Parking Rules in California (2026)
1672 rules on the books across California, 210 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
RV & Boat Parking
Where you can park recreational vehicles and boats on your property, including front yard restrictions, screening requirements, and size limits.
Alameda
Heavy RestrictionsAlameda bans parking or leaving any recreational vehicle, trailer or boat trailer on its streets outright, with towing…
Read full rule →Contra Costa County
Heavy RestrictionsStorage of recreational vehicles, travel trailers, vessels, and vessel trailers on private property in unincorporated…
Read full rule →Daly City
Heavy RestrictionsDaly City Municipal Code Section 10.32.150, as amended by Ordinance 1467 (2023), bans parking any oversized vehicle…
Read full rule →Fullerton
Heavy RestrictionsFullerton bans parking any recreational vehicle, including boats, trailers and mobile homes, on public or private…
Read full rule →Humboldt County
Heavy RestrictionsHumboldt County has no general countywide ban on parking an RV or boat on your own private property, but several code…
Read full rule →Irvine
Heavy RestrictionsIrvine bans overnight trailer coach and camp car parking on any public street citywide. Municipal Code Section 6-3-576…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Heavy RestrictionsLancaster bans parking, storing, or leaving an "oversized vehicle" -- 22 feet or more long, or 7 feet or more wide or…
Read full rule →Modesto
Heavy RestrictionsModesto zoning section 10-3.214 limits a residential lot to two recreational vehicles parked outside a structure…
Read full rule →Visalia
Heavy RestrictionsRVs, travel trailers, and boats cannot be stored on a Visalia public street under the 72-hour rule, and a December 2024…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Significant RestrictionsAlhambra bans outdoor storage of boats, trailers and recreational vehicles on residential lots unless the development…
Read full rule →Antioch
Significant RestrictionsAntioch bars parking a recreational vehicle, defined to include boats, campers, trailers, and motorhomes, on any…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Significant RestrictionsBaldwin Park bans parking a boat, trailer, camper shell or recreational vehicle in the front yard of any R-1-7,500 or…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Significant RestrictionsBuena Park bans parking RVs, trailers, and oversized vehicles (over 22 ft or 84 in wide) on public streets, allowing…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Significant RestrictionsCamarillo confines residential RV, boat and trailer parking to an approved storage area, a conforming enclosed…
Read full rule →Carson
Significant RestrictionsCarson bans parking any oversized vehicle, including RVs, motor homes, trailers and boats over 20 feet, on public…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Significant RestrictionsChino Hills bars parking any recreational vehicle, boat, or trailer on a city street at any time under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Significant RestrictionsChula Vista bans parking an RV, boat, boat trailer, camper, or vacation/camping trailer in a home's front yard or…
Read full rule →Corona
Significant RestrictionsCorona bans parking or storing trailers, campers, boats, watercraft and other recreational vehicles in the front yard…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Significant RestrictionsCosta Mesa treats outdoor RV, boat and trailer storage in residential zones as unlawful by default under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Delano
Significant RestrictionsRecreational vehicle spaces are not permitted within Delano multifamily developments unless a dedicated RV parking…
Read full rule →Dublin
Significant RestrictionsDublin, California (Alameda County) bars parking an oversized RV, camper or trailer on any public street at any time…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Significant RestrictionsEastvale bars parking any recreational vehicle, boat, trailer or camper on a city street within a residential district…
Read full rule →El Cajon
Significant RestrictionsEl Cajon prohibits parking any motorized recreational vehicle, trailer, boat or boat trailer on city streets, alleys or…
Read full rule →Escondido
Significant RestrictionsEscondido bans parking recreational vehicles, boats and trailers on any street, alley or public place, with a narrow…
Read full rule →Fairfield
Significant RestrictionsFairfield bars leaving any vehicle, boat, or recreational vehicle on a public right-of-way for more than 72 hours and…
Read full rule →Fontana
Significant RestrictionsFontana caps parking of oversized vehicles, including RVs, campers, trailers and boats, at four consecutive hours on…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Significant RestrictionsFresno County Code Section 11.45.070 bans storing or parking any "prohibited vehicle": recreational vehicles, campers…
Read full rule →Glendale
Significant RestrictionsGlendale caps street parking for RVs, trailers and other 'large' vehicles, meaning anything over eight feet wide, eight…
Read full rule →Hawthorne
Significant RestrictionsHawthorne bars parking or storing recreational vehicles, house cars, and trailers on any public street without an…
Read full rule →Indio
Significant RestrictionsIndio bars keeping a trailer, camp car, or boat trailer on private land outside an authorized trailer camp, unless it's…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Significant RestrictionsInglewood bans parking any recreational vehicle or house car on a public street anywhere in the City under Municipal…
Read full rule →Lodi
Significant RestrictionsLodi's zoning code keeps boats, trailers, campers and mobile homes out of a property's required off-street parking…
Read full rule →Manteca
Significant RestrictionsManteca bans parked RVs, boats, and trailers from front yards on lots built after July 19, 1978, limiting residential…
Read full rule →Menifee
Significant RestrictionsMenifee prohibits parking RVs, boats, trailers, and other recreational vehicles on city streets in residential…
Read full rule →Merced
Significant RestrictionsMerced bars parking any RV, trailer, camper, or boat on a front or side yard, lawn, or landscaped area unless it sits…
Read full rule →Mission Viejo
Significant RestrictionsMission Viejo treats a recreational vehicle, boat or trailer stored in a front yard, or anywhere else visible from the…
Read full rule →Murrieta
Significant RestrictionsSection 10.44.020(A) bans parking, keeping, or storing an oversized vehicle, RV, boat, trailer, or other…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Significant RestrictionsNewport Beach declares it a public nuisance to park or store any watercraft longer than 35 feet on residential…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Significant RestrictionsNorwalk lets residents park a boat, camper, motor home or trailer in a front, side or rear yard only if it is…
Read full rule →Orange
Significant RestrictionsOrange bars leaving trailers, boats, campers or other non-motorized and motorized recreational vehicles standing on any…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Significant RestrictionsOxnard Code Sec. 8-41.1 bans parking any 'oversized vehicle,' one taller than 96 inches or longer than 240 inches, or…
Read full rule →Pacifica
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Pacifica, Municipal Code Section 4-7.1204 defines an 'oversized vehicle' as any vehicle or combination…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Significant RestrictionsPalmdale limits where you can keep a recreational vehicle, trailer, boat, or camper on a residential lot: PMC §…
Read full rule →Pomona
Significant RestrictionsPomona City Code Sec. 58-301 defines RVs, campers, trailers and boats as "large vehicles," and Sec. 58-302 bars parking…
Read full rule →Redondo Beach
Significant RestrictionsRedondo Beach Municipal Code Section 3-7.2102 bars any oversized vehicle, defined at 22 feet or more in length or 8…
Read full rule →Redwood City
Significant RestrictionsRedwood City bans parking, storing, or leaving an RV, trailer, boat, or similar mobile equipment on a residential lawn…
Read full rule →Salinas
Significant RestrictionsSalinas limits how long an RV, boat, or trailer can sit in a residential yard under Municipal Code Sec. 37-50.190(d)…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Significant RestrictionsSan Clemente Municipal Code Section 10.28.230(C) limits RVs, buses, campers, house cars and trailers to four hours on…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Significant RestrictionsSan Francisco caps on-street parking of RVs, trailers, mobilehomes and vehicles over 22 feet long or 7 feet tall at two…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Significant RestrictionsSan Marcos Municipal Code § 12.20.160 bans parking any mobile living unit or recreation vehicle on a residential…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Significant RestrictionsSan Ramon bans parking any oversized vehicle, trailer or dolly on public streets at any time under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Significant RestrictionsSanta Ana bans parking any oversized, non-motorized or recreational vehicle on a public street between 2 a.m. and 6…
Read full rule →Santa Monica
Significant RestrictionsTrailers of any size and vehicles exceeding 8 feet wide, 8 feet tall, or 20 feet long are banned from all Santa Monica…
Read full rule →South Gate
Significant RestrictionsSouth Gate bans parking or storing recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers on residential driveways; other vehicles…
Read full rule →Ventura
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Ventura, an oversized vehicle, over 25 feet long, 80 inches wide, or 82 inches tall, can't park on a…
Read full rule →Westminster
Significant RestrictionsWestminster Code § 10.44.245 bans parking a recreational vehicle, defined to include boats, watercraft and boat…
Read full rule →Yuba County
Significant RestrictionsUnincorporated Yuba County treats parking or storing any vehicle, including a recreational vehicle, on the front lawn…
Read full rule →Alameda County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Alameda County regulates RV parking through zoning ordinance. 72-hour street limit applies. Specific…
Read full rule →Apple Valley
Some RestrictionsA carport, shelter or enclosure built to store an RV, boat or trailer on a residential lot in Apple Valley must sit at…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Some RestrictionsBakersfield's Property Maintenance chapter declares it a public nuisance to park a vehicle, trailer, camper or boat on…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Some RestrictionsBellflower bans front-yard storage of RVs, boats, and trailers by default, but § 17.72.080 allows them in yards if the…
Read full rule →Bishop
Some RestrictionsBishop has no dedicated RV/boat storage ordinance, but street rules govern: no vehicle (including an RV or boat…
Read full rule →Bostonia
Some RestrictionsBostonia is unincorporated San Diego County, so the County sets the rule. Required parking areas can't be used to store…
Read full rule →Brentwood
Some RestrictionsBrentwood lets homeowners store an RV, boat, trailer or motorhome in a side or rear yard, but never in a front yard or…
Read full rule →Burbank
Some RestrictionsBurbank Municipal Code Section 6-1-1010.1 bars parking any Large Non-Commercial Vehicle (RV, motorhome, boat trailer…
Read full rule →Butte County
Some RestrictionsIn Butte County's urban residential zones, recreational vehicles and boats cannot be stored in required front or…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Some RestrictionsIn Carlsbad's R-T Residential Tourist zone, a required front or side yard cannot be used for vehicle parking except the…
Read full rule →Ceres
Some RestrictionsCeres caps residential RV and boat parking at two vehicles in the front or exterior side yard, and only if parked…
Read full rule →Chico
Some RestrictionsVehicles, RVs, boats, and trailers can't sit on any Chico street or public right-of-way for more than 168 consecutive…
Read full rule →Chino
Some RestrictionsChino lets residents store RVs on single-family lots only under strict screening, setback, and ownership rules, with a…
Read full rule →Clovis
Some RestrictionsClovis prohibits parking a motor home, camper, boat, or boat trailer on a single-family lot except in specific…
Read full rule →Compton
Some RestrictionsCompton bars storing or parking a boat, trailer, motor vehicle, tractor, airplane, or their parts in a front yard or…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Some RestrictionsCupertino caps non-self-propelled vehicles, trailers and boats at two kept outside a garage per residential lot, with…
Read full rule →Davis
Some RestrictionsDavis Municipal Code Section 40.26.312 bars using a camper, trailer, or motorhome parked on a public street or private…
Read full rule →Downey
Some RestrictionsIn Downey's R-1 and R-2 zones, a licensed, operable self-propelled RV can sit on the driveway in the front or…
Read full rule →El Dorado County
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County's Title 130 Zoning Ordinance regulates off-street parking and recreational-vehicle uses through…
Read full rule →El Monte
Some RestrictionsEl Monte's Zoning Code caps residential properties at one recreational vehicle, which must sit on a paved surface in…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Some RestrictionsElk Grove declares it a public nuisance to park or store any vehicle, vessel, RV, motor home, trailer, camper or boat…
Read full rule →Florin
Some RestrictionsSacramento County Zoning Code does NOT allow anyone to occupy a recreational vehicle as a residence on a residential…
Read full rule →Folsom
Some RestrictionsFolsom bans storing a recreational vehicle or utility trailer on any city street, public or private, under Municipal…
Read full rule →Fremont
Some RestrictionsFremont excludes boats, campers, trailers and other nonmotorized equipment from residential driveways under Municipal…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsRecreational vehicles, boats and trailers may only be stored on private residential property if fully enclosed in a…
Read full rule →Galt
Some RestrictionsGalt allows recreational vehicle and boat storage on private residential property subject to zoning setback rules. RVs…
Read full rule →Garden Grove
Some RestrictionsGarden Grove lets residents keep an RV, trailer or boat on their own property, but only on a fully paved surface with…
Read full rule →Hanford
Some RestrictionsIn Hanford's residential and OR zones, RVs, boats, and trailers must be stored in an enclosed side or rear yard…
Read full rule →Hayward
Some RestrictionsHayward requires boats, trailers and similar vehicles kept in a front yard to sit entirely on the paved driveway, bans…
Read full rule →Hemet
Some RestrictionsHemet limits residential-lot RV, trailer, and boat parking by length and location: 22 feet or less in the paved front…
Read full rule →Hercules
Some RestrictionsHercules caps street parking of any trailer, motor home or boat at three hours anywhere within city limits under…
Read full rule →Hesperia
Some RestrictionsHesperia requires front-yard recreational vehicle and trailer parking areas to be surfaced with concrete, asphalt…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Some RestrictionsHuntington Beach bans parking motor vehicles, trailers, campers and boats on landscaped areas within the front half of…
Read full rule →Imperial County
Some RestrictionsIn Imperial County's residential zones, RVs, trailers and other vehicles can only be stored on a lot if they're kept in…
Read full rule →Kern County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Kern County has no blanket ban on storing an operable, registered RV or boat at home, but zoning parking…
Read full rule →Kings County
Some RestrictionsKings County requires any parking space dedicated to a recreational vehicle or trailer to measure at least 10 feet wide…
Read full rule →Lake Forest
Some RestrictionsLake Forest requires trailers, campers, boats, and vehicles stored on vacant lots or in front yards to sit on a…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood lets homeowners store an RV, boat, trailer, or camper shell on their own property with no time limit, as long…
Read full rule →Livermore
Some RestrictionsLivermore Municipal Code Section 10.20.270 bans keeping any trailer, boat, or RV in a residential front yard or…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Some RestrictionsLong Beach zoning caps recreational vehicles stored on residential lots at seven tons, 36 feet long or 11'6" tall under…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Some RestrictionsTrailers and semitrailers are generally banned from parking on any public street; trailers designed for transporting…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Some RestrictionsIn more than 20 unincorporated communities, oversized vehicles, including RVs, large trailers, and boat trailers…
Read full rule →Los Banos
Some RestrictionsSection 4-5.40 caps parking a recreational vehicle on a Los Banos roadway at 48 consecutive hours for loading or…
Read full rule →Madera
Some RestrictionsMadera bans using a trailer, camper or RV for living or sleeping quarters anywhere in the city outside a licensed…
Read full rule →Mendocino County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Mendocino County, recreational vehicles are NOT exempt from the 72-hour street parking limit and may…
Read full rule →Merced County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Merced County limits residential RV, boat, and trailer storage to the owner's own property under Zoning…
Read full rule →Monterey
Some RestrictionsMonterey's zoning code caps residential vehicle parking under City Code § 38-26(L). Only one commercial vehicle may sit…
Read full rule →Monterey County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Monterey County zoning treats RVs, boats, and trailers as 'major recreational equipment.' Chapter 21.57…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsMoorpark allows RV and trailer parking or storage on residential lots only on paved side-yard surfaces, screened by a…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Some RestrictionsMoreno Valley's zoning design guidelines require single-family lots to keep stored RVs, boats and campers out of public…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Some RestrictionsMountain View bars living in a parked RV, trailer or boat on any street, and limits guest RV parking on a driveway to…
Read full rule →Napa County
Some RestrictionsNapa County's Good Neighbor guidance directs that RVs, campers, boats, and trailers be stored on private property on…
Read full rule →Oakland
Some RestrictionsOakland bans keeping a trailer, camper, RV, boat or other mobile equipment in a front or side yard of a residential lot…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Some RestrictionsOceanside lets residents store boats, trailers, and other non-motorized vehicles in side and rear yards under…
Read full rule →Ontario
Some RestrictionsSince July 1, 2023, Ontario requires a displayed permit to park an oversized vehicle (including most RVs, boats, and…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Orange County, RVs, trailers, and boats can park freely on the driveway connecting a garage to the…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Some RestrictionsRecreational vehicles, trailers, semitrailers and boats cannot be parked or stored in a Palm Springs residential zone…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Some RestrictionsPasadena bars parking or storing oversized vehicles, RVs, trailers and boats anywhere except covered parking or a paved…
Read full rule →Perris
Some RestrictionsPerris regulates where residents may park or store recreational vehicles, campers, trailers and boats on residential…
Read full rule →Pleasanton
Some RestrictionsPleasanton bars trailers, campers and boats from front yards and corner-lot street-side yards outright, and caps…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Some RestrictionsRVs, boats, and trailers in Rancho Cordova may be parked on private residential property subject to setback and…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Some RestrictionsRancho Cucamonga confines RV, motorhome, travel trailer, and fifth-wheel parking to an enclosed garage, carport, or…
Read full rule →Redding
Some RestrictionsRedding bars recreational vehicles, campers, boats and trailers from sitting in a residential front-yard or street-side…
Read full rule →Redlands
Some RestrictionsRedlands City Code section 8.20.110 governs where trailers, campers, mobilehomes, boat trailers and housecars may sit…
Read full rule →Rialto
Some RestrictionsRialto prohibits parking or storing RVs, campers, boats and trailers on lawns, landscaped areas or other unpaved…
Read full rule →Richmond
Some RestrictionsRichmond requires RVs, boats and trailers parked on city streets to be operable, currently DMV-registered, and moved at…
Read full rule →Ridgecrest
Some RestrictionsRidgecrest permits recreational vehicles, boats, and boat trailers in residential side or rear yards under Municipal…
Read full rule →Riverside
Some RestrictionsRiverside lets homeowners park RVs, trailers and boats in front and side yards, but placement and setbacks depend on…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Riverside County bans parking any recreational vehicle, motor home, travel trailer, camper, boat or…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Some RestrictionsRohnert Park's nuisance code doesn't ban parking a working RV or boat in the yard outright, but it does declare it a…
Read full rule →Roseville
Some RestrictionsIn Roseville's single-family and two-family residential zones, RVs, boats, campers and trailers parked in the front or…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Some RestrictionsSacramento requires that any vehicle parked in a yard area -- including boats, campers, trailers, and other…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Some RestrictionsBoats, campers, trailers, and other RVs at homes in unincorporated Sacramento County must sit on a surfaced parking…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino restricts on-street RV and boat storage to 72 hours under state law, and private property storage of…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Some RestrictionsDevelopment Code Table 83-5 bans open storage of boats, RVs, trailers and similar vehicles in a front or street-side…
Read full rule →San Jose
Some RestrictionsSan Jose requires RVs, trailers, and boats parked in a front or corner-side yard to sit on paved surface and RVs in the…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Some RestrictionsSan Leandro treats an oversized vehicle, trailer or boat parked in a residential yard as an unlawful nuisance once it…
Read full rule →San Luis Obispo County
Some RestrictionsSan Luis Obispo County Code Sec. 22.30.040(E) allows one outdoor RV, trailer, boat or plane per site in Residential…
Read full rule →San Rafael
Some RestrictionsSan Rafael lets homeowners park RVs, trailers and boats on residential property in Marin County, but only in set spots…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Santa Barbara County has no RV- or boat-specific street ordinance. RVs, boats, and trailers on a county…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Some RestrictionsSanta Clara homeowners may park one recreational vehicle, boat, or trailer in a residential front setback, but only on…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Santa Clara County, an RV, camper, trailer, or boat can sit in a front or side yard for only 72 hours…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Some RestrictionsSanta Clarita's Municipal Code Section 12.64.100 does not regulate RVs or boat trailers in yards or driveways, but it…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz
Some RestrictionsSanta Cruz Municipal Code §10.40.120 prohibits parking any oversized vehicle on a public street, alley, or city parking…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Santa Cruz County, SCCC 9.70.620 makes it unlawful to park a mobile home or recreational vehicle…
Read full rule →Santa Maria
Some RestrictionsSanta Maria's 72-hour limit and Section 7-5.17 (Long Vehicles) restrict RV, boat, and trailer parking on streets, while…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa prohibits storing campers, trailers, boats, RVs, and similar vehicles in driveways, lawns, required side…
Read full rule →Shasta County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Shasta County has no dedicated ordinance limiting how long an RV, trailer, or boat may sit on a public…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Some RestrictionsSimi Valley restricts parking of RVs, boats, and other oversized vehicles or detached trailers on every city street…
Read full rule →Solano County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Solano County has no specific zoning ordinance restricting where residents may park or store a…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Sonoma County, RVs and boats may not be parked on a County road or right-of-way for more than six…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsStockton bans parking recreational vehicles and boats in front or street side yards. Anywhere else on the lot, they…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Some RestrictionsSince January 1, 2005, Sunnyvale has required RVs, trailers and boats parked in a front yard to sit perpendicular to…
Read full rule →Sutter County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Sutter County has no general ordinance banning RVs, trailers, or boats parked on private residential…
Read full rule →Tehama County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Tehama County, a stored recreational vehicle or travel trailer must sit at least 5 feet from the side…
Read full rule →Temecula
Some RestrictionsTemecula restricts where RVs, trailers, boats and commercial vehicles can sit on a residential lot. They belong in the…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Some RestrictionsThousand Oaks lets you park an RV, trailer or boat on your driveway, but you cannot store it there for more than 30…
Read full rule →Tracy
Some RestrictionsTracy allows travel trailers, motor homes and campers to be stored anywhere on a residential lot under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Tulare County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Tulare County has no special county ordinance creating extra rules for parking RVs, boats, or trailers…
Read full rule →Turlock
Some RestrictionsTurlock lets residents park RVs, boats, and utility trailers on a paved driveway or in the side/rear yard with a 4-foot…
Read full rule →Union City
Some RestrictionsUnion City allows residents to park mobilehomes, RVs, trailers, and boats in a rear yard, driveway, or approved paved…
Read full rule →Upland
Some RestrictionsUpland bans living in an RV outside a licensed mobile home park under Chapter 17.34, and limits where you can park one…
Read full rule →Vacaville
Some RestrictionsVacaville bans parking a vehicle, boat, camper, or trailer in a front yard or unenclosed side yard unless it sits on an…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Some RestrictionsVallejo Municipal Code Section 7.54.030(J) bars parking RVs, trailers, and boats in the front yard of a residential…
Read full rule →Ventura County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Ventura County's coastal zone, storing an RV, boat, or trailer on a residential lot is allowed only…
Read full rule →Victorville
Some RestrictionsVictorville caps recreational vehicle, trailer and boat parking on public streets at 48 consecutive hours without a…
Read full rule →Vista
Some RestrictionsVista confines RVs, trailers and boats on residential lots to five specific locations: fully enclosed structures, areas…
Read full rule →West Covina
Some RestrictionsWest Covina prohibits leaving any trailer, semitrailer or trailer coach unattached on a city street under Sec. 22-185…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Some RestrictionsWest Sacramento caps recreational-vehicle and boat-trailer parking on residential lots at 350 square feet of paved…
Read full rule →Whittier
Some RestrictionsWhittier prohibits storing or parking any boat or trailer in a required front or side yard on a residential lot…
Read full rule →Yolo County
Some RestrictionsYolo County Code section 8-2.1314 prohibits parking recreational vehicles (RVs, trailers, boats, ATVs) in any required…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsYuba City confines boats, utility trailers, and RVs on residential lots to the area behind the front wall of the house…
Read full rule →Colusa County
Light RestrictionsUnincorporated Colusa County has no blanket residential-street ban on RVs or boats, but any vehicle left on a street…
Read full rule →Jurupa Valley
Light RestrictionsRecreational vehicles, including boats, trailers, motor homes, and campers, may not park on city streets in residential…
Read full rule →Marin County
Light RestrictionsMarin County has no general ordinance banning recreational vehicles, trailers, or boats from parking on streets in…
Read full rule →Nevada County
Light RestrictionsIn unincorporated Nevada County, recreational vehicles may be stored on private residential parcels, but using an RV…
Read full rule →San Diego
Light RestrictionsSDMC Section 86.0139 prohibits oversized, non-motorized, and recreational vehicles from parking on public streets…
Read full rule →Placer County
Few RestrictionsRegistered, operative RVs, boats and trailers stored at a home in unincorporated Placer County are not regulated by the…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Few RestrictionsUnincorporated San Diego County exempts recreational vehicles and farm vehicles from its residential-zone commercial…
Read full rule →Driveway Rules
Requirements for driveway width, materials, and whether you can park on unpaved surfaces or grass in your front yard.
