Colusa County, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Street Storage Limit
- 120 consecutive hours (Sec. 12A-32)
- Large Trailer Rule
- Over 12,000 lb GVW barred on signed streets (Sec. 12A-34)
- Private-Property Storage
- Required parking spaces can't store trailers/boats/campers (Zoning 44-3.20)
- State Authority
- CA Vehicle Code Sec. 22507.5 (oversized RV/trailer)
- Enforcement
- Colusa County Sheriff / CHP, Sec. 12A-38
- Penalties
- Civil penalty schedule by board resolution (Sec. 12A-39)
Summary
Unincorporated Colusa County has no blanket residential-street ban on RVs or boats, but any vehicle left on a street over 120 consecutive hours is prohibited, large truck-trailers are barred from signed streets, and the zoning code bars storing trailers, boats, or campers in required parking spaces.
No person shall stop, park or leave standing any truck, truck-tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or semitrailer trailer unit of a truck tractor-trailer, truck tractor-semitrailer, or truck-tractor semitrailer-trailer combination, having a capacity in excess of twelve thousand pounds (six tons) gross vehicle weight (GVW) on any street signed no parking by resolution of the board of supervisors.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 850, passed April 7, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Colusa County does not impose a special countywide RV/boat street-parking rule, but several provisions control. County Code Section 12A-32 prohibits anyone who owns or controls a vehicle from leaving it standing on any street for a consecutive period of more than 120 hours. Section 12A-34 prohibits parking any truck, truck-tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or combination unit with a capacity exceeding 12,000 pounds (six tons) gross vehicle weight on any street signed 'no parking' by resolution of the board of supervisors; the road commissioner posts the affected streets.
5 authorizes local rules on oversized recreational vehicles and trailers, and Section 22651 governs removal. There is no county ordinance setting a special 'RV in driveway' limit beyond these provisions.
Violations & Fines
Parking violations are enforced by the Colusa County Sheriff's Department and CHP via notice of violation under California Vehicle Code Section 40202 (Section 12A-38). Civil penalties are set by board-of-supervisors resolution (Section 12A-39). In an emergency the offending vehicle may be towed and impounded. Vehicles over the 120-hour limit may be removed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park my motorhome or boat on the street in unincorporated Colusa County?
Can I store an RV or boat trailer in my required parking spaces?
Sources & Official References
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