On unincorporated County roads, the main local rule is Solano County Code Section 6.5-36, which bans parking or leaving a vehicle standing on any street, highway, or public road for 72 or more consecutive hours. Beyond that, on-street parking is governed by the California Vehicle Code, enforced by the CHP and the Sheriff's Office.
Solano County does not maintain a comprehensive municipal traffic code with detailed on-street parking zones the way a city does; most unincorporated roadway parking is controlled by state law. The County's principal local street-parking provision is Section 6.5-36, adopted by Ordinance No. 1634, which makes it unlawful to park or leave standing any vehicle on any street, highway, public road, or thoroughfare in the unincorporated area for 72 or more consecutive hours. Under Section 6.5-37, the California Highway Patrol or a salaried Sheriff's deputy may then remove and store the vehicle, and under Section 6.5-38 the towing garage may hold a lien for towing and storage charges per Vehicle Code Section 22852. Apart from the 72-hour rule, California Vehicle Code Division 11, Chapter 9 governs how and where vehicles may stop, stand, and park on County roads, and the County Department of Transportation controls encroachments and driveway connections to County roads under Chapter 24. There is no on-site or on-street parking credit for required off-street spaces: Section 28.94(B) provides that no on-street parking satisfies a property's parking requirement. Curb-color and signed parking restrictions, where they exist, follow Vehicle Code Section 21458.
A vehicle parked on an unincorporated County road for 72 or more consecutive hours may be removed and stored by the CHP or Sheriff under Section 6.5-37, with the owner responsible for towing and storage charges (a garage lien under Vehicle Code Section 22852). Other on-street violations are cited and penalized under the California Vehicle Code.
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