Yuba City, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Driveway blocking
- § 4-9.803(k)
- Fire hydrant clearance
- 15 ft, § 4-9.806
- Minimum lane width
- 10 ft, § 4-9.807
- One-way wrong-side parking
- § 4-9.815
- Enforcement
- Civil notice under § 4-9.823
Summary
Yuba City bans parking that blocks a driveway, sits in a crosswalk, or sits within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, and requires drivers to leave at least 10 feet of lane width free for traffic. On one-way streets with separate roadways, parking on the wrong side is also barred.
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: ... (e)On a public sidewalk or overhanging a public sidewalk. ... (k)In front of a public or private driveway, except that a bus engaged as a common carrier, school bus, or a taxicab may stop or load and unload passengers. (l)On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped, parked, or standing at the curb or edge of a highway, except for a school bus when stopped to load or unload pupils in a business or residence district where the speed limit is 25 miles per hour or less.
Full Breakdown
803 lists thirteen specific places where stopping, standing, or parking is unlawful unless a driver is avoiding conflicting traffic or following a peace officer's or traffic-control device's direction. Among them: in front of a public or private driveway, except a bus, school bus, or taxicab briefly loading or unloading passengers; on a public sidewalk or overhanging one; on a marked or unmarked crosswalk except for a bus or taxicab loading passengers; and on the roadway side of any vehicle already stopped, parked, or standing at the curb, which is the code's version of double-parking.
806 separately bars parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant unless a licensed driver stays in the front seat ready to move the vehicle, or the vehicle is a marked fire department vehicle. 808 applies the same 10-foot rule in alleys while also banning blocking an abutting driveway there. 815 bars standing or parking on the left-hand side of a one-way roadway unless the Public Works Director has posted signs permitting it, which is what covers wrong-side or "wrong-way" parking in the code. 801.
Violations & Fines
Parking violations under this article are enforced as civil parking-violation notices per Section 4-9.823, with fines set by City Council resolution rather than fixed in the code itself; a person cannot be issued both a parking notice and a criminal notice to appear for the same act. Vehicles blocking fire lanes or driveways, or otherwise creating a hazard, can also be towed under the Police Department's or Public Works Director's authority.
Frequently Asked Questions
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