Huntington Beach, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Section 10.40.110, in Chapter 10.40 (General Parking Regulations), authorizes the Director of Public Works to place no-parking signs or pavement markings on any street whose roadway width does not exceed 20 feet, banning parking on both sides entirely, or on one side of a street whose roadway does not exceed 30 feet in width. Subsection B makes it unlawful to park in violation of those signs or markings once they are erected, but the restriction only takes legal effect where the Director has actually posted it; a narrow street without signage is not automatically off-limits.

This dovetails with the chapter's broader stopping and standing rules: Section 10.40.030 separately bans stopping in any parkway, Section 10.40.050 lists no-parking zones such as within 20 feet of a crosswalk or safety zone and within 20 feet of a traffic signal or stop sign when marked, and Section 10.40.060 caps how long any vehicle may sit on a street or alley at 72 consecutive hours before it is considered unlawfully stored. One-way streets get their own rule at Section 10.40.190, which permits parking within 18 inches of the left curb facing the direction of travel unless signs say otherwise, and bars parking on the left side of a divided one-way roadway absent a permitting sign.

Enforcement of all of these provisions is assigned to Police Department officers and reserve, service, and cadet personnel, plus designated marine safety and other city department staff, per Section 10.40.260.