Bellflower, CA Parking Rules: Oversized Vehicle Parking (2026)

Bellflower addresses oversized vehicles through two main code chapters. BMC 10.16.010 makes it unlawful to park on any street a commercial-plated vehicle with a manufacturer's plate-rated capacity over 8,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, or any commercial vehicle greater than seven feet in height, with the load counted when measuring dimensions. This effectively bars large trucks, box trucks and similar oversized commercial vehicles from curbside parking, with a $262 fine, and BMC 10.16.020 extends limits to residential private property off designated truck routes. Oversized recreational vehicles and trailers are separately restricted: BMC 10.12.070 bans recreational vehicles and recreational trailers (defined up to 28 feet long) from street parking between midnight and 6:00 a.m. without a permit, and BMC 10.12.080 applies parallel limits to trailers, including a ban on parking disconnected trailers. Trucks must travel on designated truck routes under BMC Chapter 10.20. The adopted Los Angeles County Code also penalizes vehicles exceeding posted weight limits (15.48.050, $52). California Vehicle Code 22507 generally allows cities to regulate or prohibit parking of oversized and commercial vehicles by ordinance, which is the authority Bellflower exercises here. Together these provisions make Bellflower notably strict on RVs, trailers and large trucks compared with the bare-minimum state baseline.