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

Kings County's Code addresses oversized and heavy vehicles mainly through road-engineering and traffic provisions rather than a single residential 'oversized vehicle' parking ban. Section 23-4 imposes weight limitations on roads associated with the Avenal Community Services District, and the County's through-highway designations (secs. 23-14 to 23-17) route heavier traffic onto designated routes, with exemptions. For parking large or heavy vehicles in residential settings, the controlling tool is California Vehicle Code section 22507.5(a), which allows a local authority, after a noticed public hearing, to restrict parking of commercial vehicles with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more in residential districts. On county roads, an oversized vehicle left in one place 72 or more consecutive hours can be removed under CVC 22651(k). On private property, where and how an oversized vehicle may be stored is a Development Code (zoning) question handled by the Community Development Agency, which addresses accessory storage and setbacks. The County Development Code's note that an access gate for an RV, boat, or similar vehicle needs no extra setback illustrates that large-vehicle storage is treated as a zoning matter. Posted signs and the Vehicle Code govern day-to-day on-road enforcement.