Fresno
Significant RestrictionsFresno Municipal Code Section 10-605(h) makes it a public nuisance to park or store a vehicle on an unpaved surface…
Read full rule →Indio
Significant RestrictionsIndio bars single-family parking in the required front or street-side yard except in the approved driveway, and…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Significant RestrictionsPalmdale bans parking any vehicle in a residential front yard outside a defined driveway. The Municipal Code caps a…
Read full rule →Rialto
Significant RestrictionsOn Rialto residential property, vehicles must be kept on the driveway or in the garage. Parking on front lawns…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Significant RestrictionsSacramento bans parking on dirt, gravel, or any other unpaved surface citywide. Sacramento City Code § 10.44.010 makes…
Read full rule →Alameda
Some RestrictionsAlameda caps residential driveways at a minimum of eight and one-half feet and a maximum of ten feet wide under…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Some RestrictionsAlhambra requires every driveway and parking area to be paved; the Zoning Code flatly states no unpaved area shall be…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Some RestrictionsAnaheim's Zoning Code requires every driveway and vehicle parking area, at houses and businesses alike, to be paved in…
Read full rule →Antioch
Some RestrictionsAntioch caps paved front-yard parking at 50% of the yard and only lets residents extend an existing driveway apron…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Some RestrictionsBakersfield prohibits parking any vehicle, trailer, camper, boat or mobile equipment on unpaved ground in a front, rear…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Some RestrictionsBaldwin Park requires vehicles on private property to sit in a legally established parking facility or driveway leading…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Some RestrictionsBellflower limits driveways, walkways and other parking surfaces in a home's front yard to 40% of the required…
Read full rule →Bishop
Some RestrictionsYou may not block a driveway from the street (BMC 10.28.050(J)). On your own property, a motor vehicle in a residential…
Read full rule →Bostonia
Some RestrictionsUnder the San Diego County Zoning Ordinance, parking spaces and driveways must be hard-surfaced. Driveways for…
Read full rule →Brentwood
Some RestrictionsVehicles parked in a Brentwood front yard or unfenced side yard must sit entirely on a paved driveway area or matching…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Some RestrictionsBuena Park bans parking anywhere in the front yard of a residential lot except on a paved driveway, and caps driveway…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Some RestrictionsCamarillo bans parking or storing vehicles in a residential front yard setback unless the surface is an improved area…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Some RestrictionsCarlsbad bars required parking spaces from sitting in a home's front yard setback, with a narrow tandem-driveway…
Read full rule →Carson
Some RestrictionsCarson caps paved driveway and walkway coverage of a required front yard at 35% for a single-car driveway, 50% for a…
Read full rule →Ceres
Some RestrictionsCeres requires every off-street parking space, aisle, and driveway to be paved with a durable, dustless surface: no…
Read full rule →Chico
Some RestrictionsChico requires residential parking on driveways or parking pads only; parking on lawns, dirt, or within a required…
Read full rule →Chino
Some RestrictionsChino requires recreational vehicles parked in a driveway or front yard to sit on a paved surface, limits front-yard RV…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Some RestrictionsChino Hills requires every driveway and parking space to be paved with concrete, asphalt, or a city-approved surface…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Some RestrictionsChula Vista bars parking vehicles, trailers, boats, campers and RVs in a front or exterior side yard setback unless…
Read full rule →Clovis
Some RestrictionsClovis Municipal Code Section 5.27.101(z) makes it a public nuisance to park or store a vehicle, RV, motor home…
Read full rule →Colusa County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Colusa County prohibits parking in front of any public or private driveway and bars parking near…
Read full rule →Compton
Some RestrictionsCompton bars parking any vehicle, boat, trailer or RV in a required front or street side yard except on the driveway…
Read full rule →Corona
Some RestrictionsCorona treats an unpaved or deteriorated driveway or parking lot as a public nuisance once it develops uneven surfaces…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Some RestrictionsCosta Mesa bars parking or storing any vehicle or recreational vehicle on an unpaved surface anywhere on residential or…
Read full rule →Daly City
Some RestrictionsDaly City Municipal Code Section 17.34 requires two to six off-street parking spaces for single-family homes based on…
Read full rule →Davis
Some RestrictionsDavis limits how much of a single-family or duplex front and side yard can be paved for parking under Section 40.25.050…
Read full rule →Delano
Some RestrictionsDelano Development Code §20.13.20.12 prohibits parking any vehicle on an unpaved portion of a front yard setback, or on…
Read full rule →Downey
Some RestrictionsDowney bars parking on unpaved front and street side yards. Municipal Code § 9312.08(b)(7) requires those yards to be…
Read full rule →Dublin
Some RestrictionsDublin's City Manager can post no-parking restrictions up to fifteen feet on either side of a driveway under DMC §…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Some RestrictionsEastvale requires improved parking areas and driveways on residential property to be built of concrete cement, capped…
Read full rule →El Cajon
Some RestrictionsEl Cajon caps residential driveways at thirty feet wide with a thirty-six-foot curb opening, requiring at least twelve…
Read full rule →El Monte
Some RestrictionsEl Monte's Zoning Code caps how much of a front or street side yard can be paved for parking: no more than 40 percent…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Some RestrictionsElk Grove bans parking or storing any vehicle, RV, trailer, camper, or boat outside a garage or carport on an…
Read full rule →Escondido
Some RestrictionsEscondido bars parking on a residential front yard or the street-side yard of a corner lot, and on any landscaped area…
Read full rule →Fairfield
Some RestrictionsFairfield's zoning code requires every driveway, parking stall, drive aisle and maneuvering area serving required…
Read full rule →Folsom
Some RestrictionsFolsom Municipal Code Section 10.20.470 bans parking any vehicle, RV, trailer or camper on a front yard, side yard…
Read full rule →Fontana
Some RestrictionsFontana bars parking or storing a vehicle in the space between a home's setback line and the street unless it sits…
Read full rule →Fremont
Some RestrictionsFremont bans parking anywhere in a front yard or corner-lot street side yard except on the paved driveway itself…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Some RestrictionsFresno County bars parking an ADU's required vehicle in the front yard except on a paved driveway, and lets homeowners…
Read full rule →Garden Grove
Some RestrictionsGarden Grove requires every vehicle parked on residential property to sit on a fully paved surface: Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsGlendale bans parking any vehicle, improved surface or not, in a residential front setback or yard, including the lawn…
Read full rule →Glenn County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Glenn County, a two-way driveway serving a new building or major alteration must be at least eighteen…
Read full rule →Hanford
Some RestrictionsIn Hanford's low-density residential zones (R-L-5, R-L-8, R-L-12), driveway and paved-area width cannot exceed 40% of…
Read full rule →Hawthorne
Some RestrictionsHawthorne bars parking or storing a vehicle anywhere in a required front yard, or in the street-side yard of a corner…
Read full rule →Hayward
Some RestrictionsHayward sets exact driveway widths and paving limits for houses, duplexes, and triplexes. Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Hemet
Some RestrictionsHemet caps driveway paving at 30 feet wide, sets material and width standards by garage size, and limits how much of…
Read full rule →Hercules
Some RestrictionsHercules limits how much of a residential front yard can be paved for a driveway to preserve neighborhood character and…
Read full rule →Hesperia
Some RestrictionsHesperia requires driveways serving one or two homes to be at least 12 feet wide and paved with a minimum 2 inches of…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Some RestrictionsHuntington Beach zoning bars parking cars, trailers, campers, and boats on landscaped front-yard areas in residential…
Read full rule →Imperial County
Some RestrictionsImperial County exempts single-family driveways from its parking-area paving standards, but still sets minimum widths…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Some RestrictionsInglewood requires every residential driveway to be paved with Portland cement concrete, not gravel, dirt, or turf, and…
Read full rule →Irvine
Some RestrictionsIrvine confines residential vehicle parking within any setback area to approved drives, parking areas, garages and…
Read full rule →Kern County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Kern County, off-street parking areas and driveways must be surfaced with approved materials…
Read full rule →Kings County
Some RestrictionsKings County requires every parking area, aisle and access drive, including residential driveways, to have a durable…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsLake County's zoning ordinance bars uncovered parking in any required front yard bordering a street, except tandem…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood driveways must be concrete, patterned concrete, brick, or pavers; asphalt is explicitly banned for…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Some RestrictionsLancaster limits how much of a single-family front yard can be paved for parking. Municipal Code Sec. 17.08.070.F.5…
Read full rule →Lodi
Some RestrictionsLodi allows residential parking inside a required front, side, or rear setback only on a paved surface that meets the…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Some RestrictionsLos Angeles requires access driveways to be at least 9 feet wide in A and most R zones, and at least 10 feet wide in…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated LA County residential and agricultural zones, vehicles may only be parked in the front yard area on a…
Read full rule →Los Banos
Some RestrictionsLos Banos bars parking or storing vehicles on lawns, landscaped areas, or bare dirt anywhere in the front yard…
Read full rule →Madera
Some RestrictionsMadera bans parking trailers, boats, motorcycles or motor vehicles on any unpaved part of a front yard or corner-lot…
Read full rule →Madera County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Madera County, commercial, industrial, multiple-family, and public/institutional parking areas must…
Read full rule →Manteca
Some RestrictionsManteca requires single-family homeowners to park vehicles only on paved driveways: parking on lawns, landscaping, or…
Read full rule →Marin County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Marin County bans storing operable or inoperable vehicles in a residential front yard unless they sit on…
Read full rule →Mendocino County
Some RestrictionsConstructing a new driveway approach onto a County highway in unincorporated Mendocino County requires an encroachment…
Read full rule →Menifee
Some RestrictionsMenifee Municipal Code Section 11.20.020(A)(30) declares it a public nuisance to park any vehicle on a front or side…
Read full rule →Merced County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Merced County bars parking in a front-yard setback except inside an actual driveway. Zoning Code Section…
Read full rule →Mission Viejo
Some RestrictionsMission Viejo requires all permanent off-street parking to sit on paved surfaces and bans parking vehicles in a…
Read full rule →Monterey
Some RestrictionsIn Monterey's R-E Residential Estate District, parking in a required front-yard setback is limited to the driveway…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsIn Moorpark, vehicles parked in a required front, side, or rear yard must be fully operative, licensed, and parked on…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Some RestrictionsMountain View requires any vehicle visible from the street to sit on a paved, permitted surface, never on the sidewalk…
Read full rule →Murrieta
Some RestrictionsSection 10.44.020(D) requires every parked passenger vehicle in Murrieta to sit on a pre-engineered, load-bearing…
Read full rule →Nevada County
Some RestrictionsBuilding, paving, or modifying a driveway that connects to a Nevada County road requires an Encroachment Permit from…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Some RestrictionsNewport Beach declares it a public nuisance to park or store a vehicle in the required front yard setback unless it…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Some RestrictionsNorwalk lets residents park operable, currently-registered vehicles they own in a front or side yard visible from the…
Read full rule →Oakland
Some RestrictionsOakland's property-blight code bars parking, storing or keeping any regulated vehicle, trailer, boat or heavy equipment…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Some RestrictionsOceanside requires driveways to be paved under Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Section 3119.A, and Section 1050(EE) bars…
Read full rule →Ontario
Some RestrictionsOntario bars parking or storing vehicles, trailers and boats on a lawn, landscaped area or any other unpaved surface in…
Read full rule →Orange
Some RestrictionsEvery off-street driveway and parking area in Orange must be surfaced in asphalt, concrete, or a City Engineer-approved…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Orange County requires driveways, parking spaces and maneuvering areas to be paved with permeable or…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Some RestrictionsOxnard bars parking or storing a vehicle anywhere on residential property that is visible from a public street unless…
Read full rule →Pacifica
Some RestrictionsPacifica Municipal Code Section 9-4.2808 bars parking most vehicles, RVs, trailers and boats in a required yard, but…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Some RestrictionsEvery off-street parking area in Palm Springs, including a home's driveway and parking pad, must be paved under Zoning…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Some RestrictionsPasadena bars parking any vehicle on a residential front yard or setback, paved or not, including lawns, unless the…
Read full rule →Perris
Some RestrictionsIn Perris, California, it is unlawful to park or store a vehicle anywhere on private property visible from the street…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Some RestrictionsPetaluma bars parking areas from the required front setback or street-side setback for anything other than…
Read full rule →Pleasanton
Some RestrictionsPleasanton makes it a public nuisance to park or store a vehicle in a residential district anywhere on the property…
Read full rule →Pomona
Some RestrictionsPomona City Code Sec. 58-234 bans parking on dirt, grass, gravel or any other pervious surface on private property…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Some RestrictionsRancho Cordova caps how much of a single-family or two-family front yard can be paved. RCMC § 23.716.060(A) limits…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Some RestrictionsRancho Cucamonga bans parking on bare dirt or gravel at a home: Municipal Code Section 17.68.030 requires vehicles in…
Read full rule →Redding
Some RestrictionsRedding requires residential driveways up to 150 feet long to be paved end-to-end with asphalt, concrete or…
Read full rule →Redlands
Some RestrictionsRedlands limits paving in front yards to 25 percent of the required area for driveway access, and bans parking on the…
Read full rule →Redondo Beach
Some RestrictionsRedondo Beach bars parking on any front yard area except an approved driveway that runs straight to a garage. The one…
Read full rule →Richmond
Some RestrictionsRichmond defines a driveway as an approach passing over the curb, parking strip, or sidewalk, and requires driveway…
Read full rule →Ridgecrest
Some RestrictionsRidgecrest's zoning code sets minimum residential driveway widths: ten feet of clear width at minimum, twenty feet for…
Read full rule →Riverside
Some RestrictionsRiverside limits front-yard parking to a paved driveway leading to a garage or carport, capped at the garage's width…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Some RestrictionsInside the Bermuda Dunes Neighborhood Preservation Overlay in unincorporated Riverside County, driveways and improved…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Some RestrictionsRohnert Park bars parking a vehicle in a required front or side yard setback unless it's on a driveway, in an approved…
Read full rule →Roseville
Some RestrictionsRoseville bans parking any vehicle on an unimproved surface: driveways and parking areas must be asphalt concrete…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Some RestrictionsVehicle parking on residential lots of 15,000 sq ft or less must sit on impervious paving, not bare dirt or landscaped…
Read full rule →Salinas
Some RestrictionsSalinas bans parking any vehicle in a front or corner side yard of a residential lot unless it sits on a paved driveway…
Read full rule →San Benito County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Benito County requires most off-street parking areas to be paved, but allows an unpaved, dust-free…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino bans parking on any unpaved parcel of real property, but the ordinance carves out a specific exception…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Some RestrictionsCounty Code § 83.11.030(a) bars parking in front-yard setbacks except inside a driveway built for a single-family home…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Some RestrictionsSan Clemente limits what can sit in a residential driveway: boats and trailers cannot be parked there at all, and an…
Read full rule →San Diego
Some RestrictionsSan Diego bars parking off-street spaces or vehicles in a required front or street side yard except on a legal…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Diego County requires driveways and parking spaces to be hard-surfaced with asphalt or concrete, but…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Some RestrictionsSan Francisco lets homeowners park at most two operable vehicles in a residential driveway per lot, bans boats…
Read full rule →San Jose
Some RestrictionsSan Jose bans parking or storing an unmounted camper or vehicle in a residential front setback for more than 48 hours…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Some RestrictionsSan Leandro's zoning code bars parking in the required front or street-side setback unless the vehicle sits on a paved…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Some RestrictionsSan Marcos Municipal Code § 10.48.070(a) bars parking or storing a vehicle in a residential front or street-side yard…
Read full rule →San Mateo County
Some RestrictionsFront-yard vehicle, boat and camper-shell parking is banned outside the driveway in the Broadmoor Police Protection…
Read full rule →San Rafael
Some RestrictionsIn San Rafael's Hillside Development Overlay District, driveways and vehicle maneuvering areas must be all-weather…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Some RestrictionsSan Ramon lets a single-family lot pave only half its required front setback for driveway and parking use under City…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Some RestrictionsIn Santa Ana's R1 single-family district, a driveway must lead to a garage and can't be wider than the garage itself or…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Some RestrictionsIn residential zones, a driveway inside the required front setback can't exceed 50 percent of that lot's street…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Some RestrictionsSanta Clara's zoning code bars required parking from front and side-corner setbacks and requires any parking that is…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Santa Clara County requires paved, dust-controlled driveways for single-family homes, caps driveway and…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Some RestrictionsSanta Clarita requires driveways and parking areas to be paved with concrete or asphalt whenever they connect to a…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz
Some RestrictionsSanta Cruz §10.40.080 bars commercial vehicle washing on driveways, sidewalks, or streets; §10.40.070 prohibits vehicle…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Some RestrictionsSanta Cruz County requires every driveway, parking area, aisle and access drive to be paved with two inches of asphalt…
Read full rule →Santa Monica
Some RestrictionsAny driveway crossing a public street, parkway, or sidewalk in Santa Monica requires written approval from the…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa bans parking on any unimproved lot or in a required front or side yard setback unless the vehicle sits on a…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Some RestrictionsSimi Valley bars parking or storing any vehicle, camper, or vessel on an unpaved surface within a yard or setback area…
Read full rule →Sonoma
Some RestrictionsThe City of Sonoma requires every driveway, parking area and other space built for vehicles to have a hard, all-weather…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Sonoma County, residential parking and driveway standards come from Zoning Code Chapter 26, Article…
Read full rule →South Gate
Some RestrictionsSouth Gate limits garage-less homes to one paved driveway space, maximum twelve feet wide, in the front yard setback…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsStockton restricts front and street-side yard parking to a paved driveway only, and caps how much of that setback area…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Some RestrictionsSunnyvale allows parking in required yards, but caps front-yard vehicle parking at half the yard area, and restricts…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Some RestrictionsThousand Oaks confines residential front-yard parking to the driveway or another city-approved parking area. Under TOMC…
Read full rule →Tracy
Some RestrictionsTracy limits paving in a residential front yard to 50 percent of its area, and separately makes it unlawful to park on…
Read full rule →Turlock
Some RestrictionsEvery driveway and parking space in Turlock's residential districts must be paved, vehicles, trailers, and campers…
Read full rule →Union City
Some RestrictionsUnion City requires any vehicle parked on a front or side yard driveway or apron to sit on a stabilized permanent…
Read full rule →Upland
Some RestrictionsUpland Municipal Code Section 8.12.020(F) makes it unlawful to park or store a vehicle on any unpaved area of a…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Some RestrictionsVallejo treats parking cars on an unpaved lot as a public nuisance once mud, gravel, or debris tracks onto city streets…
Read full rule →Ventura
Some RestrictionsEvery driveway, drive aisle, parking area, and access to a parking area required by Ventura's zoning code must be…
Read full rule →Ventura County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Ventura County lets only fully operative, licensed, registered vehicles park in a front or street-side…
Read full rule →Victorville
Some RestrictionsVictorville bans parking or storing any vehicle on a single-family residential lot unless it sits in a designated…
Read full rule →Vista
Some RestrictionsVista lets vehicles, trailers and RVs park on a residential driveway only if it is actually paved: at least four inches…
Read full rule →West Covina
Some RestrictionsWest Covina's Sec. 26-46(c) caps front yard driveway pavement to the garage or carport width plus 12 feet, or 20 feet…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Some RestrictionsWest Sacramento requires every driveway, parking space, and maneuvering aisle to be surfaced in concrete, asphalt…
Read full rule →Westminster
Some RestrictionsWestminster prohibits parking or storing vehicles on the unpaved open space of a front yard in any residential zone…
Read full rule →Whittier
Some RestrictionsWhittier confines residential vehicle parking to a permitted driveway or a parking facility. Parking a car, truck, or…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsYuba City bars parking anywhere in a required front or street side yard except on an approved driveway leading to a…
Read full rule →Yuba County
Some RestrictionsWithin Yuba County's Valley Growth Boundary, unincorporated-area residential driveways must be 12 to 30 feet wide and…
Read full rule →Apple Valley
Light RestrictionsEvery driveway in Apple Valley must be paved with asphalt, concrete or another all-weather surface under Development…
Read full rule →Visalia
Light RestrictionsIn Visalia's residential zones, all driveways must be paved, and any parking in the front yard setback area must be on…
Read full rule →Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Rules about parking work trucks, vans with commercial lettering, and vehicles over a weight or length threshold in residential areas, the thresholds, the exemptions, and the fines.
