Shasta County, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

The County's parking chapter, Code Chapter 10.02 (Parking Regulations and Parking Meters), is written for the Shasta County Administration Center parking structure and its 'parking plan' - it governs employee and permittee spaces, meter hours, and loitering in that specific county facility, not neighborhood streets. For general public roads in the unincorporated area, parking is controlled by the California Vehicle Code. CVC Section 22500 prohibits stopping or parking in front of a public or private driveway, on a crosswalk, on a sidewalk, within 15 feet of a fire-station driveway, and in other listed locations. Under CVC Section 22507, a county may restrict or prohibit parking on specified roads or near intersections, but only after signs or markings giving adequate notice are posted; absent posted signs, those restrictions do not apply. Shasta County has not enacted a blanket residential permit-parking or time-limit scheme in its code. The Sheriff and the California Highway Patrol handle traffic and parking enforcement on county roads. Vehicles left 120 or more consecutive hours fall under the abandoned-vehicle nuisance procedures of Code Chapter 10.04.