Sedona, AZ Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Time limit
- 72 hours unattended on a street
- Enforcement authority
- Police chief impound power
- Redemption fee
- $5.00 plus removal/storage costs
- Unredeemed vehicles
- Sold after 30 days
- Governing section
- SCC 10.15.150(A)(3)
Summary
Sedona has no clock-hours overnight parking ban, but it does cap how long a vehicle can sit unattended on a city street: more than 72 hours triggers police impound authority under SCC 10.15.150(A)(3). That 72-hour mark functions as the city's real long-term and overnight street-parking limit.
A. When Permitted. ... the police chief is authorized to remove a vehicle from a street or highway to the nearest garage or other place of safety or to a garage designated or maintained by the police department or otherwise maintained by the city under the circumstances enumerated in this section: ... ... 3. When any vehicle is left unattended upon a street for a period in excess of 72 hours; ... ... C. Redemption or Sale. Application for redemption of a vehicle impounded under the provisions of subsection (A) of this section shall be made by the owner or his duly authorized agent who shall be entitled to the possession thereof upon payment to the city of the sum of $5.00, together with all other costs of removal and storage that may have accrued thereon.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Initiative Ordinance 2026-01, approved by voters at the July 21, 2026 election).
Full Breakdown
" That is the provision that effectively limits how long a car can be left parked overnight after overnight, whether in a residential area or downtown, without an owner present. The other three triggers in the same section cover a vehicle left unattended that is a hazard or obstruction, a vehicle disabled by an accident whose occupant cannot arrange removal, and a vehicle whose driver is arrested while in possession of it, so the 72-hour clause sits alongside genuine safety-based impound grounds rather than standing alone.
150(B) requires the police department to notify the registered owner in writing if the owner can be identified from the vehicle's registration, or, if not, to report the vehicle to the Arizona Department of Transportation's Motor Vehicle Division within three days. S. Section 28-4801 et seq. There is no separate SLDC land-use overlay on this rule; it lives entirely in the traffic title.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle left unattended on a Sedona street beyond 72 hours may be towed to a city garage under SCC 10.15.150(A)(3). Redemption costs $5.00 plus removal and storage charges under subsection (C), and a vehicle unclaimed after 30 days can be sold under A.R.S. Section 28-4801 et seq., with the city notifying the registered owner in writing where the owner can be identified.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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