Burbank
Heavy RestrictionsBurbank Municipal Code Section 6-1-1008.1 makes it unlawful for any commercial vehicle exceeding 6,500 pounds unladen…
Read full rule →Citrus Heights
Heavy RestrictionsCommercial vehicles over 10,000 lbs GVWR are prohibited from overnight parking on Citrus Heights residential streets…
Read full rule →El Dorado County
Heavy RestrictionsEl Dorado County does not adopt a separate countywide commercial-vehicle on-street parking ordinance for unincorporated…
Read full rule →Galt
Heavy RestrictionsCommercial vehicles and agricultural trucks over 10,000 pounds gross weight are restricted from overnight parking on…
Read full rule →Jurupa Valley
Heavy RestrictionsCommercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds GVWR and all commercial trailers are banned from residential-district streets…
Read full rule →Los Banos
Heavy RestrictionsLos Banos bans parking a semi truck, tractor, or tractor-trailer in any residential yard, front, side, or back, with no…
Read full rule →Madera
Heavy RestrictionsMadera Municipal Code § 10-3.413 prohibits storing or parking commercial vehicles in the city's R-1, R-2, and R-3…
Read full rule →Mendocino County
Heavy RestrictionsMendocino County Code Section 15.12.090 prohibits parking heavy commercial vehicles (10,000+ lb unladen weight)…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Heavy RestrictionsParking or storing a motor truck in any Palm Springs residential zone is unlawful unless it is inside an enclosed…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara
Heavy RestrictionsSanta Barbara has a distinctive oversized-vehicle ordinance, SBMC 10.44.220(B), adopted by the City Council on November…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz
Heavy RestrictionsSanta Cruz §10.40.115 prohibits parking any commercial vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of…
Read full rule →Union City
Heavy RestrictionsUnion City bars parking any vehicle longer than 20 feet or with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000…
Read full rule →Vista
Heavy RestrictionsVista bans parking or leaving standing any oversized vehicle, defined by Vista Municipal Code section 10.32.055 as over…
Read full rule →Alameda County
Significant RestrictionsIn unincorporated Alameda County, a commercial vehicle over 10,000 pounds GVWR can't park in a residential district (or…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Significant RestrictionsAnaheim bans parking a truck tractor, unattached trailer, heavy commercial vehicle of ten thousand pounds or more, or…
Read full rule →Antioch
Significant RestrictionsAntioch bans parking commercial, industrial, or agricultural motor vehicles over one ton, and trailers used for the…
Read full rule →Apple Valley
Significant RestrictionsApple Valley bans parking any commercial vehicle over 26,001 pounds GVWR, including semi tractors and trailers, in…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Significant RestrictionsBakersfield bars parking or leaving standing any commercial vehicle rated over 15,000 pounds gross vehicle weight in a…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Significant RestrictionsBellflower bans street parking of any commercial-plated vehicle over 8,000 lbs GVW, 19 feet long, 7 feet wide, or 7…
Read full rule →Calaveras County
Significant RestrictionsCalaveras County bars commercial vehicles over 14,000 pounds gross weight from named residential streets in Valley…
Read full rule →Carson
Significant RestrictionsCarson bans parking any commercial vehicle over 6,000 pounds, 25 feet long, or 96 inches wide on any city street at all…
Read full rule →Ceres
Significant RestrictionsCeres requires a City Engineer permit before parking any commercial vehicle rated 10,000+ pounds GVWR on a street in a…
Read full rule →Chino
Significant RestrictionsChino bans storing commercial vehicles, trailers, or semi-trailers on private residential property beyond three hours…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Significant RestrictionsChino Hills bars parking any commercial vehicle rated 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or more on residential streets…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Significant RestrictionsChula Vista bars parking any recreational vehicle, trailer, boat or camper on a public street, alley or public way…
Read full rule →Clovis
Significant RestrictionsClovis caps commercial trucks over one ton (up to 15,000 pounds GVWR), buses and commercial trailers at four hours of…
Read full rule →Compton
Significant RestrictionsCompton bars parking or standing any commercial vehicle rated 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or more in a…
Read full rule →Corona
Significant RestrictionsCorona requires an off-street truck parking permit from the Chief of Police before anyone can park a commercial vehicle…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Significant RestrictionsCupertino bars commercial vehicles rated 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or more, and all truck trailers, from…
Read full rule →Davis
Significant RestrictionsDavis bans commercial trucks off approved truck routes from parking anywhere except a short list of signed streets, and…
Read full rule →Downey
Significant RestrictionsDowney bans parking commercial vehicles over 6,000 pounds, wider than 84 inches, or taller than 84 inches, plus…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Significant RestrictionsEastvale bans parking any commercial vehicle over 10,000 pounds gross weight, or any commercial trailer or semitrailer…
Read full rule →El Cajon
Significant RestrictionsEl Cajon bans parking any commercial vehicle over 10,000 pounds gross weight, or any commercial trailer, on city…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Significant RestrictionsElk Grove bans parking or storing commercial or recreational vehicles, including trucks, trailers and heavy equipment…
Read full rule →Escondido
Significant RestrictionsEscondido bans parking any commercial vehicle rated 10,000 pounds or more on streets in residential zones, including…
Read full rule →Fontana
Significant RestrictionsFontana bars commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds GVW, and any trailer used for commercial purposes, from stopping…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Significant RestrictionsFresno County Code Section 11.45.071 bars parking or storing any commercial vehicle over twenty-five feet long or ten…
Read full rule →Garden Grove
Significant RestrictionsGarden Grove bans parking or storing commercial vehicles in residential zones or on residential properties outright…
Read full rule →Glenn County
Significant RestrictionsGlenn County bars parking of any commercial vehicle rated over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight on a county road…
Read full rule →Hanford
Significant RestrictionsHanford bars trucks, truck-and-trailers, and tractors over five tons from parking on any street or alley in a…
Read full rule →Hemet
Significant RestrictionsCommercial vehicles and truck tractors cannot park in Hemet residential districts or the downtown zone, and are barred…
Read full rule →Hesperia
Significant RestrictionsHesperia bars parking any commercial vehicle rated 26,000 pounds GVWR or more on public streets citywide, with only…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Significant RestrictionsHuntington Beach bans parking any motor vehicle over 22 feet long or 84 inches wide, any recreational vehicle…
Read full rule →Imperial County
Significant RestrictionsImperial County bans parking any unattended commercial vehicle, or any vehicle over 6,000 pounds gross weight, on a…
Read full rule →Indio
Significant RestrictionsIndio prohibits parking or storing commercial vehicles and commercial trailers on streets, driveways, and private…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Significant RestrictionsInglewood bans parking any commercial vehicle, including buses, taxis, tow trucks, and any truck or pickup wider or…
Read full rule →Irvine
Significant RestrictionsIrvine bars any commercial vehicle rated 6,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or more, box trucks, tractors, work rigs…
Read full rule →Lake Forest
Significant RestrictionsLake Forest bans parking, placing, or storing any commercial vehicle over 22 feet long, seven feet tall, or 90 inches…
Read full rule →Livermore
Significant RestrictionsLivermore Municipal Code Section 8.14.030(D)(3) makes it a public nuisance to park or store a heavy commercial vehicle…
Read full rule →Lodi
Significant RestrictionsLodi bars commercial vehicles heavier than one and one-half tons of gross load capacity, such as tow trucks…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Significant RestrictionsLong Beach bars parking any 'Oversized Vehicle', over 85 inches high, 80 inches wide or 22 feet long, on a residential…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Significant RestrictionsCommercial vehicles (truck tractors or vehicles with commercial plates exceeding 22 feet or bearing business signage)…
Read full rule →Madera County
Significant RestrictionsUnincorporated Madera County bars parking any commercial vehicle of 10,000+ lbs GVW on residential lots, roads, or…
Read full rule →Manteca
Significant RestrictionsManteca bars parking an oversized vehicle or trailer, over 20 feet long, or 7 feet tall or wide, on any public street…
Read full rule →Martinez
Significant RestrictionsMartinez prohibits parking of commercial vehicles over a specified weight (commonly 10,000 lbs GVWR) on residential…
Read full rule →Merced
Significant RestrictionsMerced prohibits parking or leaving standing any commercial vehicle rated 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or more on…
Read full rule →Mission Viejo
Significant RestrictionsMission Viejo bans commercial vehicles over 22 feet long, 8 feet tall or 90 inches wide, along with construction…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Significant RestrictionsMoorpark bans parking oversized vehicles, trailers and fifth wheels, over 19 feet long, 7 feet wide or 8 feet tall, on…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Significant RestrictionsMoreno Valley bans parking any commercial vehicle, truck, trailer or semi-trailer rated 10,000 pounds or more on…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Significant RestrictionsMountain View bars parking a commercial vehicle rated 10,000 pounds or more on any street next to residentially zoned…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Significant RestrictionsNewport Beach bans parking or leaving standing any heavy-duty commercial vehicle on a public street or alley in a…
Read full rule →Oakland
Significant RestrictionsOakland bans parking any truck, tractor or trailer over 10,000 pounds GVWR on a public street in a residential district…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Significant RestrictionsOceanside bars commercial vehicles with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more from…
Read full rule →Orange
Significant RestrictionsOrange bans parking trucks with oversized wheels, extra axles or long beds, buses, farm and special-purpose machines on…
Read full rule →Orange County
Significant RestrictionsUnincorporated Orange County bans parking oversized vehicles, over 25 feet long, over 10,000 pounds, or wider than 90…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Significant RestrictionsOxnard bars commercial vehicles rated 10,000 pounds or more from parking on any street in a residential district under…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Significant RestrictionsPalmdale bans parking any commercial vehicle rated 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or more on a highway or alley in…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Significant RestrictionsPasadena Municipal Code Section 10.40.190 bars parking or leaving standing any commercial vehicle or trailer of 10,000…
Read full rule →Perris
Significant RestrictionsPerris, California bars truck tractors, trailers, semitrailers and any commercial vehicle of 10,000 pounds or more from…
Read full rule →Placer County
Significant RestrictionsUnincorporated Placer County limits residential and agricultural parcels to storing just one commercial vehicle, and…
Read full rule →Pomona
Significant RestrictionsPomona City Code Sec. 18-222(25) declares it a public nuisance to park or store any commercial vehicle over 25 feet…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Significant RestrictionsRancho Cordova bars parking or storing a commercial or recreational vehicle on any public street unless it's in a…
Read full rule →Redding
Significant RestrictionsRedding Municipal Code Section 11.24.070 bars parking a commercial vehicle or trailer weighing 10,000 pounds or more…
Read full rule →Redlands
Significant RestrictionsRedlands bars any commercial truck, tractor, semitrailer or trailer of 10,000 pounds or more from parking on a street…
Read full rule →Redwood City
Significant RestrictionsRedwood City bans parking any oversized commercial vehicle in a residential district at any time under Code § 20.101…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Significant RestrictionsCommercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds GVWR, plus any commercial trailer or semi-trailer regardless of weight, cannot…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Significant RestrictionsRohnert Park Municipal Code Section 10.40.240 makes it unlawful to park or leave unattended any commercial vehicle…
Read full rule →Roseville
Significant RestrictionsRoseville Municipal Code Section 11.20.060 prohibits parking any commercial vehicle rated 10,000 pounds gross vehicle…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Significant RestrictionsSacramento bars parking any commercial vehicle rated 10,000 pounds or more on private property zoned R-1 through R-5…
Read full rule →Salinas
Significant RestrictionsSalinas Municipal Code Sec. 20-100.1 bars parking any commercial vehicle rated 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Significant RestrictionsSan Bernardino bars commercial vehicles, truck tractors, semitrailers and trailers of 10,000 pounds GVWR or more from…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Significant RestrictionsCommercial trucks and trailers over 10,000 pounds GVW can't park on residential streets in San Bernardino County's…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Significant RestrictionsUnincorporated San Diego County bars parking any commercial vehicle over one ton on private property in residential…
Read full rule →San Joaquin County
Significant RestrictionsCounty code bans parking or standing any commercial vehicle rated 10,000+ pounds GVWR on residential streets in the…
Read full rule →San Jose
Significant RestrictionsSan Jose can post any street as a "no large vehicle parking zone" and have vehicles over 6 feet tall or 7 feet wide…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Significant RestrictionsSLMC § 6-1-430(d) bars commercial vehicles over two axles, 20 feet, seven feet tall, or 10,000 pounds GVWR from…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Significant RestrictionsSan Marcos Municipal Code § 12.20.150 bans parking or standing a commercial vehicle rated 9,000 pounds or more, a truck…
Read full rule →San Rafael
Significant RestrictionsSan Rafael bars parking commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds, trailers, or oversized vehicles longer than one hour on…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Significant RestrictionsSanta Ana bans parking oversized, non-motorized, and recreational vehicles on public streets between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Significant RestrictionsUnincorporated Santa Clara County bars parking any commercial vehicle rated 10,000 pounds or more on a residential…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Significant RestrictionsSanta Clarita makes it unlawful to park a commercial vehicle on any residential-zone street at any time under Municipal…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Significant RestrictionsSanta Rosa City Code Chapter 11-28 prohibits parking any commercial vehicle, truck, or trailer over 10,000 pounds GVWR…
Read full rule →Sonoma
Significant RestrictionsIn residential districts within the City of Sonoma, it is unlawful to park or stand a commercial vehicle rated 10,000…
Read full rule →South Gate
Significant RestrictionsSouth Gate limits vehicles and trailers in a home's required setback area to 36 hours, and bans parking a recreational…
Read full rule →Stanislaus County
Significant RestrictionsStanislaus County bans parking or standing any commercial vehicle rated 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or more on…
Read full rule →Temecula
Significant RestrictionsTemecula Municipal Code Section 10.16.260 bars parking commercial or construction vehicles and equipment, like…
Read full rule →Turlock
Significant RestrictionsTurlock bars commercial vehicles rated 10,000 pounds or more from parking on streets or property in residential…
Read full rule →Upland
Significant RestrictionsUpland Municipal Code § 10.08.150 bars parking or storing a commercial vehicle weighing 6,000 pounds or more, or any…
Read full rule →Vacaville
Significant RestrictionsVacaville Municipal Code Section 10.20.020(N) bars parking any commercial vehicle rated 10,000 pounds gross vehicle…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Significant RestrictionsVallejo bars house cars, buses, campers, trailers, school buses, and trucks over three-quarters ton from parking on any…
Read full rule →Ventura County
Significant RestrictionsWhere the Board of Supervisors designates an area by resolution, unincorporated Ventura County bans parking any…
Read full rule →Victorville
Significant RestrictionsVictorville bars parking any commercial truck, trailer or semi-trailer over 12,000 pounds GVWR on a designated truck…
Read full rule →West Covina
Significant RestrictionsWest Covina bans commercial vehicles rated 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or more from stopping, standing or…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Significant RestrictionsWest Sacramento bars parking commercial trucks over 10,000 pounds GVWR, and any trailer or semi-trailer, on residential…
Read full rule →Westminster
Significant RestrictionsWestminster bars parking or storing construction equipment, buses, tow trucks, tractors and any other commercial…
Read full rule →Alameda
Some RestrictionsAlameda bars parking a heavy commercial vehicle for more than three hours on any street in a residential district, and…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Some RestrictionsAlhambra caps parking of heavy-duty commercial vehicles at three hours on any street in or adjacent to a residential…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Some RestrictionsBaldwin Park bars any vehicle over three tons gross weight from parking on city streets except on designated truck…
Read full rule →Berkeley
Some RestrictionsBerkeley bars parking any heavy-duty commercial vehicle on a public street between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. for more than one…
Read full rule →Bishop
Some RestrictionsBishop has no separate oversized-vehicle ordinance. Large vehicles are governed by the general street rules: the…
Read full rule →Bostonia
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Bostonia, San Diego County Code 72.126 bans parking commercial vehicles rated 10,000 lbs or more on…
Read full rule →Brentwood
Some RestrictionsBrentwood restricts overnight parking of commercial vehicles exceeding 10,000 lbs gross vehicle weight rating in…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Some RestrictionsBuena Park caps large commercial vehicle parking on designated truck routes at one hour, with narrow exceptions for…
Read full rule →Butte County
Some RestrictionsHeavy equipment storage by individual contractors/drivers is permitted in industrial zones but requires a special…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Some RestrictionsCamarillo bars parking commercial vehicles over ten thousand pounds gross on residential streets, unless the vehicle is…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Some RestrictionsCarlsbad bans commercial vehicles with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more from…
Read full rule →Chico
Some RestrictionsChico bars parking or storing a vehicle, RV, boat, or trailer on any city street or public right-of-way for more than…
Read full rule →Colusa County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Colusa County bars trucks and trailer combinations over 12,000 lb GVW from streets signed 'no parking,'…
Read full rule →Contra Costa County
Some RestrictionsContra Costa County has no specific county-wide ordinance restricting where commercial vehicles may park on public…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Some RestrictionsCosta Mesa restricts commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds gross weight to designated truck routes and caps street…
Read full rule →Daly City
Some RestrictionsCommercial vehicles cannot park on Daly City residential streets overnight (5 p.m.-7 a.m.); qualifying residents and…
Read full rule →Delano
Some RestrictionsOff-street parking for commercial and residential uses is set by Delano Development Code Table 13.A. Single-family…
Read full rule →Dublin
Some RestrictionsDublin bans parking or operating a commercial vehicle over five tons gross weight, including load, on any street in a…
Read full rule →El Monte
Some RestrictionsEl Monte bars commercial vehicles weighing 10,000 pounds or more from parking or standing on designated streets within…
Read full rule →Fairfield
Some RestrictionsFairfield bars parking a commercial vehicle rated 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or more in any residence district…
Read full rule →Folsom
Some RestrictionsCommercial vehicles over 10,000 lbs or 22 feet may not park on Folsom residential streets overnight. California Vehicle…
Read full rule →Fremont
Some RestrictionsFremont Municipal Code 18.183.150 bans parking or storing any commercial vehicle over three tons gross unladen weight…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsFresno's Parking Division specifically lists commercial vehicles parked in residential areas as a regulated…
Read full rule →Fullerton
Some RestrictionsFullerton bars large commercial vehicles, defined by vehicle type and a 10,000-pound gross weight rating, from parking…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsCommercial vehicles cannot park more than five hours in any Glendale residential district under Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Hawthorne
Some RestrictionsHawthorne caps commercial vehicle, trailer, and bus parking at one hour citywide, and bars it entirely on streets…
Read full rule →Hayward
Some RestrictionsHayward bars commercial vehicles, as defined by the California Vehicle Code, from parking or storing in any residential…
Read full rule →Hercules
Some RestrictionsHercules limits any heavy-duty commercial vehicle, more than two axles, 20 feet or longer, or wider than six feet eight…
Read full rule →Humboldt County
Some RestrictionsHumboldt County does not have a single dedicated commercial-vehicle parking ordinance; commercial trucks must follow…
Read full rule →Isleton
Some RestrictionsIsleton limits overnight parking of commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds GVWR on residential streets per CVC 22507.5…
Read full rule →Kern County
Some RestrictionsKern County Title 19 limits truck parking at a residence to one truck under 5 tons used for employment or an approved…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsCommercial trailers, semis and buses cannot park in front of or next to Lake County parks along the Highway 20 scenic…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsOn a residential lot, Lakewood only allows off-street parking of a licensed, operable commercial vehicle if it weighs…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Some RestrictionsLancaster bans parking a commercial vehicle of 10,000 pounds or more gross weight rating on any highway or alley in a…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Some RestrictionsIn 21 named unincorporated districts, oversized trailers and vehicles cannot park on streets or alleys without a…
Read full rule →Marin County
Some RestrictionsOn County roads designated by Board of Supervisors resolution and posted with signs, oversized commercial vehicles…
Read full rule →Menifee
Some RestrictionsMenifee bans commercial vehicles with a manufacturer's GVWR over 10,000 pounds, and any commercial trailer or…
Read full rule →Merced County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Merced County bans parking a commercial vehicle of 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or more on any…
Read full rule →Modesto
Some RestrictionsModesto Municipal Code section 3-2.1006 prohibits parking commercial vehicles (generally over 10,000 lbs GVWR) in…
Read full rule →Monterey
Some RestrictionsIn residential zones the City Council can designate no-parking areas where it is unlawful to park a vehicle or trailer…
Read full rule →Monterey County
Some RestrictionsMonterey County's zoning ordinance bars using off-street parking facilities for storing or repairing vehicles and…
Read full rule →Murrieta
Some RestrictionsSection 10.32.160 keeps commercial vehicles, as defined by California Vehicle Code Section 22507.5, off most Murrieta…
Read full rule →Nevada County
Some RestrictionsNevada County does not maintain a citywide commercial-vehicle parking grid, so commercial-truck parking in…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Some RestrictionsNorwalk caps street parking for heavy commercial vehicles, over 10,000 pounds gross weight or wider than 96 inches, at…
Read full rule →Ontario
Some RestrictionsOntario Municipal Code Sec. 4-13.04 prohibits parking or storing commercial vehicles over 10,000 lb GVWR (11,500 lb for…
Read full rule →Pacifica
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Pacifica, commercial vehicles of 10,000 pounds or more cannot park, stand, or be stored on a public…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Some RestrictionsPetaluma bars parking a commercial vehicle in any residential district except while actively loading, unloading, or…
Read full rule →Pleasanton
Some RestrictionsChapter 11.48 bars commercial vehicles over three tons gross weight from most Pleasanton streets, confining them to…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Some RestrictionsRancho Cucamonga forbids parking any vehicle heavier than 7,000 pounds curb weight, wider than 80 inches, taller than…
Read full rule →Redondo Beach
Some RestrictionsRedondo Beach Municipal Code Section 3-7.1303 prohibits parking any commercial vehicle weighing 6,000 pounds unladen…
Read full rule →Richmond
Some RestrictionsRichmond allows only one business vehicle with up to one-ton payload capacity to be parked at a residential property…
Read full rule →Ridgecrest
Some RestrictionsRidgecrest lets oversize vehicles park on private property in yard areas but bars the required front yard setback, with…
Read full rule →Riverside
Some RestrictionsRiverside bars parking commercial vehicles on residential streets and alleys except while actively loading or…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Sacramento County, commercial vehicles or equipment with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Some RestrictionsSection 10.28.230(B) of the San Clemente Municipal Code bars parking a commercial vehicle on any City street, public…
Read full rule →San Diego
Some RestrictionsSan Diego bars trucks and equipment over 24 feet from driving or parking in the Downtown central traffic district on…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Some RestrictionsSan Francisco bars trucks and other commercial vehicles over 22 feet long or 7 feet tall from parking more than two…
Read full rule →San Luis Obispo County
Some RestrictionsSan Luis Obispo County Code Sec. 22.30.040(B) bars commercial vehicles longer than 20 feet from being stored in…
Read full rule →San Mateo County
Some RestrictionsTwo Ordinance Code sections limit truck and trailer parking on unincorporated San Mateo County streets. Section…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Some RestrictionsSan Ramon limits how long a heavy-duty commercial vehicle can sit on private property in a residential zone: three…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Some RestrictionsSanta Barbara County Code Chapter 23 restricts parking buses, trucks, and tractors in residential districts to two…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Some RestrictionsSanta Clara can close specific streets to commercial vehicles entirely: Section 10.05.780 of the City Code lets the…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Some RestrictionsSCCC 9.70.600 lets residents petition to designate a street where parking a commercial vehicle of 10,000 lbs GVW or…
Read full rule →Santa Maria
Some RestrictionsSanta Maria Section 7-5.18 prohibits any CVC-defined vehicle, including a bus, from parking in residential districts…
Read full rule →Santa Monica
Some RestrictionsCommercial vehicles that exceed 8 feet in width or 8 feet in height may not park on any residential district street or…
Read full rule →Shasta County
Some RestrictionsShasta County's code does not impose a blanket ban on parking commercial trucks on residential roads in the…
Read full rule →Solano County
Some RestrictionsSolano County has no general on-street ban targeting commercial trucks in residential areas; that area is governed by…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Some RestrictionsOn County roads in unincorporated Sonoma County, parking or standing of commercial vehicles rated 10,000 pounds gross…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsStockton's Development Code bars company, commercial and nonprofit vehicles over one ton, or any clearly commercial…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Some RestrictionsA commercial vehicle weighing ten thousand pounds or more cannot park in a Sunnyvale residential district for more than…
Read full rule →Sutter County
Some RestrictionsChapter 1137 restricts commercial vehicles in designated Unincorporated Residential Areas. Section 1137-020 bars…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Some RestrictionsThousand Oaks bans parking oversized vehicles, over 25 feet long, 80 inches wide, or 82 inches tall, on any street…
Read full rule →Tracy
Some RestrictionsTracy's City Council can prohibit or restrict commercial vehicles with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of…
Read full rule →Truckee
Some RestrictionsTruckee confines vehicles over three tons gross weight to Council-designated truck routes under Section 10.15.020…
Read full rule →Tulare County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Tulare County restricts parking of heavy commercial vehicles only on roads posted with signs. County…
Read full rule →Ventura
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Ventura, commercial vehicles cannot park longer than five hours on any public street in a residential…
Read full rule →Visalia
Some RestrictionsVisalia Municipal Code 10.16.210 prohibits parking commercial vehicles with an unladen weight over 5,000 pounds in…
Read full rule →Whittier
Some RestrictionsWhittier bans parking or storing any commercial vehicle over fourteen thousand pounds unladen gross vehicle weight…
Read full rule →Yolo County
Some RestrictionsYolo County Code section 8-2.1314 bars commercial vehicles from parking in any residential zone in unincorporated Yolo…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsYuba City bans parking a vehicle over 25 feet long, or a truck, trailer, or bus wider than 90 inches, on a residential…
Read full rule →Yuba County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Yuba County, commercial vehicles longer than 20 feet or taller than eight feet cannot park or stand…
Read full rule →Rialto
Light RestrictionsRialto prohibits parking or storing commercial vehicles with a one-ton or greater rated carrying capacity or over…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Light RestrictionsUnder SVMC 4-9.402, commercial and oversized vehicles longer than 23 feet, wider than 7 feet, or taller than 8 feet may…
Read full rule →Napa County
Few RestrictionsNapa County has not adopted a stand-alone weight-based ordinance restricting commercial vehicle parking in residential…
Read full rule →Street Parking Limits
Time limits for parking on public streets, permit parking zones, and rules about moving your car to avoid tickets.
