SCCC 9.70.610(C) bars parking a vehicle more than six feet tall, including loaded sideboards or trailer contents, within 100 feet of any County-maintained road intersection. Streets can also be posted to ban RVs and 10,000-lb-plus commercial vehicles via the SCCC 9.70.600 petition process.
Santa Cruz County Code Section 9.70.610(C) makes it unlawful to park a vehicle within 100 feet of the intersection of any County-maintained road where the vehicle exceeds six feet in height, including any sideboards attached to it and any items loaded or contained in the vehicle's bed or trailer. This intersection sight-distance rule does not apply where the vehicle and operator are on site making pickups or deliveries of goods, or delivering materials for the bona fide repair, remodeling, or construction of a building for which a building permit has been obtained. For broader oversized-vehicle restrictions, the county relies on the SCCC 9.70.600 designation process: residents may petition to have a street or segment posted as unlawful for parking commercial vehicles of 10,000 pounds GVW or more, or recreational vehicles. Unlike the City of Santa Cruz, the unincorporated county does not impose a single countywide length/width/height overnight ban; restrictions are tied to the six-foot/100-foot intersection rule and to posted, petition-designated streets.
Parking/standing violations carry a civil penalty under CVC 40200 et seq. (SCCC 9.70.670); a vehicle in violation of SCCC 9.70.610 may be removed under California Vehicle Code Section 22651 (SCCC 9.70.630).
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