Stockton Municipal Code Title 10 prohibits parking any vehicle on a city street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours, and restricts commercial vehicles over 3 tons to designated truck routes.
Stockton Municipal Code Chapter 10.04 (Traffic Regulations) provides that 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 72 consecutive hours; a vehicle left in excess of 72 hours may be removed under Chapter 10.16 (Removal and Impounding Vehicles). SMC Chapter 10.08 (Routes for Commercial Vehicles) prohibits stopping, standing, or parking any commercial vehicle or any vehicle exceeding 3 tons gross weight on any street where such vehicle is prohibited, except for loading/unloading deviations to a destination on a non-truck-route street. Residential Parking Permit (RPP) districts under SMC Chapter 10.20 exempt permit-holders from the posted time limits in their designated permit area.
Vehicles parked beyond 72 hours are subject to tow and impound under SMC 10.16. Commercial truck route violations and posted-time-limit violations are issued by Stockton Police Department parking enforcement as administrative citations; fines are set by the City's bail/penalty schedule and tow/storage fees are owner-paid.
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