Fullerton, CA Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)

230, once the City Council restricts a street by resolution to permit parking during all or part of the day and signs are posted giving notice, it is unlawful to stand or park a vehicle there unless a city-issued parking permit is displayed as required by the section. mail vehicles, are exempt from the restriction. The City Treasurer, or another person the Council authorizes, issues permits only for a non-commercial passenger vehicle or pick-up truck owned and registered to a resident of a single-family property adjacent to a restricted street; commercial, recreational, inoperative or unregistered vehicles cannot obtain or use a residential permit.

To apply, a resident furnishes a full name, home address, day and evening phone numbers and proof of residence, and permits may be issued online or through the city's Utility Services Division for new applicants and renewals. Every permit is a hanger placard supplied by the city, hung from the rearview mirror (or placed against the windshield on the driver's side if there is no mirror), and runs for a fixed calendar year, January 1 through December 31, with next year's permits issued each December. 230(F)(4) separately bars anyone from copying or counterfeiting a permit.