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

Watsonville Municipal Code § 4-5.1014 lists the places where stopping, standing, and parking are prohibited once the City Engineer signs or marks them: within twenty feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the mid-block end of a safety zone; within twenty-five feet of an intersection in any business district, except that a bus can stop at a designated bus stop; within twenty-five feet of the approach to any traffic signal, boulevard stop sign, or official electric flashing device; and any place where the City Engineer determines it is necessary to eliminate unusual traffic hazards.

Curb position is set by § 4-5.1008: a vehicle cannot stop, stand, or park in a roadway other than parallel with the curb and with the two right-hand wheels within eighteen inches of the regularly established curb line, except on one-way streets and streets marked for angle parking. On a one-way street, § 4-5.1005 allows parking within eighteen inches of the left-hand curb facing the direction of traffic movement. Section 4-5.1002 bars stopping, standing, or parking within any parkway.

Time and place limits add to the list. In a business district, § 4-5.1006 bars parking longer than the duration the Council sets by resolution between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on any day except Sundays and holidays, with signs not more than 150 feet apart in each block. Where signs or markings are posted, § 4-5.1013 bars parking on a street whose roadway width does not exceed twenty feet, or on one side where it does not exceed thirty feet. Section 4-5.1012 covers the side of a street adjacent to school property, § 4-5.1106 limits alleys to loading or unloading, and § 4-5.1003 caps any vehicle on a public street or alley at seventy-two consecutive hours. On a grade exceeding six percent, § 4-5.806 requires setting the brakes and turning the wheels against the curb.