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

The core on-street rule in the Placentia Municipal Code is the 72 hour limit in § 13.48.050: no one who owns or has possession, custody or control of a vehicle can park it upon any street or alley more than 72 hours in the aggregate during any period of 73 hours. Section 13.48.060 lets any member of the police department, or any person the chief of police authorizes, remove the vehicle in the manner the California Vehicle Code requires.

Other rules sit alongside it in Chapter 13.48. Under § 13.48.070, on any street posted with a sign, no one can stop, stand or park longer than 30 minutes between 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. Section 13.48.220 makes it unlawful to park on any street during the hours and days shown on "No Parking" signs placed for street sweeping, with the city engineer choosing the locations. Section 13.48.080 bars parking on a roadway for the principal purpose of displaying a vehicle for sale or washing, greasing or repairing it, except emergency repairs. Section 13.48.130 requires wheels to be blocked by turning them against the curb on any grade exceeding 3% in a business or residence district. Section 13.48.140 bars parking on private property without the consent of the owner or person in lawful possession.

Time-limited zones appear in Chapter 13.52. Where authorized signs are posted, Old Town lots numbers four and six and listed streets carry a four hour limit between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., Old Town lots one, two and three and listed streets such as Bradford Avenue from Chapman Avenue to Santa Fe Avenue carry a two hour limit, and one hour zones run between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Section 13.52.055 bars parking in any public alley except while actively loading or unloading passengers, freight or merchandise. Section 13.48.200 restricts commercial vehicles, defined to include any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more, and § 13.48.190 prohibits parking a recreational vehicle on any public or private street or alley except under a permit or the listed exceptions. The city engineer can mark curbs against parking near driveways for sight distance under § 13.52.010.