Davis, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

030, Restrictions Generally, directs the city traffic engineer to sign or mark specific locations where no one may stop, stand or park once the signs are up: within twenty feet of the curb opposite the mid-block end of a safety zone, within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection in the central traffic district or any business district (with an exception for buses at a designated stop), within twenty feet of the approach to a traffic signal, boulevard stop sign or electric flashing device, and any place the traffic engineer determines is necessary to eliminate a dangerous traffic hazard.

010 sets the frame for the whole article: its prohibitions on stopping, standing or parking apply at all times or during the specific hours stated, except when a driver must stop to avoid a collision or comply with a police officer's or traffic device's directions, and none of it relieves a driver of separately obeying the state Vehicle Code's own, often more restrictive, parking rules. 170 gives the traffic engineer general authority, citing California Vehicle Code Section 22651(n), to post signs prohibiting, limiting or restricting parking anywhere on city streets when the orderly movement of traffic requires it, with violators subject to citation and vehicle removal once the signs are erected. 020, with late-payment penalties layered on for unpaid citations.