SCCC 9.70.610 bars parking any vehicle on a County-maintained road for more than 72 consecutive hours in unincorporated Santa Cruz County. A vehicle is considered parked the whole time unless it is moved more than 1,000 feet. Curb colors and posted no-parking zones add further restrictions.
Santa Cruz County Code Section 9.70.610(A) makes it unlawful for anyone who owns or has possession, custody, or control of a vehicle to park it on any County-maintained road for more than a consecutive period of 72 hours. Under the abandoned-vehicle chapter (SCCC 9.57.070), a vehicle is treated as parked for 72 or more consecutive hours if it has not been moved 1,000 feet or more during that period, and rubbing away tire-chalk markings does not circumvent the rule. Beyond the time limit, SCCC 9.36.010 sets the standard curb-color meanings for posted areas: red means no stopping/standing/parking, green means a 20-minute limit, yellow is a 30-minute commercial loading zone, white is passenger loading (up to five minutes), and blue is disabled parking. SCCC 9.36.020 lists dozens of specific designated no-parking zones on named county roads, some restricted only between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. The county definition of 'County-maintained roads' (SCCC 9.70.030) covers the full right-of-way of any road, street, avenue, lane, alley, court, or way open to public travel.
Civil penalty enforced under CVC Section 40200 et seq. (SCCC 9.70.670 and 9.36.100); a vehicle left over 72 hours may be removed under CVC 22651 (SCCC 9.70.630).
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