Rialto, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing code
- Rialto Municipal Code Chapter 10.28
- 72-hour rule
- Sec. 10.28.050; tow per CVC 22651(k)
- No-parking areas
- Marked by signs or red curb
- Time-limit zones
- 24 minutes to 2 hours, posted
- Penalty type
- Civil penalty per CVC 40200 procedures
Summary
Rialto Municipal Code Chapter 10.28 governs on-street parking. No vehicle may be parked on any street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours, and the police department may tow violators under California Vehicle Code Section 22651(k).
No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two hours. If such parking occurs, then, pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22651(k), the police department may cause such vehicle to be towed away or otherwise removed, and stored or otherwise disposed of in a manner permitted by law.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 39).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 10.28 of the Rialto Municipal Code regulates stopping, standing and parking citywide. Section 10.28.050 bars keeping any vehicle on a street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours and authorizes towing under California Vehicle Code Section 22651(k). Section 10.28.040 prohibits parking in council-designated no-parking areas marked by signs or red curb, in any area where parking creates a traffic hazard, within 50 feet of a crosswalk at business-district intersections, and within 100 feet of a traffic signal or stop sign. Posted time-limit zones range from 24 minutes to two hours (Sections 10.28.140 through 10.28.170), and the chapter also restricts repairing, greasing, washing or polishing vehicles on streets (Sections 10.28.070 and 10.28.080).
Violations & Fines
Violations of Chapter 10.28 are civil penalties processed under California Vehicle Code Section 40200 et seq., with fine amounts set by city council resolution (RMC 10.28.295); vehicles parked over 72 hours may be towed and stored.
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