Daly City, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing code
- Daly City Municipal Code ch. 10.32, 10.36, 10.40
- 72-hour rule
- Sec. 10.32.200 - $50, treated as abandoned vehicle
- Street sweeping fine
- $40 (Sec. 10.32.050), enforceable entire posted window
- Meter hours
- Mon-Sat 8 a.m.-6 p.m., $1/hour; free Sundays and holidays
- Appeal window
- 21 calendar days via PTicket
Summary
On-street parking in Daly City is governed by Municipal Code Chapter 10.32 (Stopping, Standing and Parking), with metered zones under Chapter 10.36 and residential permit zones under Chapter 10.40. Vehicles left in one spot more than 72 hours can be cited $50 and treated as abandoned.
DALY CITY MUNICODES: 10.32.010 RED-YELLOW-GREEN-WHITE ZONES $45.00 - PAINTED ZONES; 10.32.050 NO PARKING SIGNS $40.00 - ST CLEANING/POSTED NO PRKG/STPG; 10.32.060 LIMITED TIME ZONE $40.00 - PRKD OVER POSTED TIME LIMIT; 10.32.090 HANDICAP PRKG (BLUE ZONE W/NO SIGN) $270.00 - PRKD ON CITY ST IN A BLUE ZONE W/O A SIGN; 10.32.140 PARKED IN ALLEY $45.00 - PARKED IN ALLEY (PRKG IN ALLEYS PROHIBITED); 10.32.200 PARKED OVER 72 HOURS $50.00 - PRKD OVER 72 HOURS-APPLY FOR ABANDONED VEHICLES; 10.36.090 METER VIOLATION $40.00 - EXPIRED METER- SAME VEH CAN BE CITED EVERY HOUR MTR IS RED.
Full Breakdown
32 of the Daly City Municipal Code together with the California Vehicle Code. 050 ($40), and the city warns that citations can legally be issued at any time during the posted restricted window, even after the sweeper has already passed. 200 and handled as an abandoned vehicle. 140, $45). 090, $40) can be re-issued every hour the meter stays red.
Violations & Fines
Per the city's Citation Fees Schedule: $40 for street-sweeping/posted no-parking violations (Section 10.32.050), $40 for overstaying a posted time limit (Section 10.32.060), $50 for parking over 72 hours (Section 10.32.200), $45 for painted-zone violations (Section 10.32.010), $270 for blue-zone disabled parking violations (Section 10.32.090), and $40 meter violations (Section 10.36.090). Citations are paid or appealed through PTicket within 21 calendar days.
Frequently Asked Questions
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