Huntington Beach, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- HBMC § 10.40.110
- No parking either side
- Roadway 20 feet wide or less
- No parking one side
- Roadway up to 30 feet wide
- Storage limit
- 72 hours, § 10.40.060
- Maximum fine
- $100 per § 10.40.280
Summary
Huntington Beach bars parking entirely on any street 20 feet wide or less, and on one side of any street between 20 and 30 feet wide, once the Director of Public Works posts signs or markings under Section 10.40.110. Parking against a posted narrow-street sign is a citable infraction.
A. The Director of Public Works is authorized to place signs or markings indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed 20 feet, or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs or markings when the width of the roadway does not exceed 30 feet. B. When official signs or markings prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets as authorized herein, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign or marking.
Full Breakdown
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.
060 caps how long any vehicle may sit on a street or alley at 72 consecutive hours before it is considered unlawfully stored. 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. 260.
Violations & Fines
Parking on a posted narrow street in violation of Section 10.40.110 is an infraction under the chapter's catch-all penalty at Section 10.40.280, with a fine not to exceed $100.00 per violation; leaving a vehicle in the same spot continues to accrue separate violations for each period equal to the maximum legal parking time in that zone.
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