Grass Valley, CA Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)

Eastern Nevada County (the Truckee/Tahoe area and high country) receives heavy snow, and the County's snow-plow code is one of its most actively enforced parking rules. Per the Nevada County snow-plow operations code (Sections G-IV 3.A.14, G-IV 3.A.15, and G-IV 3.A.16), it is unlawful to park or leave a vehicle unattended in the right-of-way of any County road in the County of Nevada during snow-removal operations. The County instructs residents to park behind the snow stake line and off the shoulders from November 1 until May 1, both to comply with the law and to avoid damage to their vehicle; drivers are warned not to assume the outside of the snow berm is the edge of the roadway, because the blower clears snow all the way to the stakes. Any public officer of the County and any member of the Department of Public Works (or a contractor actively providing snow removal on County roads) has the right and responsibility during snow-removal operations to remove, or cause to be removed, any vehicle that is disabled, abandoned, unattended, or that obstructs or interferes with traffic or snow-removal operations. Property owners who leave vehicles in the right-of-way become liable for damage to County property and personnel and may incur fines. Incorporated cities (Truckee, Nevada City, Grass Valley) and HOA/private roads have their own separate snow rules.