Chico, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- Municipal Code Ch. 10.20
- Zone signage
- Posted signs or pavement markings
- Re-park rule
- 2-hour wait, same block face
- Also applies
- California Vehicle Code rules
Summary
Chico Municipal Code Chapter 10.20 governs on-street parking citywide: vehicles may not stop, stand, or park in a posted no-parking zone under § 10.20.040, with added time limits in metered areas.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on any public street or other public property, or on any portion of such street or other property which is designated as a no-parking zone by the city council, the traffic committee, director or fire chief in the manner hereinbefore authorized by this title, provided signs, pavement markings or other devices giving notice of such parking prohibition have been posted or placed at or around the public street.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Supplement contains local legislation current through: Codified Resolution No. 53-26, adopted 7-14-26 and Ordinance No. 2622, adopted 6-2-26).
Full Breakdown
Chico Municipal Code § 10.20.010 gives the city authority to regulate stopping, standing, and parking on public streets, lots, and ways. Section 10.20.040 bars stopping, standing, or parking in any area posted as a no-parking zone by the city council, traffic committee, director, or fire chief. Section 10.20.050 layers on time limits in posted or metered zones: a vehicle exceeding the posted limit must move out of the block face, and can't re-park in the same block face for two hours. Local rules apply in addition to, not instead of, California Vehicle Code parking restrictions.
Violations & Fines
Stopping, standing, or parking in a posted no-parking zone, or overstaying a posted time limit without moving out of the block face for two hours; enforced under Chapter 10.20.
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