Pomona, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Daytime limit
- 4 consecutive hours on-street
- Covered vehicles
- RVs, campers, trailers, boats, buses
- Exception permit
- Up to 48 hours, public works
- Permit cap
- 4/month, 12/year per resident
- City lots/parks
- No large-vehicle parking at any time
Summary
Pomona City Code Sec. 58-301 defines RVs, campers, trailers and boats as "large vehicles," and Sec. 58-302 bars parking any of them on a public street, alley or right-of-way for more than four consecutive hours, with narrow permit and pickup/delivery exceptions.
The regulations enacted by this division are intended to ensure that there is adequate parking for residents of the city, to increase the safety of public streets, and to regulate the parking of vehicles that are actively used as sleeping accommodations... the term "large vehicle" means... (2)A recreational vehicle as defined by California Health and Safety Code section 18010... (6)A fifth-wheel travel trailer as defined by California Vehicle Code section 324... (19)A boat not connected to a trailer... (a)Long-term parking prohibited. No person shall park, or leave standing on any public street, alley, or right-of-way in the city, any large vehicle for a period longer than four consecutive hours... (c)No parking at city parking lots/parks. No person shall park, or leave standing on any city parking lot or city park any large vehicle at any time.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: City Code: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 58, Division 2 (Secs. 58-300 through 58-306) was added in 2022 "to ensure that there is adequate parking for residents of the city, to increase the safety of public streets, and to regulate the parking of vehicles that are actively used as sleeping accommodations." Sec. 58-301 defines "large vehicle" to include any vehicle over 19 feet long, 80 inches wide or 72 inches tall, plus a long list of named vehicles regardless of size: buses, recreational vehicles, truck campers, camp trailers, campers, fifth-wheel travel trailers, house cars, park trailers, semitrailers, slide-in campers, tour buses, trailers, trailer buses, trailer coaches, travel trailers, truck tractors, utility trailers, and any boat not connected to a trailer.
Sec. 58-302 bars parking any large vehicle on a public street, alley or right-of-way for more than four consecutive hours, treating a vehicle moved within 300 feet or the same block as still parked in the same spot, and separately bars parking any large vehicle in a city parking lot or city park at any time. Sec. 58-303 exempts vehicles actively loading or unloading at an adjacent building, emergency vehicles, government vehicles on official business, and vehicles undergoing up to eight hours of sudden, unexpected repairs. Owners who need more time can apply to public works under Sec. 58-304 for a permit good for up to 48 hours, capped at four permits per calendar month and 12 per calendar year for the same resident, address or vehicle, with at least two days required between permits, a residency-proof requirement, and a rule against using the parked vehicle for camping, cooking or sleeping. An additional permit is required inside a preferential parking district under Sec. 58-239.
Violations & Fines
Parking an RV, camper, trailer or boat on a Pomona street past the four-hour limit, or in a city lot or park at all, without a Sec. 58-304 exception permit is enforced under the general penalty, Sec. 1-7 (up to $500 for repeat infractions within a year), and the chief of police is separately authorized under Sec. 58-306 to tow the vehicle under Vehicle Code § 22651(n).
Frequently Asked Questions
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