Chino, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Limit
- 72 consecutive hours
- Period
- Per calendar month
- Applies to
- Streets, alleys, right-of-way
- Adopted
- Ord. 99-15, 1999
Summary
Chino prohibits parking or leaving a vehicle unattended on any public street, alley, or right-of-way for more than a consecutive 72 hours within any calendar month.
A.No person who owns or has possession, custody, or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle or leave it unattended upon any public right-of-way, street or alley within the city for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two hours in any calendar month.B.Any vehicle left parked or standing upon any public right-of-way, street or alley within the city in violation of subsection A of this section may be removed by any peace officer or designated employee mentioned in Section 22651 of the California Vehicle Code.C.Whenever a peace officer or designated employee of the city suspects that a vehicle is in violation of this section, the peace officer or designated employee shall post a notice on the vehicle stating that the vehicle must be removed within seventy-two hours of said notice, and if not removed by the date and time indicated on the notice, it will be removed at the owner's expense.D.It is not a defense to a violation of this section that the vehicle in violation is, or has been, moved to another public right-of-way, street or alley within the city. (Ord. 99-15 § 1, 1999: Ord. 91-23 § 1 (part), 1991.)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
CMC § 10.28.190 bars an owner or possessor of a vehicle from parking or leaving it unattended on a public right-of-way, street, or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours in a calendar month. A peace officer or designated city employee may remove a violating vehicle under Vehicle Code § 22651, but first posts a notice giving the owner 72 hours from the notice to move it before towing at the owner's expense. Moving the vehicle to another public street, alley, or right-of-way within the city is not a defense to the violation. Adopted by Ord. 99-15 § 1, 1999, amending Ord. 91-23, 1991.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle left in place beyond 72 consecutive hours in a calendar month may be posted for removal, and if not moved by the noticed deadline, towed at the owner's expense under CMC § 10.28.190 and Veh. Code § 22651; relocating it to another city street does not cure the violation.
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