Tulare does not have a citywide nightly parking ban, but Municipal Code § 9.48.120 bans large commercial vehicles in residential districts and § 9.48.160 enforces a 72-hour street-parking limit that is actively used against RVs and trailers parked overnight on residential streets.
Tulare Mun. Code § 9.48.120 makes it unlawful to leave or park any commercial vehicle of more than two-ton capacity — described as a truck, truck trailer, trailer, or tractor — in any residential district, on public street or on private property, except as necessary for active deliveries or services. Hazardous-waste, garbage, or vermin-bearing commercial vehicles cannot park within 300 feet of a residential district, and no refrigeration unit may run within 300 feet of any residence. On any public street, commercial vehicles must leave at least 12 feet from the centerline. Section 9.48.160 then limits any vehicle, including recreational vehicles, to 72 consecutive hours on a public street. The Tulare Police Department actively enforces the 72-hour rule against RVs and trailers in residential neighborhoods; council discussed temporarily lifting the rule during the March 2023 Tulare Lake flooding for displaced families, confirming the rule remains in force outside that emergency.
Commercial-vehicle parking in a residential district under § 9.48.120 and any 72-hour overstay under § 9.48.160 are subject to citation and tow per Cal. Veh. Code § 22651. RVs marked by chalk and not moved are prioritized for towing.
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