Santa Ana, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted window
- 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Time allowed
- Up to 30 minutes during that window
- Section
- Municipal Code § 36-144
- Named streets
- Main, Broadway, First, Bristol, Warner and others
- Exception
- 4th St. between Ross & Mortimer allowed until 4 a.m.
Summary
On Main Street, Broadway, First Street, Bristol Street and several other named corridors, Santa Ana bars parking any vehicle longer than 30 minutes between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. under Municipal Code § 36-144. The same overnight window applies anywhere the city has installed parking meters, with one carved-out exception on Fourth Street.
No person shall park and leave standing any vehicle for a period of time longer than thirty (30) minutes between the hours of two o'clock (2:00) a.m. and six o'clock (6:00) a.m. of any day upon any portion of Main Street, Broadway, First Street, Seventeenth Street, Flower Street, Edinger Avenue, Warner Avenue, Bristol Street, Eighth Street or Fourth Street, or upon any portion of any public highway in the city where parking meters have been installed along the curb, or at any place on any such highway between any two (2) parking meters along the curb. ... Notwithstanding subsection (a), parking is allowed in designated parking meters on Fourth Street between Ross Street and Mortimer Street every night until four o'clock (4:00) a.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 32).
Full Breakdown
ban specifically on oversized, non-motorized and recreational vehicles that reaches beyond these named streets. Because § 36-144 sets a hard 30-minute cap rather than an absolute ban, a driver can briefly stop on these streets overnight without violating the section, but leaving the vehicle standing past 30 minutes during the window is a violation regardless of the reason. No section-specific fine is stated, so citations fall under the Code's general penalty in § 1-8.
Violations & Fines
Leaving any vehicle parked longer than 30 minutes between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Main, Broadway, First, Seventeenth, Flower, Edinger, Warner, Bristol, Eighth or Fourth Streets, or between any two parking meters citywide, violates § 36-144. No fine is stated in the section, so citations issue under the Code's general penalty, § 1-8.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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