Pleasanton, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Fire hydrant clearance
- 15 feet
- Bike lane clearance
- More than 4 feet must remain
- 72-hour rule
- Move 1 block or 250 feet
- Grade rule
- Block wheels over 3% grade
- 1st/2nd/3rd fine
- $100 / $200 / $500
Summary
Pleasanton's stopping, standing and parking chapter bars parking in any no-stopping zone, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, over railroad tracks, or in a way that leaves four feet or less of a bicycle lane clear, under Municipal Code § 11.36.100. Vehicles must also be moved after 72 hours in one spot.
No operator of any vehicle shall park such vehicle in any of the following places: ... H. Within any bicycle lane in such a manner that the parked vehicle will impede or obstruct the ability for bicyclists to safely use the bicycle lane. Parking a vehicle such that four feet or less of the bicycle lane is available for bicycle use shall constitute impeding and blocking the bicycle lane; I. Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, except that the city traffic engineer may permit a shorter distance provided that if the no parking zone is less than 10 feet in length when measured along the curb or edge of the street, the curb shall be painted red or a sign or other markings shall indicate the shortened distance.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4955754; v17 updated 2026-06-02).
Full Breakdown
36, Stopping, Standing and Parking, sets Pleasanton's core on-street parking rules. 100, No parking zones, lists the prohibited locations: any no-stopping zone; the frontage-road side of a divisional island when signed; across railway tracks in a way that hinders trains; a street or highway needed for cleaning, repair, construction or utility work when 24-hour notice signs are posted; any area the traffic engineer or council designates hazardous; within a bicycle lane in a way that leaves four feet or less available to cyclists; within 15 feet of a fire hydrant unless the traffic engineer marks a shorter zone; and any space signed for emergency vehicles.
090, No stopping zones, separately bars stopping within medians, on the through-traffic side of a divisional island, adjacent to an omitted parking lane on a major arterial, within 20 feet of an intersection crosswalk in a business district, or within 20 feet of a signal or stop sign, wherever signs or markings are posted. 140 governs direction of travel on one-way streets: a vehicle may stop or park within 18 inches of the left curb facing the direction of traffic movement on a one-way street unless signs prohibit it.
160, added by Ordinance 2192 in 2019, requires a vehicle parked in one space for 72 or more consecutive hours to be moved at least one block or 250 feet. 150 requires wheels blocked when parking unattended on a grade over three percent.
Violations & Fines
Parking violations under Chapter 11.36 are designated infractions under § 1.12.020: a fine up to $100.00 for a first offense, up to $200.00 for a second within one year, and up to $500.00 for a third within one year, with a fourth violation of the same ordinance in 12 months charged as a misdemeanor.
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