Chandler, AZ Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Roadway clearance required
- at least 10 feet
- Oversized-vehicle weight trigger
- over 14,500 lbs GVW
- Residential-zone buffer
- within 200 feet
- Loading/unloading exception
- up to 2 hours
- RV/boat/trailer limit
- 48-hour load/unload cap
- Unattended alley limit
- 10 minutes
Summary
Chandler bars parking any vehicle on a street so that less than 10 feet of roadway width remains for traffic under City Code § 12-4.4, and separately bans commercial trucks and trailers over 14,500 pounds from residential streets under § 12-4.6. Alley parking is limited to loading, unloading, or brief repair stops.
12-4.4. Parking not to impede traffic. No person shall park any vehicle upon a street in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten (10) feet of the width of the public roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic. ... No person shall stand or park any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight in excess of fourteen thousand five hundred (14,500) pounds, nor any vehicle modified or altered to add a crane, racks, frames or other structures to customize for a business purpose, nor any trailer or semi-trailer designed or intended to be drawn behind a motor vehicle and used or designed for a business purpose, on any vacant or unimproved lot, street, alley, or other public right-of-way in or within two hundred (200) feet of a residential zone for a period of time longer than two (2) hours, except such vehicles may be parked for a longer period of time only when such parking is necessarily required while actually loading, unloading, delivering or making a service call at a residence.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 79).
Full Breakdown
4 sets a citywide clearance rule: no person may park a vehicle on a street in a manner that leaves less than 10 feet of the public roadway open for free traffic movement, regardless of whether a sign is posted. 6 separately bars standing or parking any vehicle over 14,500 pounds gross vehicle weight, or one modified with a crane, racks, frames or other business-use structures, or a business-use trailer or semi-trailer, on a vacant lot, street, alley or right-of-way within 200 feet of a residential zone for more than two hours, except while actually loading, unloading, delivering, or making a service call.
The same section limits recreational vehicles, buses, boats, utility trailers, campers and haulers on residential streets to loading and unloading, capped at 48 hours, and flatly bars anyone from inhabiting such a vehicle while it's parked on the street. 2 restricts alley parking to loading/unloading merchandise or passengers without blocking the alley, or to repair-service stops, and treats any alley-parked vehicle left unattended more than 10 minutes as a violation. 1(C) creates a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of the cited vehicle was the person who parked it.
Violations & Fines
Violating the 10-foot clearance rule, the alley restriction, or the oversized/commercial-vehicle residential-street ban is enforced as a parking citation issued by an authorized city employee, the City Manager, or a designee under § 12-4.1(D). At a hearing, proof that the cited vehicle was registered to the defendant creates a prima facie presumption under § 12-4.1(C) that the registered owner did the parking.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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