Del Norte County, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Del Norte County is largely rural, and most day-to-day on-street parking outside posted areas is governed by the California Vehicle Code rather than a county-wide time-limit ordinance. Under Vehicle Code Section 22507, local authorities may by ordinance or resolution prohibit or restrict parking on specified streets, but those restrictions do not take effect 'until signs or markings giving adequate notice thereof have been placed.' The County's Code Enforcement Officer 'also serves as a Vehicle Abatement and Parking Enforcement Officer and in that capacity, within the County of Del Norte, has the duty and power to enforce any parking ordinance of the County of Del Norte or the State of California.' That means ordinary Vehicle Code rules apply countywide: you may not block traffic lanes, fire hydrants, driveways, or crosswalks, and you may not leave a vehicle parked on a highway for 72 or more consecutive hours, which exposes it to removal under Vehicle Code Section 22651(k). On county-owned property and within designated restricted driving areas (such as South Beach), the County Code separately limits overnight parking and camping (see Del Norte County Code Chapter 12.20). Because there is no blanket residential time limit, the practical rules in most neighborhoods are the statewide Vehicle Code prohibitions plus any locally posted signs. Always check for posted signs, which are required before sign-based parking restrictions can be enforced.