Citrus Heights
Heavy RestrictionsCitrus Heights enforces California Vehicle Code §22651(k) statewide 72-hour limit on consecutive parking in one…
Read full rule →Colusa County
Heavy RestrictionsUnincorporated Colusa County requires vehicles to park within 18 inches of the right-hand curb, prohibits angle parking…
Read full rule →Folsom
Heavy RestrictionsFolsom follows California Vehicle Code §22651(k): any vehicle parked on a public street for more than 72 consecutive…
Read full rule →Marin County
Heavy RestrictionsIn unincorporated Marin County, it is unlawful to park a vehicle on any street or highway for more than 72 consecutive…
Read full rule →Napa
Heavy RestrictionsOn-street parking in Napa is governed by Napa Municipal Code Chapter 10.36 (Stopping, Standing and Parking) together…
Read full rule →Pittsburg
Heavy RestrictionsPittsburg enforces California Vehicle Code §22651(k) prohibiting continuous street parking exceeding 72 hours. Vehicles…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Heavy RestrictionsOn unincorporated county roads, parking is shaped by Santa Barbara County Code Chapter 23 (Article III) and the…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Heavy RestrictionsStreet parking on County roads in unincorporated Sonoma County is governed by Sonoma County Code Chapter 18, Article…
Read full rule →Sonora
Heavy RestrictionsSonora prohibits parking any vehicle on a city street for more than 72 continuous hours. Vehicles 6 feet tall or taller…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Significant RestrictionsCarlsbad prohibits parking any vehicle on a public street for more than 72 consecutive hours. Violations subject…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Significant RestrictionsStreet parking in Chula Vista is governed by CVMC Chapter 10.52 and the California Vehicle Code. Time limits, permit…
Read full rule →Hayward
Significant RestrictionsHayward permits on-street parking with a 72-hour maximum on public streets before a vehicle is deemed abandoned under…
Read full rule →Modesto
Significant RestrictionsModesto Municipal Code section 3-2.1002 prohibits using public streets to store any vehicle for more than 72…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Significant RestrictionsSan Leandro prohibits parking any vehicle on a public street for 72 or more consecutive hours, and requires all parked…
Read full rule →Temecula
Significant RestrictionsTemecula allows on-street parking on most public streets except where prohibited by signs or red curb. The city…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Significant RestrictionsOvernight parking on posted public streets requires a city permit during 2 AM–6 AM in residential zones (TOMC Sec…
Read full rule →Alameda
Some RestrictionsAlameda's Public Works Director sets which streets carry no-parking, restricted-hours or time-limit rules by posted…
Read full rule →Alameda County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Alameda County, it is unlawful to stop, park, or leave a vehicle standing in front of a public or…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Some RestrictionsAlhambra requires vehicles parked on a roadway to sit parallel to the curb with the right-hand wheels within 18 inches…
Read full rule →Altadena
Some RestrictionsLA County Title 15 (Vehicles and Traffic) governs Altadena streets. Standard rules: 72-hour limit on parking the same…
Read full rule →Antioch
Some RestrictionsAntioch enforces the statewide 72-hour street parking limit under CA Vehicle Code 22651(k) and Antioch Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Apple Valley
Some RestrictionsApple Valley enforces specific no-parking and no-stopping zones designated by street segment rather than a single…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Some RestrictionsBakersfield does not generally ban overnight street parking, but BMC 10.40.010 makes it unlawful for any vehicle…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Some RestrictionsBaldwin Park's Section 72.04 lists the specific spots where stopping, standing or parking is barred: within 20 feet of…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Some RestrictionsBellflower governs on-street parking, driveway obstructions, and wrong-way parking through its Traffic Ordinance, which…
Read full rule →Berkeley
Some RestrictionsBerkeley bars parking or standing on any street in hazard zones, red-curb areas, divisional islands or…
Read full rule →Bishop
Some RestrictionsBishop prohibits stopping, standing or parking in a long list of places: crosswalks, within 15 feet of a hydrant, in…
Read full rule →Bostonia
Some RestrictionsBostonia follows San Diego County Code 72.122: no vehicle may be parked on any street or alley for more than 72…
Read full rule →Brentwood
Some RestrictionsBrentwood enforces a 72-hour maximum continuous street parking limit consistent with California Vehicle Code §22651(k)…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Some RestrictionsBuena Park Municipal Code § 10.28.030 caps parking at one hour between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on any street where the city…
Read full rule →Burbank
Some RestrictionsBurbank Municipal Code Section 6-1-1010 prohibits using city streets for vehicle storage: no vehicle may be parked on…
Read full rule →Butte County
Some RestrictionsButte County does not impose comprehensive on-street parking time limits in unincorporated areas, but recreational…
Read full rule →Calaveras County
Some RestrictionsCalaveras County caps parking at two hours on designated stretches of St. Charles Street (State Highway 49) in San…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Some RestrictionsCamarillo enforces a 72-hour street parking limit on public streets under CMC Title 11. Vehicles may not remain parked…
Read full rule →Carson
Some RestrictionsCarson requires its traffic enforcement agency to tow any vehicle parked on a public street or alley for 72 or more…
Read full rule →Ceres
Some RestrictionsCeres bars parking on sidewalks or in front of driveways, requires vehicles to park headed with the flow of traffic…
Read full rule →Chico
Some RestrictionsChico Municipal Code Chapter 10.20 governs on-street parking citywide: vehicles may not stop, stand, or park in a…
Read full rule →Chino
Some RestrictionsChino prohibits parking or leaving a vehicle unattended on any public street, alley, or right-of-way for more than a…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Some RestrictionsChino Hills requires every vehicle parked at a curb to sit with its right-hand wheels parallel to and within eighteen…
Read full rule →Clovis
Some RestrictionsOn-street parking generally allowed citywide unless signed. 72-hour rule applies under CA Vehicle Code §22651(k)…
Read full rule →Compton
Some RestrictionsCompton enforces general street parking rules with a new preferential parking permit district in Richland Farms…
Read full rule →Concord
Some RestrictionsConcord enforces the California Vehicle Code 72-hour rule (CVC 22651(k)) citywide, prohibits parking on unpaved…
Read full rule →Contra Costa County
Some RestrictionsVehicles parked on any Contra Costa County road for 72 or more consecutive hours may be removed under the California…
Read full rule →Corona
Some RestrictionsCorona allows on-street parking in residential areas subject to posted restrictions, the 72-hour rule (CVC §22651(k))…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Some RestrictionsCosta Mesa enforces street parking time limits and offers a Residential Permit Parking Program in designated…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Some RestrictionsChapter 11.24 of Cupertino's Municipal Code governs on-street parking citywide: no stopping within 50 feet of…
Read full rule →Daly City
Some RestrictionsOn-street parking in Daly City is governed by Municipal Code Chapter 10.32 (Stopping, Standing and Parking), with…
Read full rule →Davis
Some RestrictionsDavis bans stopping, standing or parking within twenty feet of a crosswalk in the central traffic district or a…
Read full rule →Delano
Some RestrictionsOn-street parking in Delano is regulated under Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 10.16 (Parking). The code…
Read full rule →Downey
Some RestrictionsDowney Municipal Code Article IV, Part 10 regulates stopping, standing, and parking on public streets. The city…
Read full rule →Dublin
Some RestrictionsDublin requires vehicles parked on a city street to sit wholly within a marked parking space, and bars parking or…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Some RestrictionsEastvale limits how long any vehicle or trailer can sit on a city street at three days (72 hours) before it's subject…
Read full rule →El Cajon
Some RestrictionsEl Cajon enforces the 72-hour consecutive street parking limit per CVC Section 22651(k). The city's free RV permit…
Read full rule →El Dorado County
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County Ordinance Code Sections 10.12.180 and 10.12.184 prohibit parking on County-owned roads, highways, and…
Read full rule →El Monte
Some RestrictionsStreet parking in El Monte is governed by Municipal Code Title 10, Chapter 10.16 (Stopping, Standing and Parking)…
Read full rule →Encinitas
Some RestrictionsEncinitas enforces a 72-hour street parking limit under Municipal Code Chapter 11.20. The city also maintains posted…
Read full rule →Escondido
Some RestrictionsEscondido bars parking, stopping or standing wherever a sign or marked curb shows a restriction, near safety zones…
Read full rule →Fairfield
Some RestrictionsOn-street parking in Fairfield is governed by Municipal Code Chapter 11 and California Vehicle Code Sections 22500 et…
Read full rule →Florin
Some RestrictionsSacramento County's parking rule prohibits anyone from parking or storing a vehicle on any highway or alley for more…
Read full rule →Fremont
Some RestrictionsFremont enforces on-street parking through state removal law: California Vehicle Code Section 22651 lets police tow any…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsFresno Municipal Code section 14-1006 prohibits storing any vehicle on a city street for longer than 72 consecutive…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Some RestrictionsFresno County's Title 11 traffic code bars stopping, standing, or parking on any county road within thirty feet of a…
Read full rule →Fullerton
Some RestrictionsFullerton enforces a 72-hour street parking limit under Municipal Code Chapter 11.44. Several neighborhoods have…
Read full rule →Garden Grove
Some RestrictionsGarden Grove enforces street parking time limits and prohibits leaving any vehicle parked in the same location for more…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsBlocking a driveway or leaving a vehicle where it obstructs traffic on a Glendale street is grounds for immediate…
Read full rule →Glenn County
Some RestrictionsGlenn County's Board of Supervisors controls on-street parking under Vehicle Code Section 22507 authority codified at…
Read full rule →Hanford
Some RestrictionsHanford limits consecutive on-street parking to 72 hours. Vehicles parked beyond 72 hours without moving may be towed…
Read full rule →Hawthorne
Some RestrictionsHawthorne prohibits parking within 15 feet of an intersection, within 25 feet of a traffic signal or stop sign, or at…
Read full rule →Hemet
Some RestrictionsHemet bars parking any vehicle on a city street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours. A vehicle left longer is…
Read full rule →Hercules
Some RestrictionsHercules restricts where vehicles may stop, stand or park under Municipal Code Section 3-4.1004: once the Director of…
Read full rule →Hesperia
Some RestrictionsHesperia bars stopping or parking within 20 feet of a marked crosswalk or driveway entrance and near fire hydrants, and…
Read full rule →Humboldt County
Some RestrictionsHumboldt County Code Title IV, Division 3, Chapter 1 sets countywide rules for stopping, standing and parking on…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Some RestrictionsHuntington Beach bars parking entirely on any street 20 feet wide or less, and on one side of any street between 20 and…
Read full rule →Imperial County
Some RestrictionsImperial County requires vehicles parked on county roads to sit parallel and within 18 inches of the curb, or the…
Read full rule →Indio
Some RestrictionsIndio restricts on-street stopping, standing and parking to the days, hours and locations set by posted city signs or…
Read full rule →Irvine
Some RestrictionsIrvine regulates how vehicles sit within marked on-street parking stalls under Municipal Code Section 6-3-582. A…
Read full rule →Isleton
Some RestrictionsIsleton follows California Vehicle Code Section 22651(k) 72-hour consecutive parking limit. No parking meters exist…
Read full rule →Jurupa Valley
Some RestrictionsJurupa Valley allows operable vehicles to park on city rights-of-way, but no vehicle or trailer may be left on a city…
Read full rule →Kern County
Some RestrictionsKern County prohibits parking a vehicle on any state highway in the unincorporated county for 72 or more consecutive…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Some RestrictionsLancaster enforces street parking limits including the statewide 72-hour rule. Permit parking zones and street sweeping…
Read full rule →Livermore
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Vehicle Code Section 22651 lets Livermore police and parking enforcement staff tow any vehicle parked so as…
Read full rule →Lodi
Some RestrictionsLodi bars stopping, standing or parking in posted no-parking zones, on any parkway or sidewalk, in alleys except for…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Some RestrictionsStandard parking rules under LBMC Title 10. No parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. No parking in alleys…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Some RestrictionsLos Angeles County Code Title 15, Chapter 15.64 governs parking in unincorporated areas. A vehicle left on a public…
Read full rule →Los Banos
Some RestrictionsLos Banos bars stopping, standing, or parking in a parkway, a posted no-parking or restricted zone, a divisional…
Read full rule →Manteca
Some RestrictionsManteca bars parking wherever the city has posted signs or painted curb markings for no-stopping, no-parking, or…
Read full rule →Martinez
Some RestrictionsMartinez enforces California Vehicle Code Section 22651(k)'s 72-hour consecutive street parking limit citywide, along…
Read full rule →Mendocino County
Some RestrictionsMendocino County controls on-street parking in unincorporated areas through Chapter 15.12 of the County Code, which…
Read full rule →Menifee
Some RestrictionsMenifee allows vehicles and trailers to park on city streets for no more than 72 consecutive hours in one location…
Read full rule →Merced
Some RestrictionsMerced bans stopping, standing, or parking within any parkway strip, and requires cars parked on city streets to sit…
Read full rule →Merced County
Some RestrictionsMerced County bars parking on any county roadway marked or posted 'No Parking' by the Road Commissioner, and its own…
Read full rule →Mission Viejo
Some RestrictionsMission Viejo's Municipal Code lets the city director post loading zones, bus stops, school zones, and no-parking areas…
Read full rule →Monterey
Some RestrictionsMonterey City Code § 20-67 bars stopping, standing or parking in a list of specific street locations, from divisional…
Read full rule →Monterey County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Monterey County has no general residential street-parking permit scheme; on-street parking is mainly…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsMoorpark bans parking in intersections, crosswalks, in front of driveways or fire hydrants, on sidewalks, and anywhere…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Some RestrictionsMoreno Valley enforces street parking regulations including time limits, registration requirements, and street…
Read full rule →Murrieta
Some RestrictionsSection 10.32.040 lists where stopping, standing, or parking is barred citywide: divisional islands, active work zones…
Read full rule →Napa County
Some RestrictionsNapa County prohibits parking any vehicle on a county road for more than 120 consecutive hours under Napa County Code…
Read full rule →Nevada County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Nevada County does not impose general on-street time limits on most rural county roads, but parking on…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Some RestrictionsNewport Beach bars parking within 20 feet of a mid-block safety zone curb point, within 25 feet of an intersection, and…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Some RestrictionsNorwalk relies on California Vehicle Code Section 22651 to tow vehicles obstructing traffic or blocking a driveway…
Read full rule →Oakland
Some RestrictionsOakland requires vehicles on one-way streets to park within 18 inches of the left-hand curb facing the direction of…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Some RestrictionsOceanside authorizes the public works director to post no-stopping and no-parking zones by sign or red curb paint under…
Read full rule →Ontario
Some RestrictionsOn-street parking in Ontario is governed by Title 4, Chapter 6 of the Ontario Municipal Code together with the…
Read full rule →Orange
Some RestrictionsStreet parking in Orange is regulated under OMC Title 10. Vehicles must comply with posted time limits, street sweeping…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Some RestrictionsOxnard Code Sec. 8-37 bars parking any vehicle on a city street, alley, or public lot for more than 72 consecutive…
Read full rule →Pacifica
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Pacifica, Municipal Code Section 4-7.1109 requires vehicles parked on a one-way street to stop within…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Some RestrictionsPalm Springs bans stopping, standing or parking anywhere a posted sign or curb marking sets a prohibition or time limit…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Some RestrictionsPalmdale relies on California's vehicle-removal statute to keep streets clear: a vehicle blocking traffic, parked so as…
Read full rule →Palo Alto
Some RestrictionsPalo Alto enforces residential permit parking districts, time limits, and street sweeping restrictions, with violations…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Some RestrictionsPasadena has extensive metered and permit parking. Vehicles may not remain parked in one spot on a public street for…
Read full rule →Perris
Some RestrictionsPerris bans stopping, parking, or leaving any vehicle standing in divisional islands, parkways, established no-parking…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Some RestrictionsPetaluma bars parking in parkways, on divisional islands, near marked crosswalks and safety zones, and anywhere a…
Read full rule →Placer County
Some RestrictionsPlacer County limits how long you can park on unincorporated roads to whatever time limit is posted, and once that time…
Read full rule →Pleasanton
Some RestrictionsPleasanton's stopping, standing and parking chapter bars parking in any no-stopping zone, within 15 feet of a fire…
Read full rule →Pomona
Some RestrictionsPomona enforces general street parking rules under Chapter 58. Vehicles may not remain parked in one location for more…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Some RestrictionsRancho Cordova enforces the statewide 72-hour street parking limit under California Vehicle Code 22651(k). Vehicles…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Some RestrictionsRancho Cucamonga limits street parking to 72 consecutive hours and prohibits parking against red curbs. Posted…
Read full rule →Redding
Some RestrictionsOn-street parking in Redding is governed by Redding Municipal Code Chapter 11.24 (Stopping, Standing and Parking)…
Read full rule →Redlands
Some RestrictionsRedlands bars parking on sidewalks, crosswalks, within three feet of an access ramp, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant…
Read full rule →Redondo Beach
Some RestrictionsRedondo Beach requires every parked vehicle to sit parallel to the curb, headed in the direction of traffic, with its…
Read full rule →Redwood City
Some RestrictionsState law lets Redwood City police tow a vehicle blocking a driveway, obstructing traffic, or parked more than 72 hours…
Read full rule →Rialto
Some RestrictionsRialto Municipal Code Chapter 10.28 governs on-street parking. No vehicle may be parked on any street or alley for more…
Read full rule →Richmond
Some RestrictionsRichmond limits any vehicle to a maximum of 72 consecutive hours parked on a public street or alley, and operates a…
Read full rule →Ridgecrest
Some RestrictionsRidgecrest bans stopping, standing or parking in medians, driveway aprons, marked hazard zones, work zones, parkways…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Some RestrictionsRiverside County bans parking or standing on unincorporated county highways wherever signs are posted or curbs are…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Some RestrictionsRohnert Park Municipal Code Section 10.40.040 lists specific spots where stopping, standing or parking on a city street…
Read full rule →Roseville
Some RestrictionsRoseville police and code officers can tow or cite a vehicle that blocks traffic, obstructs a driveway, or otherwise…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Some RestrictionsSacramento enforces a 72-hour move rule, residential permit districts in Midtown and Central City, and street sweeping…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Some RestrictionsStreet parking in unincorporated Sacramento County is governed by County Code Title 10, Chapter 10.24. The Director may…
Read full rule →Salinas
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Vehicle Code Section 22651 lets Salinas police and parking officers tow any vehicle blocking a driveway or…
Read full rule →San Benito County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Benito County bars parking anywhere it blocks the visibility triangle at an intersection or…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino enforces on-street parking under the Municipal Code and CVC. Vehicles parked on a public street more…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino County bans parking any vehicle on a public street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours; the…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Some RestrictionsSan Clemente's Chapter 10.28 sets baseline rules for stopping, standing and parking on City streets: a list of places…
Read full rule →San Diego
Some RestrictionsSan Diego imposes a 72-hour continuous parking limit on all public streets under SDMC 86.0122. Many neighborhoods have…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Some RestrictionsStreet parking in unincorporated San Diego County is governed by County Code Title 7, Division 1 (traffic regulations)…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Some RestrictionsSan Francisco makes it a citable infraction to park a vehicle so it blocks a private driveway, with a narrow exception…
Read full rule →San Jose
Some RestrictionsSan Jose Municipal Code Chapter 11.36 governs on-street parking. Residential streets are swept once per month on a…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Some RestrictionsSan Marcos Municipal Code § 12.20.030 bars parking in ten specific situations: posted no-parking zones, center medians…
Read full rule →San Mateo
Some RestrictionsSan Mateo enforces CVC 72-hour abandonment rule, street sweeping restrictions, and residential permit parking zones…
Read full rule →San Mateo County
Some RestrictionsCounty-posted signs and curb markings set stopping, standing and parking limits on unincorporated San Mateo County…
Read full rule →San Rafael
Some RestrictionsSan Rafael prohibits leaving any vehicle parked on a city street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours, and…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Some RestrictionsSanta Ana caps on-street parking at 72 consecutive hours under Municipal Code § 36-136(b), and separately bars leaving…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Some RestrictionsSanta Clara limits continuous street parking to 72 hours under CVC 22651(k), posts time zones near downtown, and…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Santa Clara County the Board of Supervisors can post 2-hour, 1-hour, 30-minute, or 15-minute parking…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Some RestrictionsSanta Clarita enforces street parking rules under SCMC Title 10. Vehicles may not park on residential streets for more…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz
Some RestrictionsSanta Cruz §10.40.050(a) prohibits parking any vehicle on a city street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours.
