Kern County, CA Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)

Section 10.16.310 gives the county authority, "Pursuant to the provisions of Section 22507 of the California Vehicle Code," to establish preferential parking zones for the unincorporated areas of the county "in addition to the no-parking or limited parking zones established pursuant to Sections 10.16.010, 10.16.040 and 10.16.060" of Chapter 10.16. Unlike a residential permit-parking district covering whole neighborhoods, Kern County's code lists these zones one street segment at a time, and only one currently appears in Article VIII. Section 10.16.320, titled "Near city of Taft," establishes a preferential parking zone "along the west side of North Lincoln Street beginning at a point twenty feet (20) north of the northwest curb return with Trice Harvey Way, thence northerly one hundred thirty-three (133) feet." Because the ordinance describes the zone by exact curb-return measurements rather than a residential permit-district boundary, there is no application process, sticker, or annual permit fee built into this article; the board of supervisors adds new zones by amending the chapter itself, the same way it adds no-parking and loading zones elsewhere in Chapter 10.16.