Calaveras County, CA Parking Rules: Oversized Vehicle Parking (2026)

There is no published Calaveras County ordinance setting a unique length or weight limit for oversized vehicles parked on residential County roads. State law controls vehicle size and weight on all public roadways: California Vehicle Code Division 15 sets maximum dimensions and weights, including CVC §35550, which limits the gross weight on any one axle to 20,000 pounds and on any one wheel/wheels supporting one end of an axle to 10,500 pounds. General parking restrictions in CVC §22500 apply regardless of vehicle size. In Calaveras County's snow communities, the practical 'oversized' rule is the snow-season requirement that the road right-of-way be kept clear: Public Works states 'all personal property must be removed from the right-of-way for successful snowplow operations,' specifically listing boat trailers, wood splitters and bear-proof garbage bins as obstructions, and notes plows cannot finish a road if there are 'too many items in the path of the plow' or no room to turn around. Oversized vehicles left in the right-of-way during snow removal may be towed at the owner's expense under Calaveras Code §10.28.