Rohnert Park, CA Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- RPMC Ch. 10.50, adopted Ord. 818 (2009)
- Minimum area size
- 10 residences
- Petition threshold
- 65% of adult residents' signatures
- Permit validity
- 1 year
- Permit cap
- 3 per residence, 1 per vehicle
- Temporary permit
- Up to 14 days for events
- Violation
- Infraction; forgery is a misdemeanor
Summary
Rohnert Park's Residential Parking Permit Program, Chapter 10.50 of the Municipal Code, lets a neighborhood petition the city council to restrict on-street parking to permit holders. A proposed area needs at least ten residences and signatures from sixty-five percent of adult residents before the council will hold a hearing under Vehicle Code Section 22507.
(A)The city council shall consider designating a residential parking permit area in any area for which an application has been submitted. To be eligible to apply for such a designation, there must be at least ten residences in a proposed residential parking permit area. ... The statement must be followed by the signature, name, address and date of signing of at least sixty-five percent of the adult residents living in the proposed residential parking permit area. Only one adult resident per residence may be counted towards the sixty-five percent requirement.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 51 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
010 ties the program directly to California Vehicle Code Section 22507. 050 requires an application filed at city hall covering at least ten residences, including a map of the proposed area and a signed statement from at least sixty-five percent of adult residents, with only one adult counted per residence. 070. 060 governs the permits themselves: they run one year, must be displayed hanging from the rearview mirror or on the dashboard, and are capped at three per residence with no more than one per vehicle.
Residents without a vehicle can still get a permit to hand to a caretaker or service provider, and temporary fourteen-day permits are available for events like family gatherings. 5 disabled-placard vehicles are exempt from the chapter entirely.
Violations & Fines
Parking without a properly displayed permit past the posted time limit is an infraction under Section 10.50.080, carrying an administrative penalty set by city council resolution. Falsifying eligibility, forging a permit application, or copying, reproducing, or knowingly using a counterfeit permit is a misdemeanor under the same section, also subject to a council-set administrative penalty.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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