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

The City of Redlands prohibits using public streets to store vehicles. Under RMC 10.40.110 (Use of Streets for Storage of Vehicles Prohibited), a vehicle parked or left standing on a street in excess of a consecutive period of 72 hours may be removed by the police chief, a police officer, or the highway patrol. The city's Traffic Safety Unit explains the practical process: any vehicle on the street must be licensed and operable and cannot be left in one location for more than 72 consecutive hours (3 days). If a vehicle is left over 72 hours without being driven, or is inoperable, the police department places a 72-hour warning sticker on the windshield citing Redlands Traffic Ordinance 10.40.110. The owner then has 72 hours to move the vehicle off the street; failure to do so results in a citation for street storage and/or towing in accordance with California Vehicle Code 22651(k). Redlands' 72-hour limit mirrors the threshold used in CVC 22651(k), which authorizes removal of a vehicle parked on a highway for more than 72 hours, so the city ordinance and state law work together. Simply moving a vehicle a short distance to reset the clock does not satisfy the rule if the vehicle is being stored rather than used.