency delivery or repair only
- Typical citation
- Infraction, $100 first offense
Summary
Section 10.28.230(A) of the San Clemente Municipal Code bars parking a wide vehicle on narrow streets between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. The ban applies wherever the curb-to-curb width is 44 feet or less, or wherever a painted lane line leaves 11 feet or less of clearance, except for emergency deliveries or repairs.
1.Between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., no person shall park any wide vehicle, other than to make deliveries or repairs of an emergency nature on either the wide vehicle itself or to the adjacent properties, on any of the following described street locations:a.Any public street or cul-de-sac, which has a curb width of 44 feet or less.b.Any street on which a traffic lane line has been painted where the distance between the painted lane line or centerline and the nearest part of the wide vehicle is 11 feet or less.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Traffic: Supplement 30 | Code of Ordinances: Supplement 66 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
230(A) targets wide vehicles specifically, not ordinary passenger cars. , no one may park a wide vehicle on a public street or cul-de-sac with a curb-to-curb width of 44 feet or less, or on any street where a painted traffic lane or centerline leaves 11 feet or less of clearance between that line and the nearest part of the vehicle. The only exception is for making deliveries or emergency repairs, either to the vehicle itself or to the adjacent property. 230(C). 230 give San Clemente overlapping but distinct overnight controls depending on whether a vehicle counts as wide, commercial or recreational under that section.
010: typically an infraction of $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second and $500 for each later offense of the same provision within a year, or a misdemeanor with a fine up to $1,000 and up to six months in county jail.
Violations & Fines
Parking a wide vehicle on a narrow street or lane between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in violation of Section 10.28.230(A) is enforced under the Code's general penalty, Section 1.16.010. Most citations run as infractions: $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second and $500 for each later offense of the same provision within a year, though the City can instead charge a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 and six months in jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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