Redlands, CA Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)
Key Facts
- Petition threshold
- 60% of frontage residents must sign
- Occupancy trigger
- 75%+ of spaces occupied during restricted hours
- Resident permits
- Up to 3 per residence
- Visitor permits
- Up to 2 per residence
- Permit revocation
- 1-year ban on reissuance after revocation
Summary
Residents on a Redlands street can petition to create a preferential parking zone barring nonresident parking. Establishment requires signatures from 60 percent of frontage residents, a Traffic and Parking Commission hearing, and a City Council resolution under Redlands City Code chapter 10.42.
A. Proceedings for establishment of a preferential parking zone may be initiated by petition containing the signatures of at least sixty (60) percent of the residents of all units of occupancy fronting curbs proposed to be included in the zone. The petition shall include a description of the proposed zone boundaries, the proposed restriction, and the days and hours the restriction is proposed to be effective. The petition shall state that all signatories desire to have preferential parking restrictions imposed and that all signatories are willing to pay associated administrative costs necessary to establish such zone. ... Not more than sixty (60) days after the petition form is provided by the MUED Department pursuant to section 10.42.020 of this Code, the signed and completed petition shall be submitted to the Traffic and Parking Commission.
Full Breakdown
5, lets residential streets restrict on-street parking to permit holders to address nonresident parking, traffic congestion, noise and reduced parking availability near residences. 020, the Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department issues petition forms on written request of at least five residents, one designated as the zone's official representative. 030 requires the completed petition to carry signatures from at least 60 percent of the residents of units fronting the curbs to be included, describing the proposed boundaries, restriction, and days and hours, and it must be filed with the Traffic and Parking Commission within 60 days of receiving the blank form.
The Commission holds a public hearing after the MUED Director mails notice at least 10 days ahead to everyone within the zone and within 300 feet of its boundary, then recommends for or against the zone; the City Council makes the final call by resolution, weighing whether more than 75 percent of on-street spaces are occupied during the restricted hours and whether the area is a self-contained parking zone. 060 requires a Council-set fee for initial, transfer or replacement permits. 040.
Violations & Fines
Section 10.42.080 lets the Finance Director revoke the permit of anyone who violates the chapter; the holder must surrender it, and cannot receive a new permit for one calendar year following revocation. The same section makes it unlawful to assign, transfer, sell or use any preferential parking permit for consideration, monetary or otherwise, and parking without a valid displayed permit in an enforced zone is separately citable under the chapter's general enforcement provisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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