Read full rule →Santa Maria
Some RestrictionsSanta Maria Municipal Code Title 7, Chapter 7-5 prohibits parking any vehicle in one location on any street, alley, or…
Read full rule →Santa Monica
Some RestrictionsSanta Monica has extensive preferential parking zones under SMMC Chapter 3.08 requiring resident permits. Metered…
Read full rule →Shasta County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Shasta County does not have a comprehensive residential street-parking ordinance. On county-maintained…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Some RestrictionsVehicles parked on Simi Valley city streets must be moved every 72 hours or the Police Department may cite or tow them…
Read full rule →Solano County
Some RestrictionsOn unincorporated County roads, the main local rule is Solano County Code Section 6.5-36, which bans parking or leaving…
Read full rule →Sonoma
Some RestrictionsOn a one-way street in the City of Sonoma, a vehicle must be stopped or parked within 18 inches of the left-hand curb…
Read full rule →Stanislaus County
Some RestrictionsStanislaus County time-limits on-street parking to two hours on designated unincorporated roads under Code § 11.08.060…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsStockton bars leaving any vehicle parked on a City street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours under SMC §…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Some RestrictionsStreet parking in Sunnyvale is governed by SMC Title 10 and California Vehicle Code. The 72-hour rule (CVC 22651(k))…
Read full rule →Sutter County
Some RestrictionsOn County roads, parking is governed by Traffic Code Chapter 1120. Section 1120-020 adopts California Vehicle Code…
Read full rule →Tehama County
Some RestrictionsTehama County has no blanket blocking-driveway or wrong-way parking ordinance; instead the board of supervisors bans…
Read full rule →Torrance
Some RestrictionsTorrance enforces a 72-hour street parking limit under TMC §61.6.4. Permit parking districts exist throughout the city…
Read full rule →Tracy
Some RestrictionsTracy Municipal Code Chapter 3.08 governs street parking. The 72-hour maximum parking rule applies to all vehicles. RVs…
Read full rule →Truckee
Some RestrictionsFrom November 1 through April 30, Truckee's snow season rules restrict how vehicles can be left on Town streets…
Read full rule →Tulare County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Tulare County, on-street parking is governed by County Ordinance Code Chapter 3 (Standing, Stopping…
Read full rule →Tuolumne County
Some RestrictionsOn county roads in unincorporated Tuolumne County, Ordinance Code Chapter 10.24 prohibits parking that obstructs…
Read full rule →Turlock
Some RestrictionsTrucks, vans, RVs, and boat trailers cannot park within 25 feet of a driveway or 50 feet of an intersection if they…
Read full rule →Union City
Some RestrictionsUnion City prohibits parking any vehicle on a street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours, part of the City's…
Read full rule →Upland
Some RestrictionsUpland's on-street parking rules bar vehicles from stopping or parking in front of any alley or private driveway, or…
Read full rule →Vacaville
Some RestrictionsOn-street parking in Vacaville is governed by Vacaville Municipal Code Chapter 10.20 (Stopping, Standing and Parking)…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Some RestrictionsVallejo bars vehicles from stopping in red zones, sitting in loading zones outside active loading, or blocking a…
Read full rule →Ventura
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Ventura, drivers may not stop, stand, or park in traffic-hazard locations, divisional islands…
Read full rule →Victorville
Some RestrictionsVictorville's superintendent of streets can post signs or curb markings closing specific places to stopping, standing…
Read full rule →Visalia
Some RestrictionsVisalia prohibits parking any vehicle on a public street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours, and recent 2024…
Read full rule →Vista
Some RestrictionsVista Municipal Code section 10.32.150(A) lists parking spots the City Traffic Engineer cannot legalize even by special…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Some RestrictionsWest Sacramento requires on-street vehicles to park parallel to the curb, headed with traffic, and within 18 inches of…
Read full rule →Westminster
Some RestrictionsWestminster Code § 10.44.040 bars stopping, standing or parking within 20 feet of a marked crosswalk in the central…
Read full rule →Whittier
Some RestrictionsWhittier bars parking on a private driveway without the owner's consent and requires vehicles on one-way streets to…
Read full rule →Yolo County
Some RestrictionsVehicles parked on any highway or county road in unincorporated Yolo County for more than 72 consecutive hours may be…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsYuba City bans parking that blocks a driveway, sits in a crosswalk, or sits within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, and…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Light RestrictionsAnaheim allows street parking for up to 72 hours unless otherwise posted. Vehicles must be operable and registered…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Light RestrictionsCalifornia Vehicle Code §22651(k) allows Elk Grove to tow any vehicle parked on a public street for more than 72…
Read full rule →Fontana
Light RestrictionsFontana regulates on-street parking under FMC Title 10 and CVC 22500 and 22651. Cars cannot park at colored curbs…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Light RestrictionsInglewood enforces street parking regulations including time limits, permit zones, and overnight restrictions. Street…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Light RestrictionsLakewood enforces street parking limits including the statewide 72-hour rule. Permit parking zones and street sweeping…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Light RestrictionsStreet parking governed by LAMC Title 8. No parking within 15 feet of fire hydrant. CVC §22651 (72-hour rule) for…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Light RestrictionsOn-street parking in Mountain View is limited to 72 consecutive hours per CVC 22651(k), with time-limit zones downtown…
Read full rule →Orange County
Light RestrictionsOn public streets in unincorporated Orange County, parking is primarily governed by the California Vehicle Code…
Read full rule →Reedley
Light RestrictionsReedley allows street parking for up to 96 continuous hours before police may tow. This is more generous than the…
Read full rule →Riverside
Light RestrictionsRiverside enforces California Vehicle Code §22651(k): a vehicle may not be parked or left standing on a public street…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Light RestrictionsSan Ramon limits on-street parking to 72 consecutive hours under California Vehicle Code Section 22651(k) and San Ramon…
Read full rule →Sanger
Light RestrictionsSanger enforces a 72-hour street parking limit consistent with California Vehicle Code Section 22651(k). Vehicles may…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Light RestrictionsSCCC 9.70.610 bars parking any vehicle on a County-maintained road for more than 72 consecutive hours in unincorporated…
Read full rule →Santa Paula
Light RestrictionsSanta Paula enforces a 72-hour street parking limit on public streets. Vehicles parked in the same location for more…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Light RestrictionsSanta Rosa City Code prohibits parking any vehicle on a public street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours…
Read full rule →Ventura County
Light RestrictionsOn county-maintained roads in unincorporated Ventura County, the Traffic Ordinance (Division 7, Chapter 1) governs…
Read full rule →West Covina
Light RestrictionsWest Covina Municipal Code Chapter 22 (Traffic Regulations) governs street parking. Vehicles may not remain parked on…
Read full rule →Overnight Parking
Whether cars can be left on the street overnight, including any permit programs and restrictions during street sweeping hours.
Berkeley
Heavy RestrictionsBerkeley has no blanket overnight parking ban, but oversized vehicles are prohibited 2am-5am and all vehicles must move…
Read full rule →Butte County
Heavy RestrictionsCamping or sleeping overnight in a recreational vehicle, travel trailer, camper, or tent on unincorporated Butte County…
Read full rule →El Dorado County
Heavy RestrictionsEl Dorado County does not impose a general countywide overnight on-street parking ban, but in the unincorporated Lake…
Read full rule →Jurupa Valley
Heavy RestrictionsJurupa Valley has no citywide overnight street-parking ban; the city states operable vehicles may park on any city…
Read full rule →Kern County
Heavy RestrictionsKern County does not impose a blanket overnight parking ban on unincorporated streets, but any vehicle left in place…
Read full rule →Lake Forest
Heavy RestrictionsCommercial vending vehicles and food trucks cannot park overnight on any public street or alley in Lake Forest…
Read full rule →Mendocino County
Heavy RestrictionsUnincorporated Mendocino County has no blanket ban on parking a vehicle overnight on public streets, but a 72-hour…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Heavy RestrictionsMoreno Valley restricts overnight parking on public streets between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. without a permit. RVs and…
Read full rule →Napa
Heavy RestrictionsNapa does not impose a citywide overnight parking ban on passenger vehicles. On most residential streets, vehicles may…
Read full rule →Ojai
Heavy RestrictionsOjai does not have a general overnight street parking ban. Vehicles parked on public streets must not exceed the…
Read full rule →Riverside
Heavy RestrictionsRiverside does not impose a citywide overnight parking ban on residential streets, but oversized and recreational…
Read full rule →San Diego
Heavy RestrictionsSDMC §86.0139 prohibits oversized and recreational vehicles from parking on public streets between 2:00 AM and 6:00 AM…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Heavy RestrictionsUnincorporated Santa Barbara County has no blanket overnight ban on residential roads; the limit is the 72-hour rule…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Heavy RestrictionsUnincorporated Santa Cruz County has no blanket overnight ban on ordinary cars on residential streets, but SCCC…
Read full rule →Santa Maria
Heavy RestrictionsSanta Maria has no city-wide overnight curfew on ordinary cars parked on residential streets. The 72-hour rule applies…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Heavy RestrictionsUnincorporated Sonoma County has no blanket overnight parking ban on all County roads. Instead, Sonoma County Code Sec…
Read full rule →Tulare County
Heavy RestrictionsUnincorporated Tulare County does not have a general overnight (e.g., 2 a.m.-5 a.m.) on-street parking ban. The main…
Read full rule →Visalia
Heavy RestrictionsVisalia has no blanket citywide overnight parking ban, but Visalia Municipal Code 10.16.190 authorizes the City Manager…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Significant RestrictionsAlhambra bars parking on any street between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. without an all-night parking permit. Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Significant RestrictionsBakersfield does not impose a blanket overnight street-parking ban, but vehicles cannot remain in the same…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Significant RestrictionsBellflower requires a permit to park a recreational vehicle or trailer on a public street overnight between midnight…
Read full rule →Corona
Significant RestrictionsCorona limits how long any vehicle can sit on a public street: no one may park a vehicle on a street or alley for more…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Significant RestrictionsCosta Mesa bars sleeping in a parked motor vehicle anywhere in the city other than private residential property between…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Significant RestrictionsEastvale bans overnight parking of commercial vehicles in residential zones outright: Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Fairfield
Significant RestrictionsFairfield does not impose a citywide overnight parking ban on standard passenger vehicles. The general 72-hour…
Read full rule →Fullerton
Significant RestrictionsNo vehicle may park on any Fullerton street, highway or city-controlled lot between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. under FMC §…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Significant RestrictionsRecreational vehicles are banned from overnight street parking in Huntington Beach unless the Police Chief issues a…
Read full rule →Menifee
Significant RestrictionsMenifee has no general overnight parking prohibition for ordinary passenger vehicles on city streets. The operative…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Significant RestrictionsNorwalk bars leaving a vehicle parked on any street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours, under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Significant RestrictionsPasadena bars any vehicle from sitting on a city street or alley between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., and commercial…
Read full rule →Pomona
Significant RestrictionsPomona City Code Sec. 58-302(b) bars parking any "large vehicle," RVs, campers, trailers, boats, buses and trucks over…
Read full rule →San Luis Obispo County
Significant RestrictionsSan Luis Obispo County bans parking a vehicle or trailer in any county park or facility from one hour after sunset to…
Read full rule →Truckee
Significant RestrictionsDuring Truckee's snow season, generally November 1 through April 30, leaving any vehicle on a Town right-of-way in a…
Read full rule →Union City
Significant RestrictionsUnion City bars any 'large vehicle', over 6 feet tall, 20 feet long, or 8.5 feet wide, and any non-motorized vehicle…
Read full rule →Alameda
Some RestrictionsAlameda bans parking any large vehicle on a City street or property between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. A large vehicle is one…
Read full rule →Alameda County
Some RestrictionsAlameda County unincorporated areas generally allow overnight street parking but prohibit storing vehicles in one spot…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Some RestrictionsAnaheim allows overnight street parking within the 72-hour limit unless restricted by posted signs or permit parking…
Read full rule →Antioch
Some RestrictionsAntioch bans overnight street parking wherever signs or curb markings say so under AMC § 4-5.1221.1. Nighttime is…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Some RestrictionsBaldwin Park does not ban overnight parking by the clock, but Section 72.05 forbids storing any vehicle on a street or…
Read full rule →Bishop
Some RestrictionsBishop has no blanket overnight-parking ban, but no vehicle may be parked on any street, highway, or public parking lot…
Read full rule →Brentwood
Some RestrictionsWhere Brentwood has posted nighttime parking signs or curb markings, Municipal Code Section 10.13.230 bars parking…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Some RestrictionsBuena Park Municipal Code § 10.24.050 bars leaving any vehicle parked on a street or alley for more than a consecutive…
Read full rule →Burbank
Some RestrictionsBurbank has no citywide ban on overnight passenger-vehicle parking, but the 72-hour storage rule (BMC 6-1-1010) and…
Read full rule →Calaveras County
Some RestrictionsCalaveras County bans parking or leaving a vehicle on any public right-of-way, street or highway in the unincorporated…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Some RestrictionsCamarillo bars parking any vehicle on a highway, street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours, measured by…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Some RestrictionsOversized vehicles (22+ ft or 7x7 ft) restricted 2-5 AM on streets. $50 citation. Permit available within 400 ft of…
Read full rule →Ceres
Some RestrictionsCeres bars parking or leaving any vehicle on a city street, highway, or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours…
Read full rule →Chico
Some RestrictionsChico enforces on-street time limits only where signs are posted; a vehicle must leave the block face when its time…
Read full rule →Chino
Some RestrictionsChino bars leaving any vehicle parked or unattended on a public street, alley, or right-of-way for more than 72…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Some RestrictionsChula Vista regulates overnight parking through CVMC Chapter 10.52. Most residential streets allow overnight parking…
Read full rule →Colusa County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Colusa County has no general overnight street-parking ban, but on streets posted with signs no vehicle…
Read full rule →Contra Costa County
Some RestrictionsContra Costa County bars parking any vehicle on an unincorporated county road for 72 or more consecutive hours; Public…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Some RestrictionsCupertino bars parking any vehicle or trailer on a public street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours under…
Read full rule →Davis
Some RestrictionsDavis prohibits stopping, standing or parking between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on a defined list of streets once the…
Read full rule →Delano
Some RestrictionsDelano Development Code §20.10.350.1 prohibits long-term storage of motor vehicles, trailers, boats, airplanes, loose…
Read full rule →Downey
Some RestrictionsDowney caps overnight street parking at 30 minutes between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. once no-parking signs are posted on…
Read full rule →Dublin
Some RestrictionsDublin Police may remove any vehicle parked or left standing on a city street for seventy-two or more consecutive…
Read full rule →El Cajon
Some RestrictionsEl Cajon restricts overnight street parking for commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds GVW between 9:00 PM and 6:00 AM…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Some RestrictionsElk Grove does not impose a citywide overnight parking ban on passenger vehicles, but CVC §22651(k) still limits any…
Read full rule →Escondido
Some RestrictionsRVs prohibited on streets except 48-hr trip loading within 100 yds. Store in rear/side yards (Art. 25). Ord. 2024-09.
