Los Banos, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 4-5.20, Title 4 Ch. 5
- No-parking zones
- Parkways, divisional islands, posted zones
- Crosswalk buffer
- 20 feet in business districts
- Safety-zone buffer
- 20 feet from mid-block curb point
- Penalty type
- Civil penalty by Council resolution
- Enforced by
- Chief of Police, § 4-5.04
Summary
Los Banos bars stopping, standing, or parking in a parkway, a posted no-parking or restricted zone, a divisional island, or within 20 feet of a crosswalk or safety zone under Section 4-5.20, unless yielding to traffic, pedestrians, or a police officer's direction.
§ 4-5.20. Unlawful stopping, standing and parking prohibited. Except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or pedestrians or in compliance with the directions of a police officer, fire department official, or in response to an official traffic control device, no person shall stop, park, or leave standing a motor vehicle: (a) Within any parkway; (b) Within any area designated by the City as no parking or restricted parking when legible signs or curb markings are present; (c) Within any divisional island unless authorized and clearly indicated by appropriate signs or markings; (d) At any place within 20 feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the mid-block end of a safety zone, when such place is appropriately marked as a no parking zone; (e) At any place within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection in any business district when such place is appropriately marked as a no parking zone.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4356507; v3 updated 2025-03-05).
Full Breakdown
20 of the Los Banos Municipal Code prohibits stopping, standing, or leaving a motor vehicle parked in five specific situations, except when the stop is necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or pedestrians, or is made in compliance with a police officer, fire official, or an official traffic control device. The banned locations are: within any parkway; within any area the City has designated no parking or restricted parking where legible signs or curb markings are posted; within any divisional island unless signs or markings authorize it; within 20 feet of the curb opposite the mid-block end of a marked safety zone; and within 20 feet of a marked crosswalk at a business-district intersection. 24 bars washing or polishing a vehicle on a public street for pay. 17, though that exemption never excuses careless driving. 08.
Violations & Fines
A stopping, standing, or parking violation under Section 4-5.20 is exempted from the chapter's general infraction penalty in Section 4-5.02(a) and instead draws a civil penalty under Section 4-5.02(b), with the penalty amount and any administrative fee set by City Council resolution rather than fixed in the Code itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
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