Ridgecrest, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- No-parking zones
- Medians, red curbs, parkways
- Near crosswalks
- 20 feet clearance required
- Near signals
- 20 feet clearance required
- Alley driveways
- Blocking entrance prohibited
- Marked by
- Signs or red curb paint
Summary
Ridgecrest bans stopping, standing or parking in medians, driveway aprons, marked hazard zones, work zones, parkways, and within 20 feet of crosswalks or traffic signals under its traffic code.
No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle whether attended or unattended, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or official traffic control device, in any of the following places: (1)Within any median island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs or markings. ... (7)At any place within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint or signs upon the curb surface except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6).
Full Breakdown
Section 15-360 lists eight places where stopping, standing or parking is barred once marked with signs or red curb paint: medians, the projected lines of a walk or street terminating there, hazard areas, resolution-designated no-parking zones, parkways, active street-work zones, within 20 feet of an intersection crosswalk, and within 20 feet of a traffic signal or stop sign. Section 15-361 separately requires leaving at least ten feet of roadway clear, and § 15-362 bars parking in an alley in a way that blocks a driveway entrance.
Violations & Fines
Stopping, standing or parking in a location prohibited by § 15-360, blocking an alley driveway entrance under § 15-362, or leaving less than ten feet of roadway clear under § 15-361 is a citable parking violation, treated as a civil violation under the city's administrative review process.
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