Read full rule →Fillmore
Some RestrictionsFillmore restricts overnight parking on certain city streets. Vehicles left on public streets for extended periods…
Read full rule →Fontana
Some RestrictionsFontana generally allows overnight residential-street parking. No citywide overnight ban exists; the main limits are…
Read full rule →Fremont
Some RestrictionsFremont bars parking or leaving any vehicle on a public street, alley, or city lot for more than 72 consecutive hours…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsGlendale police may tow any vehicle left on a city street, alley or city-owned lot for 72 or more consecutive hours…
Read full rule →Hanford
Some RestrictionsHanford prohibits parking on any business-district street for more than 30 minutes between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m., under…
Read full rule →Hayward
Some RestrictionsHayward does not have a citywide overnight parking ban, but vehicles cannot remain on any public street for more than…
Read full rule →Hesperia
Some RestrictionsIn Hesperia's small-lot single-family subdivisions, parking a vehicle overnight within the street yard setback is…
Read full rule →Humboldt County
Some RestrictionsHumboldt County prohibits overnight parking (typically 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.) on many specific county roads including all…
Read full rule →Imperial County
Some RestrictionsImperial County bars parking or leaving any vehicle standing on a county road, public street, or highway for 72 or more…
Read full rule →Indio
Some RestrictionsIndio has no blanket overnight parking curfew, but bars parking or leaving any vehicle on a street or alley for more…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Vehicle Code § 22651(n) is the state authority Inglewood cites to tow vehicles left overnight in violation…
Read full rule →Irvine
Some RestrictionsNo vehicle, trailer, or large equipment may sit on an Irvine public street for more than 72 consecutive hours under…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsNo vehicle may sit parked or standing on a Lake County street, highway or alley, or a County Service Area road, for…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood enforces overnight and long-term street parking through its own ordinances plus state removal authority. City…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Some RestrictionsLancaster regulates overnight parking on public streets. Many areas restrict parking between certain hours or require…
Read full rule →Livermore
Some RestrictionsLivermore Municipal Code Section 10.20.230 caps how long any vehicle, boat, trailer, or piece of equipment can sit on a…
Read full rule →Lodi
Some RestrictionsLodi bans parking any vehicle on a street or public right-of-way for more than a consecutive seventy-two hours under…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Some RestrictionsThe City Council may designate Overnight Parking Districts where parking is prohibited between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. unless…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Some RestrictionsOvernight parking in unincorporated LA County is subject to CA Vehicle Code 22651 (72-hour limit). Overnight vehicle…
Read full rule →Los Banos
Some RestrictionsLos Banos does not set a fixed overnight curfew, but Section 4-5.21 makes it unlawful to park or store any vehicle on a…
Read full rule →Madera
Some RestrictionsMadera does not run a nightly parking curfew, but Municipal Code Section 3-5.18 makes it unlawful to park, leave…
Read full rule →Manteca
Some RestrictionsManteca bars parking any vehicle on a city street or alley for more than a consecutive 72 hours: the code's standard…
Read full rule →Marin County
Some RestrictionsMarin County has no county-wide overnight parking ban; on County roads designated by Board of Supervisors resolution…
Read full rule →Merced
Some RestrictionsMerced allows overnight street parking but bans leaving a vehicle parked continuously on any street, alley, or city lot…
Read full rule →Mission Viejo
Some RestrictionsMission Viejo caps how long any vehicle may sit on a city street at 72 consecutive hours under § 12.08.030(b); a…
Read full rule →Monterey
Some RestrictionsOn streets where the City posts signs, § 20-85.5 bans stopping, standing or parking any vehicle between 2:00 a.m. and…
Read full rule →Monterey County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Monterey County has no general overnight street-parking ban. Overnight parking on county roads is…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsMoorpark does not have a blanket overnight street parking ban. Vehicles may park on public streets overnight but may…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Some RestrictionsMountain View can prohibit parking between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any street the city council designates by…
Read full rule →Murrieta
Some RestrictionsMurrieta does not ban overnight parking outright, but Section 10.32.140 bars leaving any vehicle on a street or alley…
Read full rule →Napa County
Some RestrictionsNapa County has not adopted a county-wide 2 a.m.-6 a.m. overnight parking ban under California Vehicle Code Section…
Read full rule →Nevada County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Nevada County has no countywide blanket overnight on-street parking ban, but overnight occupancy of an…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Some RestrictionsNewport Beach lets the City Council designate specific streets where parking or standing between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. is…
Read full rule →Oakland
Some RestrictionsOakland Municipal Code § 10.28.260 bars parking any vehicle between 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on streets the City Council…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Some RestrictionsOceanside prohibits parking oversized vehicles and unattached trailers on streets between 2 AM and 6 AM under OTC…
Read full rule →Ontario
Some RestrictionsOntario has no blanket overnight parking ban on ordinary passenger vehicles, but standard cars are still subject to the…
Read full rule →Orange
Some RestrictionsThe City of Orange regulates overnight street parking through OMC Chapter 10.34. Vehicles may not remain in the same…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Orange County does not impose a blanket overnight on-street parking ban; on public streets the…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Some RestrictionsOxnard restricts overnight parking on certain streets and in designated zones. Oversized vehicles and RVs may not park…
Read full rule →Pacifica
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Pacifica, no vehicle may sit parked on any highway, street, road or alley for more than 72 consecutive…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Some RestrictionsPalmdale enforces California's default vehicle-removal authority to bar parking a vehicle on any street for more than…
Read full rule →Perris
Some RestrictionsPerris prohibits overnight street parking between 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. every day, but only in blocks where the city…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Some RestrictionsPetaluma bars leaving any vehicle on a street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours without moving it at least…
Read full rule →Placer County
Some RestrictionsPlacer County bans parking from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on specific roads and lots the Board of Supervisors has listed…
Read full rule →Port Hueneme
Some RestrictionsPort Hueneme regulates overnight street parking. The 72-hour vehicle parking limit applies citywide. Certain streets…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Some RestrictionsRancho Cordova bars parking or storing any vehicle on a highway or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours under RCMC…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Some RestrictionsRancho Cucamonga bars parking an RV, trailer, camper or boat on any public street for more than one hour between 2:00…
Read full rule →Redlands
Some RestrictionsRedlands does not run a blanket overnight parking ban; its old all-night parking prohibition was repealed in 2019…
Read full rule →Redondo Beach
Some RestrictionsRedondo Beach Municipal Code Section 3-7.1310 lets the City Manager designate hazardous or congestion-prone streets…
Read full rule →Redwood City
Some RestrictionsOn fifteen named Redwood City streets, including all of El Camino Real within city limits, no vehicle may sit curbside…
Read full rule →Rialto
Some RestrictionsNo Rialto-specific ordinance imposes a citywide overnight parking ban on passenger vehicles; California state defaults…
Read full rule →Richmond
Some RestrictionsRichmond prohibits overnight parking and vehicle storage in its paid city lots, enforces the 72-hour limit on all…
Read full rule →Ridgecrest
Some RestrictionsRidgecrest bars parking any vehicle on a street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours without a police-chief…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Riverside County has no general overnight street-parking ban. Vehicles may park overnight on county…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Some RestrictionsRohnert Park Municipal Code Section 10.40.230 bars parking on any street for more than thirty minutes between 2:00 a.m…
Read full rule →Roseville
Some RestrictionsA vehicle can't sit on a Roseville street, alley or public parking lot for 72 consecutive hours or more; police treat a…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Some RestrictionsSacramento has no blanket nightly parking ban; instead, City Code §10.36.080 lets police and city parking staff tow any…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Sacramento County does not impose a blanket overnight street-parking ban. Instead, County Code Section…
Read full rule →Salinas
Some RestrictionsSalinas bars parking any vehicle on a city street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →San Benito County
Some RestrictionsNo vehicle may sit on a county road or highway in unincorporated San Benito County for 72 or more consecutive hours, or…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino does not impose a citywide overnight parking ban on passenger vehicles, but the 72-hour rule under CVC…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Bernardino County does not impose a general overnight on-street parking ban or permit requirement…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Some RestrictionsSection 10.28.230(A) of the San Clemente Municipal Code bars parking a wide vehicle on narrow streets between 8:00 p.m…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Diego County has no general overnight on-street parking ban. Overnight parking on a public street is…
Read full rule →San Joaquin County
Some RestrictionsOvernight street parking in unincorporated San Joaquin County is generally permitted except on posted roadways, but…
Read full rule →San Jose
Some RestrictionsSan Jose designates specific streets as no-overnight-parking zones where, once signs are posted, no one may stop…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Some RestrictionsSan Leandro prohibits oversized vehicles, RVs, and heavy commercial vehicles from parking on residential streets…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Some RestrictionsSan Marcos Municipal Code § 12.20.190 bars leaving any vehicle parked on a Public Place for more than 72 consecutive…
Read full rule →San Mateo
Some RestrictionsSan Mateo restricts overnight street parking of commercial vehicles under SMMC Section 11.32.100. Oversized vehicles…
Read full rule →San Mateo County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Mateo County has no blanket overnight on-street parking ban. The County Ordinance Code instead…
Read full rule →San Rafael
Some RestrictionsSan Rafael bars parking any vehicle on a city street for more than three hours between 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. under…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Some RestrictionsSan Ramon prohibits parking or leaving a vehicle standing on any city street for seventy-two or more consecutive hours…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Some RestrictionsOn Main Street, Broadway, First Street, Bristol Street and several other named corridors, Santa Ana bars parking any…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Some RestrictionsSanta Clara has no citywide overnight parking ban but enforces CVC 22651(k) 72-hour limits and residential permit zones…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Santa Clara County allows a vehicle to sit on a public highway continuously for up to 72 hours; beyond…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Some RestrictionsState law lets Santa Clarita remove a vehicle left on any highway for 72 or more consecutive hours under Vehicle Code…
Read full rule →Santa Monica
Some RestrictionsOn streets posted with overnight restrictions, no vehicle may remain parked for more than 30 minutes between 3 AM and 5…
Read full rule →Santa Paula
Some RestrictionsSanta Paula restricts overnight parking on designated streets. Vehicles left on public streets during restricted hours…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa has no city-wide ordinance banning overnight street parking on residential streets. The 72-hour limit and…
Read full rule →Shasta County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Shasta County has no general ordinance banning overnight parking on residential streets. The only…
Read full rule →Solano County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Solano County has no blanket overnight on-street parking ban. The closest local rule is the 72-hour…
Read full rule →Sonoma
Some RestrictionsThe City of Sonoma does not ban overnight street parking outright; its old all-night parking prohibition was repealed…
Read full rule →South Gate
Some RestrictionsSouth Gate bars parking a commercial vending vehicle in any residential zone between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. the next…
Read full rule →Stanislaus County
Some RestrictionsStanislaus County bans overnight parking on specific unincorporated roads under Ordinance Code § 11.08.070, adopted…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsNo one may park a vehicle on a street within Stockton's parking meter zone between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. once the…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Some RestrictionsSunnyvale allows overnight street parking on most residential streets subject to the 72-hour rule. Permit Parking…
Read full rule →Sutter County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Sutter County has no blanket overnight on-street parking ban. The main limit is Section 1120-120, which…
Read full rule →Temecula
Some RestrictionsTemecula does not have a citywide ban on overnight on-street parking, but vehicles cannot remain parked in one spot for…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Some RestrictionsOn streets that residents have petitioned to have posted, Thousand Oaks bans parking on the street between 2:00 a.m…
Read full rule →Torrance
Some RestrictionsVehicles cannot be parked on the same street spot for more than 72 hours per state law. Torrance has four permit…
Read full rule →Tracy
Some RestrictionsTracy's City Council can bar overnight parking between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any street it designates by…
Read full rule →Tuolumne County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Tuolumne County has no published blanket overnight or 2 a.m.-6 a.m. parking ban on county roads. The…
Read full rule →Turlock
Some RestrictionsOutside residential areas, Turlock bars parking longer than 30 minutes on any street between 2:00 and 5:00 a.m., with a…
Read full rule →Twain Harte
Some RestrictionsDuring winter snow events, Tuolumne County and Caltrans require streets to be clear so plows and emergency vehicles can…
Read full rule →Upland
Some RestrictionsUpland does not ban overnight street parking outright, but Municipal Code Section 10.36.050 caps how long any vehicle…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Some RestrictionsVallejo police may tow any vehicle parked on a street for 72 or more consecutive hours, and in the downtown restricted…
Read full rule →Victorville
Some RestrictionsVictorville generally permits overnight parking on residential streets with 72-hour move rule per CVC 22651(k). Some…
Read full rule →Vista
Some RestrictionsVista Municipal Code section 10.32.050 bars leaving any vehicle on a city street or alley for more than 72 consecutive…
Read full rule →West Covina
Some RestrictionsWest Covina bans overnight parking from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on any street where the city council has posted…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Some RestrictionsWest Sacramento prohibits leaving any vehicle on a public street, alley, or city parking lot for more than 72…
Read full rule →Westminster
Some RestrictionsWestminster Code § 10.44.050 bars leaving any motor or nonmotorized vehicle parked or stored on a public street or…
Read full rule →Whittier
Some RestrictionsWhittier caps street parking to 30 minutes between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. on any posted street, and separately bars any…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsOn nine specific downtown streets, Yuba City bans parking for more than 20 minutes between 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m…
Read full rule →Yuba County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Yuba County bars parking any vehicle on a street or alley for more than a consecutive 72 hours; the…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Light RestrictionsChino Hills has no blanket overnight parking ban; instead, Municipal Code Section 10.08.250 bars leaving any vehicle…
Read full rule →Citrus Heights
Light RestrictionsCitrus Heights does not have a citywide overnight street parking ban. Passenger vehicles may park overnight on public…
Read full rule →Daly City
Light RestrictionsDaly City has no citywide overnight parking ban for ordinary passenger vehicles, but oversized and commercial vehicles…
Read full rule →Folsom
Light RestrictionsFolsom has no citywide overnight parking ban on public streets. The 72-hour rule under CVC §22651(k) is the primary…
Read full rule →Fresno
Light RestrictionsFresno has no blanket citywide overnight on-street parking ban; instead vehicles are limited by the 72-hour storage…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Light RestrictionsNo blanket countywide overnight on-street parking ban in unincorporated Fresno County. The 72-hour CVC §22651(k) rule…
Read full rule →Hawthorne
Light RestrictionsHawthorne's overnight parking ordinance, titled "all night parking prohibited," caps trucks and commercial vehicles at…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Light RestrictionsLong Beach has overnight parking restrictions in certain areas. Some neighborhoods require overnight parking permits…
Read full rule →Modesto
Light RestrictionsModesto has no blanket overnight parking ban. The default rule is the 72-hour storage limit (sec. 3-2.1002)…
Read full rule →Redding
Light RestrictionsRedding does not impose a citywide overnight parking ban on passenger vehicles. On most residential streets, vehicles…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Light RestrictionsSan Francisco enforces California Vehicle Code 22651(k) 72-hour parking limit citywide, plus local Residential Permit…
Read full rule →Vacaville
Light RestrictionsVacaville does not have a citywide overnight on-street parking ban. Most residential streets allow overnight parking…
Read full rule →Ventura
Light RestrictionsVentura does NOT have a blanket overnight ban on standard passenger vehicles on city streets. Instead, the city…
Read full rule →Ventura County
Light RestrictionsUnincorporated Ventura County has no general overnight parking ban on county roads; the default is the state 72-hour…
Read full rule →Clovis
Few RestrictionsNo citywide overnight parking ban in Clovis. Vehicles may park on residential streets overnight subject to the 72-hour…
Read full rule →El Monte
Few RestrictionsEl Monte does not impose a blanket city-wide overnight parking ban on residential streets, but parking is prohibited…
Read full rule →Martinez
Few RestrictionsMartinez does not impose a blanket overnight street parking ban, but vehicles cannot remain parked longer than 72…
Read full rule →Palo Alto
Few RestrictionsPalo Alto has no citywide overnight parking ban but enforces street sweeping, 72-hour limits, and district-specific RPP…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Few RestrictionsSimi Valley does not impose a blanket overnight on-street parking ban for ordinary cars, but vehicles must be moved…
Read full rule →Yolo County
Few RestrictionsYolo County has no county-wide ordinance prohibiting overnight on-street parking in unincorporated areas. The CVC…
Read full rule →EV Charging
Rules about installing home EV chargers, running cables across sidewalks, and any incentives or permits required for charging stations.
California: statewide
StatewideFew RestrictionsCalifornia Civil Code sections 4745 and 1947.6, plus Government Code 65850.7, create statewide rights for residents to…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Heavy RestrictionsUnincorporated Sonoma County has no dedicated County ordinance governing parking in EV charging spaces. The controlling…
Read full rule →Torrance
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia law (AB 2097) prohibits parking minimums near major transit. EV charging infrastructure is supported by…
Read full rule →Alameda
Some RestrictionsAlameda requires EV charging infrastructure at every new development that provides off-street parking, under Municipal…
Read full rule →Altadena
Some RestrictionsAltadena is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, so EV charger installations are permitted by LA County…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Some RestrictionsEvery electric vehicle charging station in Anaheim needs a Building Official permit before it goes in, and installing…
Read full rule →Antioch
Some RestrictionsAntioch runs a streamlined, expedited permit process for electric vehicle charging stations under Cal. Government Code…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Some RestrictionsBakersfield follows the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) requirements for EV charging infrastructure…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Some RestrictionsBellflower runs an expedited, streamlined permit process for electric vehicle charging stations under BMC Chapter…
Read full rule →Berkeley
Some RestrictionsBerkeley reserves signed and marked on-street parking stalls exclusively for electric vehicles actively plugged in and…
Read full rule →Brentwood
Some RestrictionsBrentwood runs an expedited, streamlined building-permit process for electric vehicle charging stations under Municipal…
Read full rule →Burbank
Some RestrictionsBurbank supports EV adoption through Burbank Water and Power programs. CA Gov Code 65850.7 requires streamlined EV…
Read full rule →Calaveras County
Some RestrictionsCalaveras County runs an expedited local permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations under Chapter 15.11…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Some RestrictionsCarlsbad bars parking in a marked electric vehicle charging station unless the vehicle is an EV that is actively…
Read full rule →Carson
Some RestrictionsCarson may designate off-street parking stalls exclusively for vehicles connected for electric charging, and cars…
Read full rule →Chino
Some RestrictionsChino runs an expedited, administrative permit process for electric vehicle charging stations under Government Code §…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Some RestrictionsChino Hills runs an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations under Municipal…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Some RestrictionsChula Vista has adopted an expedited permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations under CVMC 15.29.030…
Read full rule →Citrus Heights
Some RestrictionsCitrus Heights implements streamlined EV charger permitting under AB 1236 (Gov Code §65850.7). Residential Level 2…
Read full rule →Clovis
Some RestrictionsClovis implements California's mandatory EV-charger permitting law through Municipal Code Chapter 8.18, requiring the…
Read full rule →Compton
Some RestrictionsCompton must approve electric vehicle charging station permits ministerially unless the Building Official finds a…
Read full rule →Contra Costa County
Some RestrictionsInstalling an electric vehicle charging station in unincorporated Contra Costa County requires a building permit under…
Read full rule →Corona
Some RestrictionsCorona runs a mandatory expedited permitting track for electric vehicle charging stations under Corona Code of…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Some RestrictionsCosta Mesa follows California's streamlined permitting for home EV charger installations under AB 1236. Level 1 and…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Some RestrictionsNew one- and two-family homes and townhouses with private garages in Cupertino must install a dedicated 40-amp…
Read full rule →Davis
Some RestrictionsDavis reserves marked electric vehicle and car share parking spaces exclusively for those vehicles, caps electric…
Read full rule →Downey
Some RestrictionsDowney streamlines electric vehicle charging station permits under Municipal Code Section 8986, adopted to implement…
Read full rule →Dublin
Some RestrictionsDublin lets the Director of Public Works designate off-street public parking spaces exclusively for electric vehicles…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Some RestrictionsEastvale must run an expedited, streamlined permit process for electric vehicle charging stations under Chapter 110.96…
Read full rule →El Cajon
Some RestrictionsEl Cajon follows the California Building Code requirements for EV charging infrastructure in new construction. CalGreen…
Read full rule →El Dorado County
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County runs an expedited, ministerial permit process for home and commercial EV charging stations under…
Read full rule →El Monte
Some RestrictionsEl Monte requires new construction to provide electric vehicle charging capacity under Municipal Code 17.70.090…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Some RestrictionsElk Grove follows California's streamlined EV charging permit process. Under Government Code §65850.7 and AB 1236/SB…
Read full rule →Escondido
Some RestrictionsEscondido regulates electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) under Zoning Code Sec. 33-1124. Residential and…
Read full rule →Fremont
Some RestrictionsFremont requires EV-ready infrastructure in new construction per the California Green Building Code and hosts public…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsFresno follows California CALGreen Tier 1 EV charging requirements for new residential and non-residential construction…
Read full rule →Fullerton
Some RestrictionsFullerton follows California requirements for EV charging infrastructure. The city streamlines permits for residential…
Read full rule →Garden Grove
Some RestrictionsGarden Grove runs EV charging stations through an expedited, nondiscretionary permit process under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsGlendale requires EV charging infrastructure in new construction since January 2023 (Ord. 5999). GWP offers rebates up…
Read full rule →Hayward
Some RestrictionsHayward complies with California Title 24 EV-ready requirements for new construction and multi-family projects. AB 2097…
Read full rule →Hemet
Some RestrictionsNew multifamily and qualifying mixed-use development in Hemet must provide electric-vehicle-capable parking spaces…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Some RestrictionsHuntington Beach runs a mandatory expedited, nondiscretionary permit process for electric vehicle charging stations…
Read full rule →Imperial County
Some RestrictionsNew residential and nonresidential development in unincorporated Imperial County must provide electric-vehicle-ready…
Read full rule →Indio
Some RestrictionsNew multi-family developments in Indio with 40 or more parking spaces must pre-wire for Level 2 EV charging at a rate…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Some RestrictionsInglewood runs a mandatory expedited, ministerial permitting track for electric vehicle charging stations under Article…
Read full rule →Kern County
Some RestrictionsCalifornia law requires Kern County to approve applications to install electric vehicle charging stations…
Read full rule →Lake Forest
Some RestrictionsLake Forest, in Orange County, runs an expedited, nondiscretionary permitting process for electric vehicle charging…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Government Code Section 65850.7 strips Lakewood's Building Division of discretion over electric vehicle…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Some RestrictionsLancaster runs an expedited permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations under Municipal Code Chapter…
Read full rule →Livermore
Some RestrictionsLivermore Municipal Code Chapter 15.38 requires the building official to run an expedited, streamlined permitting…
Read full rule →Lodi
Some RestrictionsLodi requires any vehicle parked in a city-owned lot's designated electric vehicle charging stall to be actively…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Some RestrictionsLong Beach encourages EV charging installation. CA AB 2097 eliminates parking minimums near major transit stops. New…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Some RestrictionsLos Angeles requires new multi-family buildings and residential parking facilities to wire a share of parking spaces…
Read full rule →Madera County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Madera County runs electric vehicle charging stations that qualify under state law through an expedited…
Read full rule →Marin County
Some RestrictionsMarin County Code Section 19.04.033(2) creates an expedited, ministerial permit process for electric vehicle charging…
Read full rule →Mendocino County
Some RestrictionsMendocino County reviews electric vehicle charging station permits administratively under a checklist the Building…
Read full rule →Merced County
Some RestrictionsNew residential and non-residential projects in unincorporated Merced County that add 10 or more parking spaces must…
Read full rule →Mission Viejo
Some RestrictionsInstalling an EV charger in Mission Viejo runs through its own expedited track: Chapter 8.15, adopted under Government…
Read full rule →Modesto
Some RestrictionsModesto's Building Official must run an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging…
Read full rule →Monterey
