Pacifica, CA Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)
Key Facts
- Program type
- Temporary safe parking, not general preferential districts
- Designated sites
- 13 locations set by City Council resolution
- Regular permit term
- 29 days, renewable
- Short-term permit
- Up to 72 hours
- Issuing authority
- Chief of Police or designee
- Penalty
- Infraction under Title 1, Chapter 2
Summary
In the City of Pacifica, Municipal Code Section 4-7.1207 creates a temporary preferential parking program that gives admitted participants a dedicated parking space at one of thirteen designated sites for vehicles like RVs, trailers, and motorhomes with operating toilets, in lieu of a permanent citywide preferential parking district ordinance.
(a)Purpose. ... The purpose of the temporary safe parking program is to establish a temporary preferential parking program that allows admitted participants a dedicated parking space for parking their designated vehicles. ... (2)Parking site(s) shall mean those thirteen (13) locations for parking identified in the program. The parking sites shall be identified by resolution of the city council and/or posted with signs indicating no parking except by permit. ... (d)Duration of Permit.(1)A regular permit may be issued upon admittance to the program, for a single term of twenty-nine (29) days, with the potential for issuance of subsequent regular permits for single terms of twenty-nine (29) days.
Full Breakdown
1207 establishes a narrower 'temporary safe parking program,' created by City Council Resolution No. 12-2022 and operated in partnership with the Pacifica Resource Center. The program reserves thirteen designated parking sites, identified by City Council resolution and posted with permit-only signage, for participants' 'designated vehicles,' meaning operational RVs, trailers, or motorhomes with working toilets that are owned, leased, or used with the owner's permission by an admitted permit holder. Three permit types exist: a regular permit, issued for a 29-day term with the possibility of successive 29-day renewals; a provisional permit, issued for a single 29-day term with no renewal, for applicants who meet at least two of the program's qualifications but need more time to meet the rest; and a short-term permit, valid up to 72 hours, for oversized-vehicle parking at sites not assigned to regular or provisional holders.
, while short-term permit holders remain subject to it. The permit must be displayed on the front dashboard, and the Chief of Police or a designee reviews applications, issues, terminates, and revokes permits under the program's standards.
Violations & Fines
No vehicle may be parked at a designated safe parking site without a valid permit displayed under Section 4-7.1207(c). Any person violating any provision of the section is guilty of an infraction, punishable as set forth in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of the Pacifica Municipal Code, and the Chief of Police or a designee may terminate or revoke a permit at any time for a violation of the section or the program's rules of conduct.
Frequently Asked Questions
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