Oxnard, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Section 8-37 sets Oxnard's baseline on-street parking rule: no vehicle may sit on any street, alley, or public parking lot for more than 72 consecutive hours. The code spells out three ways the 72-hour rule is violated: the vehicle is still in the same spot at the end of the period with physical marking or other evidence showing it hasn't moved; the vehicle reappears on the street within 1,056 feet of its starting spot at the end of the period, unless the owner proves it was actually moved farther than that; or the vehicle was never taken off the public street, or beyond 1,056 feet, at any point during the 72 hours. A police department employee authorized by the police chief may then tow the vehicle following the notice, hearing, and garage-keeper's-lien process in Secs. 8-38 through 8-40, which includes a right to request a hearing within ten days on whether there was probable cause to remove the vehicle.

Beyond the 72-hour rule, Sec. 8-60 makes it a violation to stop, stand, or park contrary to any provision of the parking article or contrary to a sign, signal, or marking placed by the traffic engineer, and specifically lists parking during scheduled street sweeping, overstaying a time-restricted space, parking where a sign prohibits it, parking outside marked stall lines, and parking in a disabled or disabled-veteran stall without authorization.