Some RestrictionsMonterey runs an expedited, streamlined building permit process for electric vehicle charging stations under Monterey…
Read full rule →Monterey County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Monterey County, installing an electric vehicle charging station requires a construction permit…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsMoorpark supports EV charging with a streamlined permitting process and is piloting automated permitting through…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Some RestrictionsMoreno Valley follows California's streamlined EV charger permitting under Government Code section 65850.7. Residential…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Some RestrictionsMountain View must review a residential or commercial EV charging station permit under an expedited process required by…
Read full rule →Murrieta
Some RestrictionsMurrieta's development code sets minimum EV charging installations by building type under Section 16.44.115: one Level…
Read full rule →Napa
Some RestrictionsNapa has adopted the California Building Standards Code and the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen)…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Some RestrictionsNorwalk's Chapter 15.54, adopted November 4, 2025, requires an expedited, ministerial permitting process for EV…
Read full rule →Oakland
Some RestrictionsOakland's 2025 local amendments to the California Green Building Standards Code require multifamily projects to mark…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Some RestrictionsOceanside uses SolarAPP+ for expedited solar and EV charger permitting. Residential Level 2 EV charger installations…
Read full rule →Orange
Some RestrictionsThe City of Orange supports electric vehicle charging through streamlined permitting per California law (AB 1236). EV…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Orange County, electric vehicle charging stations are addressed by Zoning Code Sec. 7-9-107, which…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Some RestrictionsOxnard follows California requirements for EV charging infrastructure in new construction. AB 1236 streamlines EV…
Read full rule →Pacifica
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Pacifica, new nonresidential parking must include electric vehicle charging capacity under Municipal…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Some RestrictionsPalmdale requires an expedited, streamlined building permit for every electric vehicle charging station under Municipal…
Read full rule →Palo Alto
Some RestrictionsPalo Alto strongly promotes EV adoption with building code requiring EV-ready infrastructure in new construction and…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Some RestrictionsPasadena requires EV-ready infrastructure in new construction per California Green Building Standards (CALGreen)…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Some RestrictionsPetaluma runs an expedited permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations under Chapter 17.12, requiring…
Read full rule →Placer County
Some RestrictionsPlacer County Code § 15.04.160 sets an expedited, deemed-approved permit process for electric vehicle charging…
Read full rule →Pleasanton
Some RestrictionsPleasanton lets the city traffic engineer, and separately any owner of an off-street lot, post signs reserving parking…
Read full rule →Pomona
Some RestrictionsPomona runs an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations under City Code Chapter…
Read full rule →Port Hueneme
Some RestrictionsPort Hueneme follows California's streamlined EV charger permitting under AB 1236. Residential EV charger installations…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Some RestrictionsRancho Cordova must approve home and business electric vehicle charging stations administratively through a building…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Some RestrictionsRancho Cucamonga follows CALGreen EV-ready requirements and AB 2097 parking reductions near transit. Level 2 home…
Read full rule →Redding
Some RestrictionsRedding adopts the California Building Standards Code and the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) under…
Read full rule →Redlands
Some RestrictionsRedlands lets the city or a private lot owner reserve off-street parking stalls, and public street stalls, exclusively…
Read full rule →Redondo Beach
Some RestrictionsRedondo Beach bills an hourly overstay charge, set by City Council resolution, on any electric vehicle left in a public…
Read full rule →Redwood City
Some RestrictionsRedwood City Code § 20.230 lets the City Manager designate curbside spaces as Electric-Charging Parking, restrict them…
Read full rule →Rialto
Some RestrictionsRialto designates stalls in city-owned off-street parking facilities exclusively for vehicles connected for electric…
Read full rule →Ridgecrest
Some RestrictionsRidgecrest must approve electric vehicle charging station permits within five business days for 25 or fewer stations…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Riverside County requires new multi-family developments to set aside electric vehicle parking spaces on…
Read full rule →Roseville
Some RestrictionsRoseville processes home and commercial electric vehicle charging station permits through an expedited administrative…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Some RestrictionsEvery off-street parking facility built or altered in Sacramento must provide electric vehicle charging stations and…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Some RestrictionsSacramento County has no separate ordinance reserving EV-charging spaces; the controlling law is California Vehicle…
Read full rule →San Benito County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated San Benito County runs an expedited permit process for electric vehicle charging stations under a…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino County Ordinance No. 4446 (2022) added rules for EV charging stations in County parking lots. Only EVs…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Some RestrictionsSan Clemente must issue electric vehicle charging station permits through a nondiscretionary, expedited process under…
Read full rule →San Diego
Some RestrictionsMulti-dwelling residential projects in a San Diego transit priority area that choose to provide off-street parking must…
Read full rule →San Joaquin County
Some RestrictionsCalifornia requires EV-ready parking in new construction under CALGreen (Title 24 Part 11), which San Joaquin County…
Read full rule →San Jose
Some RestrictionsSan Jose requires EV charging infrastructure in new construction under CALGreen Tier 2 standards. Residential new…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Some RestrictionsSan Leandro provides an expedited, streamlined permit process for residential and commercial EV charging stations…
Read full rule →San Luis Obispo County
Some RestrictionsSan Luis Obispo County requires an expedited, nondiscretionary administrative permit for electric vehicle charging…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Some RestrictionsSan Marcos runs EV charging station permits through an expedited administrative track under Municipal Code Chapter…
Read full rule →San Mateo
Some RestrictionsSan Mateo follows CalGreen requirements for EV charging infrastructure in new construction. California AB 1236 mandates…
Read full rule →San Mateo County
Some RestrictionsFor new construction in unincorporated San Mateo County, the County's local amendments to the California Building and…
Read full rule →San Rafael
Some RestrictionsNew or substantially renovated San Rafael parking facilities with 25 or more spaces, including multifamily…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Some RestrictionsSan Ramon runs a separate expedited, streamlined permitting track for electric vehicle charging stations under…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Some RestrictionsSanta Ana's Building Department must run a nondiscretionary, expedited permit and inspection process for every electric…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Some RestrictionsIn county-owned off-street lots, Santa Barbara County Code Sec. 12A-25 makes it unlawful to park in a marked electric…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Some RestrictionsSanta Clara requires EV-ready wiring in new construction under CALGreen, and Silicon Valley Power offers rebates for…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Santa Clara County requires electric-vehicle charging readiness in new construction under its…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Santa Cruz County runs a streamlined, checklist-based permit for electric vehicle charging stations…
Read full rule →Santa Monica
Some RestrictionsSanta Monica is a leader in EV infrastructure. CA AB 2097 eliminates parking minimums near major transit. CALGreen…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa uses a mandatory expedited, ministerial permit track for electric vehicle charging stations under Chapter…
Read full rule →Sonora
Some RestrictionsSonora follows California state requirements for EV charging infrastructure. New construction must include EV-ready…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Some RestrictionsSunnyvale supports residential EV charging through streamlined permitting under AB 1236 and new construction EV-ready…
Read full rule →Temecula
Some RestrictionsTemecula follows California Government Code §65850.7 and the state's expedited EV charging station permitting law…
Read full rule →Tracy
Some RestrictionsTracy Municipal Code Chapter 9.68 sets an expedited, streamlined building-permit process for electric vehicle charging…
Read full rule →Tulare County
Some RestrictionsTulare County runs an expedited, streamlined permit process for electric vehicle charging stations under Chapter 32…
Read full rule →Tuolumne County
Some RestrictionsTuolumne County publishes no special on-street parking rule for EV charging; standard Chapter 10.24 parking rules…
Read full rule →Turlock
Some RestrictionsTurlock runs a streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations under Chapter 8-12, and the…
Read full rule →Upland
Some RestrictionsUpland Municipal Code § 10.40.180 lets the city designate stalls in city-owned parking facilities exclusively for…
Read full rule →Vacaville
Some RestrictionsVacaville adopts the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) and the California Building Code through…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Some RestrictionsVallejo's Zoning Code requires at least three percent of parking spaces in facilities with twenty or more stalls…
Read full rule →Ventura
Some RestrictionsEvery residential electric vehicle charging station in Ventura needs a building permit under Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Victorville
Some RestrictionsVictorville follows CA expedited EV permitting under AB 1236. Title 24 requires EV-ready infrastructure in new…
Read full rule →Vista
Some RestrictionsVista follows California requirements for EV charging infrastructure in new construction and supports EV readiness…
Read full rule →West Covina
Some RestrictionsWest Covina runs charging-station permits through its building division under Article XVIII of Chapter 7, an expedited…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Some RestrictionsWest Sacramento's parking manager may designate on-street spaces exclusively for electric-vehicle charging, and only a…
Read full rule →Yolo County
Some RestrictionsYolo County Code Section 4-4.07 bars parking in a designated electric vehicle charging stall unless the parked vehicle…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsYuba City runs a streamlined permit process for electric vehicle charging stations under Municipal Code Chapter 7-17…
Read full rule →Yuba County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Yuba County runs an expedited permit track for electric vehicle charging stations under Chapter 10.12…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Light RestrictionsAlhambra runs an expedited permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations under Chapter 20.23. The Building…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Light RestrictionsBaldwin Park runs an expedited, nondiscretionary permit process for electric vehicle charging stations under Chapter…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Light RestrictionsBuena Park runs a streamlined, ministerial permit for electric vehicle charging stations, with building staff reviewing…
Read full rule →Butte County
Light RestrictionsButte County requires a building permit for every electric vehicle charging station, but Article VIII of Chapter 26…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Light RestrictionsCamarillo follows California's EV-friendly mandate under AB 1236 (Government Code Section 65850.7), requiring…
Read full rule →Fairfield
Light RestrictionsEV charging infrastructure in Fairfield follows California's CalGreen Code (Title 24 Part 11) for new construction and…
Read full rule →Fontana
Light RestrictionsFontana processes electric vehicle charging station system permits through an expedited, nondiscretionary review track…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Light RestrictionsFresno County must run an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations under…
Read full rule →Glenn County
Light RestrictionsInstalling an electric vehicle charging station in unincorporated Glenn County goes through a streamlined process…
Read full rule →Hawthorne
Light RestrictionsHawthorne runs an expedited, nondiscretionary permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations, accepts…
Read full rule →Hesperia
Light RestrictionsHesperia gives EV charging station installations expedited administrative permit review and bars denial of a complete…
Read full rule →Irvine
Light RestrictionsIrvine's Expedited Permitting Process for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Ordinance requires the Building Official…
Read full rule →Kings County
Light RestrictionsKings County's Development Code encourages preferential parking for electric and alternative fuel vehicles, requiring…
Read full rule →Menifee
Light RestrictionsMenifee's Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permit Expediting Ordinance, Municipal Code Section 8.24.010, sets fixed…
Read full rule →Merced
Light RestrictionsMerced requires an expedited, streamlined building permit for every electric vehicle charging station, per Chapter…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Light RestrictionsNewport Beach bars leaving a vehicle parked at a public electric vehicle charging station once charging is complete…
Read full rule →Ojai
Light RestrictionsOjai follows California's streamlined EV charging permit process under AB 1236. Level 1 and Level 2 home charger…
Read full rule →Ontario
Light RestrictionsOntario regulates electric vehicle charging stations through a dedicated Building Code chapter rather than a parking…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Light RestrictionsPalm Springs runs electric vehicle charging stations through the same kind of expedited, nondiscretionary permit…
Read full rule →Perris
Light RestrictionsPerris runs an expedited, streamlined permit process for electric vehicle charging station installations, consistent…
Read full rule →Richmond
Light RestrictionsRichmond lets the city parking services manager designate on-street stalls exclusively for charging and parking…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Light RestrictionsRohnert Park's Chapter 15.34 gives electric vehicle charging stations an expedited permit review, required by state…
Read full rule →Salinas
Light RestrictionsSalinas regulates electric vehicle charging infrastructure for residential and commercial properties. Building codes…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Light RestrictionsThere is no San Diego County-specific ordinance regulating parking in EV charging stalls. The rule is California…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Light RestrictionsSanta Clarita runs its electric vehicle charging station permitting through Municipal Code Chapter 25.04, adopted to…
Read full rule →Santa Maria
Light RestrictionsSanta Maria uses an expedited, streamlined permit process for home and business electric vehicle charging stations…
Read full rule →Shasta County
Light RestrictionsElectric vehicle charging stations are a by-right use in every zone district in unincorporated Shasta County, exempt…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Light RestrictionsSimi Valley fast-tracks electric vehicle charging stations under SVMC Title 8, Chapter 25: a complete permit…
Read full rule →Solano County
Light RestrictionsSolano County requires a building permit for electric vehicle charging stations but must issue it on a…
Read full rule →Sonoma
Light RestrictionsEvery electric vehicle charging stall in a City of Sonoma parking facility must be clearly marked, under the striping…
Read full rule →South Gate
Light RestrictionsSouth Gate's density bonus program awards developers extra units for installing electric or alternative-fuel vehicle…
Read full rule →Truckee
Light RestrictionsTruckee bars any non-electric vehicle from parking in a stall designated for electric vehicle charging under Section…
Read full rule →Union City
Light RestrictionsUnion City must use an expedited, streamlined permit process for electric vehicle charging stations under a dedicated…
Read full rule →Whittier
Light RestrictionsWhittier's New Residential Energy Guidelines recommend that new single-family homes route a minimum three-quarter-inch…
Read full rule →Alameda County
Few RestrictionsAlameda County supports residential EV charging installations through streamlined permits per AB 1236. HOAs cannot…
Read full rule →Apple Valley
Few RestrictionsApple Valley runs electric vehicle charging stations through an expedited, ministerial permit process under Municipal…
Read full rule →Folsom
Few RestrictionsFolsom follows CALGreen mandatory EV-ready requirements for new construction and AB 970 streamlined residential EV…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Few RestrictionsEV charging infrastructure in unincorporated LA County benefits from AB 2097 (no parking minimums near transit), CA…
Read full rule →Manteca
Few RestrictionsManteca processes electric vehicle charging station installations through an administrative expedited-permitting…
Read full rule →Riverside
Few RestrictionsRiverside reviews electric vehicle charging station and hydrogen fueling station permits through a nondiscretionary…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Few RestrictionsSan Francisco Environment Code Chapter 22 and Building Code require EV-ready infrastructure in new construction. CA…
Read full rule →Stockton
Few RestrictionsStockton Municipal Code Chapter 15.90 implements an expedited, ministerial permitting process for electric vehicle…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Few RestrictionsThousand Oaks must approve EV charging station permits ministerially and quickly, residential permits within one…
Read full rule →Ventura County
Few RestrictionsVentura County has no separate EV-parking ordinance in its zoning or traffic code. EV charging infrastructure for new…
Read full rule →Abandoned Vehicles
How cities define and handle abandoned or inoperable vehicles on private property and public streets, including removal timelines.
California: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsCalifornia Vehicle Code sections 22651 and 22669 set uniform rules allowing peace officers and authorized agents to…
Read full rule →Monterey County
Heavy RestrictionsMonterey County Code Chapter 12.72 (Abandoned Vehicles) makes it unlawful to leave an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled…
Read full rule →Orange County
Heavy RestrictionsIn unincorporated Orange County, keeping any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle (or part) on…
Read full rule →Riverside
Heavy RestrictionsCity of Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 9.28 (Abandoned, Wrecked and Inoperative Vehicles) makes it unlawful to keep…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Heavy RestrictionsCounty Code Chapter 10.04 makes it unlawful to keep an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on public…
Read full rule →San Mateo
Heavy RestrictionsSan Mateo enforces the 72-hour vehicle storage limit on public streets under California Vehicle Code 22651. Inoperable…
Read full rule →Alameda
Significant RestrictionsAlameda's Chief of Police can order any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle removed as a public…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Significant RestrictionsAlhambra bans keeping an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on private or public property (not…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Significant RestrictionsAnaheim bans keeping an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on private or public property (not…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Significant RestrictionsBaldwin Park declares any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on private or public property a public…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Significant RestrictionsBellflower declares abandoned, dismantled, inoperable, or wrecked vehicles and boats on private property a public…
Read full rule →Brentwood
Significant RestrictionsBrentwood treats any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle left on private or public property (other…
Read full rule →Burbank
Significant RestrictionsInoperable and abandoned vehicles are code violations in Burbank. CA Vehicle Code §22651 provides authority for…
Read full rule →Calaveras County
Significant RestrictionsCalaveras County treats abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on public or private property as a…
Read full rule →Ceres
Significant RestrictionsCeres bans abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on public or private property for more than 10 days…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Significant RestrictionsCosta Mesa defines abandoned vehicles as those left on public streets for more than 72 hours without being moved or…
Read full rule →Dublin
Significant RestrictionsDublin, California (Alameda County) declares any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle left on private…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Significant RestrictionsEastvale declares any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on public or private property a public…
Read full rule →El Monte
Significant RestrictionsEl Monte Municipal Code Chapter 8.08 (Abandoned Vehicles) declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative…
Read full rule →Fontana
Significant RestrictionsFontana removes abandoned vehicles under CVC 22651(k) on public streets. Inoperable, unregistered, or dismantled…
Read full rule →Glendale
Significant RestrictionsGlendale regulates abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, and inoperative vehicles under GMC Chapter 10.48, consistent with…
Read full rule →Glenn County
Significant RestrictionsAn abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle left on a highway or right-of-way for 72 or more consecutive…
Read full rule →Hawthorne
Significant RestrictionsHawthorne declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on private or public property a public…
Read full rule →Hercules
Significant RestrictionsHercules Municipal Code Section 4-7.14 lets the Director of Public Safety Services, as Enforcement Officer, abate and…
Read full rule →Irvine
Significant RestrictionsIrvine makes it a public nuisance, and a misdemeanor, to keep an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle…
Read full rule →Kings County
Significant RestrictionsKings County declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on private or public property (not…
Read full rule →Lake Forest
Significant RestrictionsLake Forest bans abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperable vehicles on residential property when visible from the…
Read full rule →Lodi
Significant RestrictionsAny vehicle parked on a Lodi street more than 72 hours without moving is treated as abandoned under California Vehicle…
Read full rule →Madera
Significant RestrictionsMadera Municipal Code § 4-8.01(B) declares any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle on private or…
Read full rule →Merced County
Significant RestrictionsIt's unlawful to abandon, park, store, or leave a wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle on public or private…
Read full rule →Mission Viejo
Significant RestrictionsMission Viejo declares any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on private or public property a public…
Read full rule →Monterey
Significant RestrictionsMonterey declares an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle on private or public property (not counting…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Significant RestrictionsMoorpark declares an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on private or public property a public…
Read full rule →Orange
Significant RestrictionsVehicles parked on Orange streets for more than 72 consecutive hours without movement may be towed as abandoned under…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Significant RestrictionsAny wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle left on private or public property in Oxnard, aside from a highway, is a…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Significant RestrictionsPalmdale declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on private or public property a public…
Read full rule →Perris
Significant RestrictionsPerris declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on private or public property a public nuisance…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Significant RestrictionsPetaluma declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on public or private property a public…
Read full rule →Pleasanton
Significant RestrictionsChapter 11.44 declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles a public nuisance on any public or…
Read full rule →Pomona
Significant RestrictionsPomona City Code prohibits the open storage of junk, abandoned, or inoperable vehicles on private and public property…
Read full rule →Redlands
Significant RestrictionsRedlands treats abandoned, dismantled, inoperative, junked or wrecked vehicles kept visible on public or private…
Read full rule →Redondo Beach
Significant RestrictionsRedondo Beach Municipal Code Chapter 18 declares an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle on private…
Read full rule →Roseville
Significant RestrictionsRoseville Municipal Code Section 11.20.320 makes it unlawful to leave an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Significant RestrictionsSacramento abates abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on public or private property as a public…
Read full rule →San Benito County
Significant RestrictionsIn unincorporated San Benito County, storing an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle on private or…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Significant RestrictionsSan Bernardino uses CVC 22651(k) to tow vehicles left on public streets more than 72 hours. Abandoned vehicles on…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Significant RestrictionsSan Clemente declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on private or public property a public…
Read full rule →San Luis Obispo County
Significant RestrictionsSection 8.24.010 of the County Code declares that abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles left on public…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Significant RestrictionsAn abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle left on San Marcos private or public property, other than a…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Significant RestrictionsSan Ramon Municipal Code Chapter VII declares any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on private or…
Read full rule →Sanger
Significant RestrictionsSanger enforces California Vehicle Code Section 22669 for abandoned vehicles on public streets and Section 22658 for…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Significant RestrictionsSanta Ana declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on private or public property a public…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Significant RestrictionsSanta Clara treats an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle sitting on private or public property (not…
Read full rule →Santa Maria
Significant RestrictionsSanta Maria Municipal Code Chapter 5-1 declares any wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle stored in public view on…
Read full rule →Sonoma
Significant RestrictionsThe City of Sonoma treats an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle left on private or public property…
Read full rule →Stanislaus County
Significant RestrictionsStanislaus County makes it an infraction to abandon a vehicle on a highway, public property or private property, or to…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Significant RestrictionsSunnyvale enforces abandoned vehicle removal through SMC Title 10 and CVC 22651(k) and 22669. Vehicles left over 72…
Read full rule →Torrance
Significant RestrictionsTorrance Municipal Code Section 61.6.4 prohibits leaving a vehicle parked in one spot for more than 72 consecutive…
Read full rule →Tracy
Significant RestrictionsTracy treats an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle left on private or public property, other than a…
Read full rule →Turlock
Significant RestrictionsTurlock declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on private or public property a public…
Read full rule →Union City
Significant RestrictionsUnion City declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on private or public property a public…
Read full rule →Westminster
Significant RestrictionsWestminster treats any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle on public or private property as a public…
Read full rule →Yolo County
Significant RestrictionsYolo County makes it a misdemeanor to abandon, park, store, or leave an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative…
Read full rule →Alameda County
Some RestrictionsAlameda County enforces CVC 22651(k) allowing removal of vehicles parked 72+ hours. Abandoned vehicles on private…
Read full rule →Altadena
Some RestrictionsLA County Code Chapter 15.36 (Abandoned Vehicle Abatement) authorizes the county to remove inoperative or abandoned…
Read full rule →Apple Valley
Some RestrictionsKeeping an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle, or parts of one, on private or public property in…
Read full rule →Berkeley
Some RestrictionsBMC Chapter 12.98 makes it unlawful to park or store an abandoned, inoperative or dismantled vehicle on public or…
Read full rule →Bostonia
