Aliso Viejo, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Aliso Viejo's on-street rules are in Chapter 9.04 of the Municipal Code, Stopping, Standing and Parking of Vehicles. Section 9.04.040 lists the places where no operator can stop, stand, park or leave standing any vehicle, attended or unattended, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer, other authorized officer or official traffic control device.

Two entries on that list are physical locations. Under § 9.04.040(E), no one can park within a designated on-road bicycle lane anywhere on the city arterial highway system, provided signs identifying the lane and prohibiting parking are posted. Under § 9.04.040(G), no one can park within any divisional island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs or markings. Subsection F requires a vehicle on a highway with a grade exceeding three percent within any business or residential district to have its wheels blocked by turning them against the curb or by other means.

Section 9.04.060 sets a clearance rule: no person shall park any vehicle upon a street in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than 10 feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic. Section 9.04.050(B) makes it unlawful to repair, dismantle, overhaul or perform any mechanical work upon a vehicle, trailer, camp car, trailer coach or recreational vehicle on any part of any city street, except to replace or repair a tire or make emergency repairs to move the vehicle to a proper place. Under § 9.04.050(C), a detached nonmotorized vehicle, trailer or camper cannot be left on a public street except to load or unload for a period not to exceed two hours.

The director can add restrictions by sign or marking under § 9.04.020. Driveways: a distance not to exceed 400 feet adjacent to either side of a driveway entrance, for sight distance and visibility. Narrow streets: stopping can be prohibited where the roadway width does not exceed 20 feet, or on one side where it does not exceed 30 feet. Crosswalks and highway intersections are each covered for a distance not to exceed 400 feet.