San Jacinto, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

San Jacinto Municipal Code § 10.16.130 sets the storage limit for streets and alleys in the City of San Jacinto, Riverside County, California. The limit is 72 consecutive hours, and it binds anyone who owns or has possession, custody or control of the vehicle. It is a continuous-time rule, not a nighttime rule: the question is how long the same vehicle has sat on the public way.

Enforcement starts with a notice. Whenever a peace officer or designated city employee suspects a violation, that person must post a notice on the vehicle stating that it must be removed within 72 hours of the notice, and that if it is not removed by the date and time on the notice it will be removed at the owner's expense. Removal itself follows the requirements of the state Vehicle Code, and any authorized member of the police department can order it.

Moving the car a short distance does not restart the clock. Subsection D says a parked or standing vehicle violates the section when it remains more than 72 consecutive hours within 200 feet of the location where the officer or employee first posted or cited it. In deciding whether that happened, the officer or employee must consider the totality of the circumstances, including tire markings, eyewitness account, dirt and debris, vegetation, vehicle condition, photographic evidence and odometer recordings.

This section works alongside the rest of Chapter 10.16. Section 10.16.030 makes enforcing all city parking regulations the duty of police department members, and § 10.16.140 separately bars parking a vehicle on a roadway or on public or private property for the principal purpose of displaying it for sale or of servicing or repairing it. Signed one-hour and two-hour zones set by the City Council under § 10.16.250 stay in force on top of the 72-hour cap.