Chula Vista, CA Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)
Key Facts
- Formation petition threshold
- 50% of dwelling units in the area
- Resident permits per dwelling
- Up to 3, one per vehicle
- Guest permits per dwelling
- 1 per dwelling unit
- Temporary permits
- Up to 4, 2-week each, per 12 months
- Permit validity
- 12 months from issuance
- Governing chapter
- CVMC Chapter 10.87
Summary
Chula Vista lets residents petition the City Manager to create a residential permit parking district that exempts permit-holding vehicles from posted time limits. A petition needs signatures from at least 50 percent of dwelling units in the proposed area, and the City Council sets final boundaries, fees and hours by resolution.
B. Upon proper application, parking permits may be issued for motor vehicles as follows: 1. Resident Permits. Up to three resident permits may be issued upon purchase to a dwelling unit within a district for motor vehicles that are either registered in a resident's name, or otherwise under his or her exclusive control. No more than one parking permit shall be issued to each motor vehicle for which application is made. ... 3. Guest Permit. One guest permit shall be available upon application and purchase for each dwelling unit within a district. 4. Temporary Permits. Up to four temporary permits for up to a two-week duration each shall be available upon application and purchase per 12-month period for each dwelling unit within a district.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 3623, passed May 19, 2026).
Full Breakdown
87 governs residential permit parking districts citywide. 030(A)). 030(B)-(D)). 050). 080(B)). 090) and are nontransferable. 130(B)-(G)). 080(C)).
Violations & Fines
Parking beyond the posted time limit without a valid displayed permit, or in violation of an area prohibition in a designated district, is an infraction punishable under the base penalty in CVMC 10.62.030(G) plus late-payment and non-payment penalties under CVMC 10.62.030(H)-(J) and county/state pass-through fees from the Master Fee Schedule (CVMC 10.87.150(A)). Displaying or possessing a counterfeit permit is a separate infraction under the same penalty structure (CVMC 10.87.150(B)). The City Manager may revoke a permit for violations; failure to surrender a revoked permit on request is itself a violation punishable under CVMC 10.87.150 (CVMC 10.87.160).
Frequently Asked Questions
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