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 Police enforce Chapter 10.32 of the Daly City Municipal Code together with the California Vehicle Code. Posted no-parking restrictions for street sweeping are enforced under Section 10.32.050 ($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. A vehicle parked on a public street more than 72 hours may be cited $50 under Section 10.32.200 and handled as an abandoned vehicle. Other commonly cited sections from the city's posted Citation Fees Schedule include painted red/yellow/green/white zones (Section 10.32.010, $45), exceeding a posted time limit (Section 10.32.060, $40), parking in a blue disabled zone without authorization (Section 10.32.090, $270), and parking in an alley (Section 10.32.140, $45). Parking meters are operational Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., at $1 per hour in 15-minute increments; meters are not enforced on Sundays or legal holidays, and an expired-meter citation (Section 10.36.090, $40) can be re-issued every hour the meter stays red.
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.
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