Woodland, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Section 10.08.200, titled 'All-night parking prohibited,' is narrower than its heading suggests: it only bars stopping, standing or parking on Main Street between East Street and Cottonwood Street, or in any City-owned or operated off-street parking facility, between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. on any day when appropriate signage, approved by the Chief of Police or City Engineer, has been erected. The restriction is not a citywide overnight ban; it applies only to that stretch of downtown Main Street and to City-run off-street lots, and only takes effect once the Chief of Police or the City Engineer has approved and posted signage for the specific location.

Outside that two-hour window, or on streets other than the named Main Street segment, or in lots without the approved signs, the ordinance does not restrict overnight parking on its own; other Chapter 10.08 provisions, such as the 72-hour street-storage limit in § 10.08.040, can still apply. A citation for violating this section, like any parking infraction in Chapter 10.08, may be contested through the Parking Administrative Adjudication Process Manual adopted by the City Council under § 10.04.180. Section 10.08.200 traces to Prior Code § 14-7-9 and sits in Chapter 10.08 alongside preferential and time-limited parking rules, enforced by the Woodland Police Department.