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

160 directs the City Traffic Engineer to sign or mark five categories of prohibited stopping, standing or parking locations, and bars parking there once the signs or markings are in place: within 20 feet of the curb point opposite the mid-block end of a safety zone; within 25 feet of an intersection (except a bus stopping at a designated bus stop); within 25 feet of the approach to a traffic signal, boulevard stop sign, or other official traffic control device; any location the City Council designates by resolution as a no-parking area; and any spot the Traffic Engineer determines necessary to sign to eliminate an unusual traffic hazard.

080, which governs how a vehicle must be positioned at the curb: on a one-way street a vehicle may stop or park within 18 inches of the left-hand curb facing the direction of travel, and on a two-roadway highway with one-way traffic, standing on the left side of that roadway is barred unless signs or markings specifically allow it. 120 separately makes it unlawful to obstruct a marked parking space by standing in it or placing a barrier, sawhorse, bicycle, or trash can inside the space.

Together these sections give Newport Beach's Traffic Engineer the tools to post no-parking zones near intersections, signals, and safety zones, while requiring vehicles on one-way streets to park facing the correct direction and clear of the curb by no more than 18 inches.