Westminster, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Westminster Code § 10.44.040
- Crosswalk buffer
- 20 feet in central/business district
- Safety-zone buffer
- 20 feet from mid-block safety zone
- Signal buffer
- 20 feet from signal or stop sign
- Construction notice
- Signs posted 24 hours before restriction starts
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor or infraction under § 10.44.280
Summary
Westminster Code § 10.44.040 bars stopping, standing or parking within 20 feet of a marked crosswalk in the central traffic district or a business district, within 20 feet of a mid-block safety zone, and within 20 feet of a traffic signal or stop sign, once the city posts signs or red curb paint.
No operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, park, or leave standing such vehicle in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or other authorized officer, or traffic sign or signal: ... G. At any place within twenty feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the mid-block end of a safety zone, when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface; H. At any place within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection in the central traffic district or in any business district, when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface; except, that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop; I. Within twenty feet of the approach to any traffic signal, boulevard stop sign, or official electric flashing device;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4982734; v10 updated 2026-06-10).
Full Breakdown
030. Subsection G bars parking within 20 feet of the curb point opposite the mid-block end of a safety zone. Subsection H bars parking within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection in the central traffic district or any business district, though a bus may still stop at a designated bus stop. Subsection I bars parking within 20 feet of the approach to any traffic signal, boulevard stop sign or official electric flashing device. Other subsections bar parking in divisional islands unless signed for it, on either side of a street between the projected property lines of a public walk or thoroughfare, in areas the traffic engineer flags as hazardous, in council-designated no-parking areas, and on any street needed for cleaning, repair, construction or utility work, provided signs go up at least 24 hours before the restriction starts.
Subsection J adds a 100-foot buffer around intersections for vehicles six feet or taller when the council designates the area by resolution and posts signs. 010 exempts stops made to avoid a traffic conflict or made on a police officer's direction. 020 separately bars stopping, standing or parking within any parkway at any time.
Violations & Fines
Section 10.44.280 makes any violation of Chapter 10.44's stopping, standing and parking rules a misdemeanor, though the city attorney may instead prosecute it as an infraction. Under the citywide infraction schedule in § 1.12.010, fines run $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second violation of the same rule within a year, and up to $500 for each additional violation in that year, with vehicles subject to citation or removal under state Vehicle Code towing authority.
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Sources & Official References
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