Some RestrictionsSan Diego County abates abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on public or private property as public…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Some RestrictionsBuena Park treats an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle on private or public property as a public…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Some RestrictionsCamarillo declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on private or public property a public…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Some RestrictionsCarlsbad treats an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle left on private or public property, other than…
Read full rule →Carson
Some RestrictionsCarson declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on private or public property a public…
Read full rule →Chico
Some RestrictionsChico Municipal Code § 10.52.150 makes it unlawful to abandon, park, or store a wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative…
Read full rule →Chino
Some RestrictionsChino declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on public or private property a public nuisance…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Some RestrictionsChino Hills treats abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on private or public property as a public…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Some RestrictionsChula Vista enforces abandoned and inoperable vehicle regulations under CVMC Chapter 10.80 and California Vehicle Code…
Read full rule →Citrus Heights
Some RestrictionsAbandoned vehicles on Citrus Heights public streets are handled under CVC §22651(k) (72-hour rule) and §22669…
Read full rule →Clovis
Some RestrictionsClovis aggressively enforces abandoned vehicle removal on both public streets and private property. Under California…
Read full rule →Colusa County
Some RestrictionsColusa County declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles a public nuisance. On private property…
Read full rule →Compton
Some RestrictionsCompton Municipal Code prohibits parking or leaving vehicles on any street, alley, or public way for more than 72…
Read full rule →Contra Costa County
Some RestrictionsAn abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle on private or public property in unincorporated Contra Costa…
Read full rule →Corona
Some RestrictionsCorona enforces California Vehicle Code §22669 and local provisions to remove abandoned, wrecked, or inoperable…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Some RestrictionsCupertino declares an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on public or private property a public…
Read full rule →Davis
Some RestrictionsAn abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on private or public property in Davis is a public nuisance…
Read full rule →El Cajon
Some RestrictionsEl Cajon enforces the 72-hour vehicle storage rule under ECMC 10.28.060 and California Vehicle Code 22651. Vehicles…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Some RestrictionsAbandoned vehicles on public streets or private property in Elk Grove are handled under CVC §22669 and Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Florin
Some RestrictionsIt is unlawful in Sacramento County to park or store automotive vehicles or trailers without current registration, or…
Read full rule →Folsom
Some RestrictionsFolsom participates in the Sacramento County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement program. Vehicles abandoned on public or…
Read full rule →Fremont
Some RestrictionsFremont Municipal Code Section 8.05.030 declares any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on private…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsBroken-down, inoperable or non-functional vehicles may not remain on city streets or private property in Fresno unless…
Read full rule →Fullerton
Some RestrictionsFullerton enforces California Vehicle Code provisions and local code against abandoned and inoperable vehicles on…
Read full rule →Galt
Some RestrictionsGalt Police enforce CVC Section 22651(k) to tow vehicles parked on public streets more than 72 hours and CVC 22669 for…
Read full rule →Garden Grove
Some RestrictionsGarden Grove Municipal Code Section 8.28.020 makes it a misdemeanor to leave an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or…
Read full rule →Hanford
Some RestrictionsVehicles parked on public streets for more than 72 hours or that are inoperable may be declared abandoned and towed at…
Read full rule →Hayward
Some RestrictionsHayward enforces CVC 22651(k) allowing tow of vehicles parked over 72 hours on public streets. Abandoned vehicles on…
Read full rule →Hemet
Some RestrictionsHemet declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on private or public property a public nuisance…
Read full rule →Hesperia
Some RestrictionsHesperia treats any abandoned, wrecked, junked, or inoperative vehicle kept more than 72 hours on a residential…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Some RestrictionsHuntington Beach abates abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperable vehicles under HBMC Chapter 8.48. The Community…
Read full rule →Imperial County
Some RestrictionsImperial County treats an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle left on private or public property for…
Read full rule →Indio
Some RestrictionsIndio treats abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on public or private property as a public nuisance…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Some RestrictionsInglewood enforces the 72-hour parking rule per California Vehicle Code on public streets. The city's Code Enforcement…
Read full rule →Kern County
Some RestrictionsKern County declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative (WDI) vehicles a public nuisance: a vehicle left 72…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsLake County's Director of Community Development can abate and tow an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood bans leaving any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle on public or private property for more…
Read full rule →Lancaster
Some RestrictionsLancaster prohibits abandoning a wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle, licensed or not, on private or public…
Read full rule →Livermore
Some RestrictionsLivermore Police investigate abandoned vehicles under CVC 22669 and CVC 22523; 72+ hour parking, expired registration…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Some RestrictionsVehicles parked 72+ hours without moving on a public street may be cited as abandoned under CVC §22651 and LBMC Title…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Some RestrictionsAny vehicle left parked on a Los Angeles public street or alley for 72 or more consecutive hours is unlawful and…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Some RestrictionsLA County Code Chapter 15.80 governs abandoned and inoperative vehicles in unincorporated areas. Vehicles on public…
Read full rule →Los Banos
Some RestrictionsLos Banos declares any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on public or private property a public…
Read full rule →Madera County
Some RestrictionsMadera County makes it unlawful to leave any abandoned, dismantled, inoperative, or wrecked vehicle, or parts of one…
Read full rule →Manteca
Some RestrictionsManteca declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on private or public property a public nuisance…
Read full rule →Mendocino County
Some RestrictionsMendocino County Code Chapter 15.28 makes it an infraction to leave a wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle on…
Read full rule →Merced
Some RestrictionsLeaving an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle on public or private property in Merced for more than…
Read full rule →Modesto
Some RestrictionsModesto Code of Ordinances § 4-7.1915 makes it an infraction to keep an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Some RestrictionsVehicles left on Mountain View streets over 72 hours or on private property in public view without movement may be…
Read full rule →Murrieta
Some RestrictionsMurrieta enforces abandoned vehicle rules under California Vehicle Code 22669 and the municipal code. Vehicles left on…
Read full rule →Napa
Some RestrictionsAbandoned and inoperable vehicles in Napa are handled under Napa Municipal Code Chapter 10.64 (Abandoned Vehicles)…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Some RestrictionsNewport Beach declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on public or private property a public…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Some RestrictionsNorwalk Municipal Code Chapter 8.12 lets Public Safety and the Sheriff's Station remove any abandoned, wrecked…
Read full rule →Oakland
Some RestrictionsAbandoned vehicles subject to tow after 72 hours under OMC §10.64.170. Keeping wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Some RestrictionsVehicles parked on public streets for more than 72 consecutive hours may be towed as abandoned under CVC §22651(k)…
Read full rule →Ojai
Some RestrictionsVehicles left more than 72 hours on public streets may be cited under CVC §22651. Inoperable vehicles on private…
Read full rule →Ontario
Some RestrictionsOntario Municipal Code Sec. 5-12.01 declares an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle on private or…
Read full rule →Pacifica
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Pacifica, an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle left on private or public property…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Some RestrictionsPalm Springs enforces California Vehicle Code §22651 and §22669 and Palm Springs Municipal Code Chapter 12 to remove…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Some RestrictionsPasadena prohibits overnight parking on city streets between 2 AM and 6 AM under PMC Chapter 10.44. Abandoned vehicles…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Some RestrictionsRancho Cucamonga removes abandoned vehicles from streets and private property under Municipal Code 10.56 and the San…
Read full rule →Redding
Some RestrictionsAbandoned and inoperable vehicles in Redding are handled under Redding Municipal Code Chapter 11.24 (Stopping, Standing…
Read full rule →Redwood City
Some RestrictionsRedwood City Code Chapter 39 declares any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on private or public…
Read full rule →Reedley
Some RestrictionsRMC 4-2-6 and 6-2-4 regulate abandoned vehicles. Inoperative means unable to drive or unregistered. Max 2 in rear yard…
Read full rule →Rialto
Some RestrictionsKeeping abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles or parts on any Rialto premises is unlawful and a…
Read full rule →Ridgecrest
Some RestrictionsAbandoned vehicles in Ridgecrest may be cited and towed after 72 hours under California Vehicle Code §22651 and RMC…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Some RestrictionsRohnert Park treats an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle left on private or public property, other…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Some RestrictionsSacramento County Code Chapter 6.56 declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles a public nuisance…
Read full rule →Salinas
Some RestrictionsSalinas Municipal Code Sec. 20-126 through 20-139 (Article XI) declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative…
Read full rule →San Diego
Some RestrictionsSan Diego enforces a 72-hour street parking limit under SDMC 86.0125 and California Vehicle Code 22651(k). The SDPD…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Some RestrictionsUnder County Code Division 78 (Sec. 78.102, 78.201), abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles left on…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Some RestrictionsSan Francisco treats abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on private or public property as a public…
Read full rule →San Joaquin County
Some RestrictionsVehicles left on public streets in San Joaquin County for more than 72 consecutive hours may be tagged and towed under…
Read full rule →San Jose
Some RestrictionsSan Jose treats an abandoned, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle left on private or public property as a public…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Some RestrictionsVehicles that remain in the same location on a San Leandro street for 72+ hours, or are dismantled/inoperable on…
Read full rule →San Rafael
Some RestrictionsSan Rafael treats any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on private or public property as a public…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Some RestrictionsSanta Barbara County declares any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle on private or public property…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Some RestrictionsAbandoned, wrecked, and inoperative vehicles are regulated by the County's Stopping, Standing and Parking ordinance…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Some RestrictionsVehicles parked 72+ hours without moving on public streets may be reported as abandoned per CVC §22651. LA County…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa treats an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle left on private or public property as a…
Read full rule →Shasta County
Some RestrictionsShasta County Code Chapter 10.04 declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on public or private…
Read full rule →South Gate
Some RestrictionsSouth Gate makes it a misdemeanor to leave an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on private or…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsStockton Municipal Code Chapter 8.12 declares any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle (or parts…
Read full rule →Sutter County
Some RestrictionsChapter 955 declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on private or public property a public…
Read full rule →Tehama County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Tehama County, an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle left in view on public or…
Read full rule →Temecula
Some RestrictionsTemecula bans keeping an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on private or public property for more…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Some RestrictionsThousand Oaks makes it unlawful to leave an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle, or parts of one, on…
Read full rule →Tulare County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Tulare County declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on private or public…
Read full rule →Upland
Some RestrictionsChapter 8.20 declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on private or public property (not…
Read full rule →Vacaville
Some RestrictionsVacaville Municipal Code Chapter 10.48 defines an abandoned vehicle as one parked on a public street or highway for 5…
Read full rule →Ventura
Some RestrictionsLeaving a wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle on private or public property (not counting highways) in the City…
Read full rule →Visalia
Some RestrictionsLeaving an inoperative, abandoned, wrecked, or dismantled vehicle on private or public non-highway property for more…
Read full rule →Vista
Some RestrictionsVista enforces California Vehicle Code provisions for abandoned vehicles on public streets and private property…
Read full rule →West Covina
Some RestrictionsWest Covina Municipal Code Section 22-22 and California Vehicle Code Section 22651(k) define an abandoned vehicle as…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Some RestrictionsWest Sacramento bans abandoning vehicles on public or private land and caps street parking at 72 hours before abatement.
Read full rule →Whittier
Some RestrictionsWhittier declares any abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle on public or private property a public…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsYuba City treats an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle on public or private property, outside…
Read full rule →Yuba County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Yuba County declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on private or public…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Light RestrictionsBakersfield enforces abandoned vehicle removal through its participation in the Kern Abandoned Vehicle Abatement…
Read full rule →Bishop
Light RestrictionsUnder BMC Chapter 8.16, keeping an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle on private or public property…
Read full rule →Butte County
Light RestrictionsThe accumulation of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on private or public property in…
Read full rule →Downey
Light RestrictionsDowney Municipal Code declares the accumulation and storage of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles…
Read full rule →El Dorado County
Light RestrictionsThe El Dorado County Sheriff's Office administers a state-funded vehicle abatement program under California Vehicle…
Read full rule →Escondido
Light RestrictionsEscondido tows vehicles parked on public streets over 72 hours under CA Vehicle Code §22651(k). Vehicles on private…
Read full rule →Fairfield
Light RestrictionsFairfield Municipal Code Chapter 11 authorizes the Police Department to remove abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or…
Read full rule →Fillmore
Light RestrictionsVehicles left more than 72 hours on public streets may be cited under CVC §22651. Inoperable vehicles on private…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Light RestrictionsFresno County enforces California Vehicle Code 22669 for abandoned vehicles on public roads and private property…
Read full rule →Humboldt County
Light RestrictionsHumboldt County relies primarily on California Vehicle Code §22651 to tow vehicles parked over 72 hours and on CVC…
Read full rule →Jurupa Valley
Light RestrictionsJurupa Valley declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles public nuisances and makes it unlawful…
Read full rule →Menifee
Light RestrictionsWrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles may not sit on public or private property in Menifee for more than 72…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Light RestrictionsVehicles left on public streets for more than 72 hours without moving may be tagged and towed under California Vehicle…
Read full rule →Napa County
Light RestrictionsAbandoned vehicles in unincorporated Napa County are addressed under California Vehicle Code Sections 22650-22711…
Read full rule →Nevada County
Light RestrictionsNevada County runs an Abandoned Vehicle Abatement (AVA) program for vehicles on county roads under California Vehicle…
Read full rule →Palo Alto
Light RestrictionsPalo Alto enforces the 72-hour rule under CVC 22651(k), with parking enforcement marking and towing vehicles parked or…
Read full rule →Placer County
Light RestrictionsHow an abandoned vehicle is handled in unincorporated Placer County depends on location. On county-maintained roads…
Read full rule →Richmond
Light RestrictionsAbandoned, inoperable, unlicensed and junk vehicles are prohibited on both public and private property in Richmond, and…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Light RestrictionsSan Bernardino County operates a Vehicle Abatement and Removal Program under County Code Title 3, Division 3, Chapter…
Read full rule →San Mateo County
Light RestrictionsUnder County Ordinance Code Chapter 7.60, it is unlawful and an infraction to abandon, park, store, or leave any…
Read full rule →Santa Monica
Light RestrictionsUnder California Vehicle Code Section 22651(k) and Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 3.12, vehicles parked on public…
Read full rule →Santa Paula
Light RestrictionsSanta Paula enforces California Vehicle Code provisions for abandoned and inoperable vehicles. Vehicles parked on…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Light RestrictionsSimi Valley enforces abandoned vehicle regulations on both public streets and private property. Vehicles that appear…
Read full rule →Solano County
Light RestrictionsSolano County Code Chapter 6.5 makes it a misdemeanor to leave an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Light RestrictionsSonoma County Code Chapter 18, Article IV declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on private…
Read full rule →Tuolumne County
Light RestrictionsIn unincorporated Tuolumne County, a vehicle left on a public road over 72 hours after a posted notice may be removed…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Light RestrictionsVallejo can tow vehicles under California Vehicle Code Section 22651. Subdivision (o) reaches vehicles whose…
Read full rule →Ventura County
Light RestrictionsVentura County declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles on public or private property a public…
Read full rule →Victorville
Light RestrictionsVictorville uses CVC 22651(k) 72-hour rule and VMC Title 10 to abate abandoned vehicles. San Bernardino County…
Read full rule →Curb Color Rules
What red, yellow, white, green, and blue painted curbs mean in your city, who can paint them, and how parking restrictions are enforced.
Buena Park
Heavy RestrictionsA red-painted curb in Buena Park bans stopping, standing, or parking at all times, with the only exception for buses at…
Read full rule →Colusa County
Heavy RestrictionsIn unincorporated Colusa County only the road commissioner (under board authority) may place curb markings, which carry…
Read full rule →El Monte
Heavy RestrictionsPainting a street or curb surface anywhere in El Monte without city authorization is unlawful under the Uniform Traffic…
Read full rule →Hercules
Heavy RestrictionsHercules Municipal Code Section 3-4.407 makes it illegal for anyone to paint any street or curb surface without city…
Read full rule →Indio
Heavy RestrictionsA red-painted curb in Indio bars stopping, standing or parking at any time, with a narrow exception for buses using a…
Read full rule →Oakland
Heavy RestrictionsA red curb in Oakland means no stopping, standing or parking at any time, with the only exceptions being what the…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Heavy RestrictionsPainting your own curb in Santa Ana is illegal unless the city has authorized it by contract. Municipal Code § 36-148…
Read full rule →Union City
Heavy RestrictionsIn Union City, a curb painted red means no stopping, standing, or parking at any time under any circumstance, with the…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Heavy RestrictionsOnly the West Sacramento city manager or a designee may paint or mark curbs in the city: private curb painting that…
Read full rule →Antioch
Significant RestrictionsAntioch bars anyone from painting a street or curb surface without city authorization. AMC § 4-5.609 makes unauthorized…
Read full rule →Clovis
Significant RestrictionsClovis prohibits anyone from painting any street or curb surface without City authorization under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Fairfield
Significant RestrictionsFairfield lets property owners paint their own address on the curb outside their home, but anyone who paints curb…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Significant RestrictionsOnly Mountain View's city traffic engineer may authorize painting a street or curb surface, including stenciling…
Read full rule →Ontario
Significant RestrictionsOntario Municipal Code Sec. 4-6.408 bars anyone but the City from painting a street or curb surface. The only carve-out…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Significant RestrictionsRancho Cucamonga bans painting any street or curb surface without written authorization from the city traffic engineer…
Read full rule →Westminster
Significant RestrictionsPainting any street or curb surface in Westminster requires city authorization under Westminster Code § 10.20.080, and…
Read full rule →Alameda
Some RestrictionsAlameda enforces no-parking zones with red-painted curbs, disabled parking with blue curb markings, taxicab stands with…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Some RestrictionsAlhambra's Director of Public Works paints curbs in five colors, each with its own parking restriction: red bars…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Some RestrictionsAnaheim marks no-parking zones with red paint on the curb, one-hour and twenty-minute limits with green paint, and…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Some RestrictionsBakersfield's traffic authority marks curbs in five colors under Municipal Code Section 10.32.020, each with a specific…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Some RestrictionsBaldwin Park's Public Works Director assigns curb colors under Section 72.36: red bars stopping or parking at any time…
Read full rule →Berkeley
Some RestrictionsPainting a street or curb surface anywhere in Berkeley without city authorization is illegal under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Bishop
Some RestrictionsIn Bishop, painted curbs carry the meanings set by California Vehicle Code § 21458 (BMC 10.28.220). The public works…
Read full rule →Brentwood
Some RestrictionsPainting a street or curb surface anywhere in Brentwood without city authorization is illegal under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Some RestrictionsCarlsbad's curb color code runs red, yellow, white and green: red bars stopping or parking outright except for a signed…
Read full rule →Carson
Some RestrictionsCarson requires an annual $50 permit before anyone paints house numbers on a curb, plus the property owner's written…
Read full rule →Chino
Some RestrictionsChino's public works director paints curbs red, yellow, white or green to mark no-parking, loading and time-limited…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Some RestrictionsChino Hills marks no-parking zones with red curb paint under Municipal Code Section 10.08.010, the baseline color in a…
Read full rule →Compton
Some RestrictionsCompton's Traffic Authority marks curbs red, yellow, white, green, or blue under Municipal Code Section 12-3.6, and…
Read full rule →Corona
Some RestrictionsIt is unlawful for anyone but the city to paint a street or curb surface in Corona, under Corona Code of Ordinances §…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Some RestrictionsCosta Mesa bars anyone but the city from painting a street or curb surface under Municipal Code Section 10-90. The…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Some RestrictionsCupertino's Traffic Engineer assigns curb colors under Municipal Code Sec. 11.24.040: red bans stopping entirely…
Read full rule →Davis
Some RestrictionsDavis assigns a fixed meaning to each curb color: red bars all stopping, yellow allows loading only on weekdays, white…
Read full rule →Downey
Some RestrictionsDowney's City Traffic Engineer assigns meaning to painted curb colors under Municipal Code Section 3193: red bars all…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Some RestrictionsEastvale prohibits parking or standing wherever curbs are painted or signs are posted giving notice, under Municipal…
Read full rule →El Cajon
Some RestrictionsEl Cajon's traffic engineer assigns meaning to curb paint colors under Municipal Code Section 10.16.110: red bans…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Some RestrictionsElk Grove assigns fixed meanings to painted curb colors under EGMC Section 10.24.010: red bans all stopping and…
Read full rule →Escondido
Some RestrictionsEscondido's traffic engineer paints curbs red, yellow, white, green, or blue to signal parking rules, from an absolute…
Read full rule →Folsom
Some RestrictionsFolsom's curb colors carry the force of law under Municipal Code Section 10.20.110: red means no stopping or parking at…
Read full rule →Fremont
Some RestrictionsFremont's city manager marks curbs in five colors under Municipal Code Section 10.05.690, each with its own stopping…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsFresno bars anyone but the city from painting a street or curb surface under FMC § 14-409, protecting the curb-color…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Some RestrictionsFresno County assigns fixed meanings to painted curb colors under Section 11.04.010: red bars stopping, yellow and…
Read full rule →Fullerton
Some RestrictionsFullerton's curb colors carry force of law under FMC § 8.44.120: red bars all stopping except buses at marked bus…
Read full rule →Garden Grove
Some RestrictionsGarden Grove assigns a fixed legal meaning to every curb color under Municipal Code Section 10.60.030: red bans…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsGlendale paints curb zones in four colors, each with its own legal meaning under Municipal Code Section 10.28.190: red…
Read full rule →Hanford
Some RestrictionsA red-painted curb in Hanford, California means no stopping, standing, or parking at any time: the strictest curb…
Read full rule →Hawthorne
Some RestrictionsHawthorne assigns four curb colors fixed meanings under Chapter 10.24: red bans stopping entirely, yellow limits stops…
Read full rule →Hayward
Some RestrictionsPainting, marking or writing on a Hayward sidewalk or roadway, including curb paint, needs a permit from the Director…
Read full rule →Hemet
Some RestrictionsHemet's chief of police marks curbs red, yellow, white, or green, each with its own stopping and parking rule…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Some RestrictionsPainting a street or curb surface anywhere in Huntington Beach without city authorization is illegal under Municipal…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Some RestrictionsOnly the Public Works Director may install, remove, or alter curb color markings on Inglewood streets and alleys, and…
Read full rule →Irvine
Some RestrictionsIrvine standardizes curb color citywide under Municipal Code Section 6-3-504: yellow for loading zones, red for bus…
Read full rule →Kings County
Some RestrictionsKings County assigns fixed meanings to curb paint colors on unincorporated roads: red bars all stopping, yellow and…
Read full rule →Lake Forest
Some RestrictionsSidewalk vendors in Lake Forest, California cannot set up at red curbs, bus stops, or existing street furniture such as…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood marks parking restrictions with painted curb colors under a City Administrator order: red means no parking…
Read full rule →Livermore
Some RestrictionsLivermore's traffic engineer assigns five curb colors under Municipal Code Section 10.20.060 to control parking…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Some RestrictionsLong Beach's Traffic Engineer marks curbs yellow, white, green or red to control parking: yellow gives two minutes for…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Some RestrictionsLAMC § 89.36 bans stopping any vehicle at any time next to a curb painted red anywhere in the city. Unlike white…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Los Angeles County does not define curb colors itself, but drivers and pedestrians must obey every…
Read full rule →Los Banos
Some RestrictionsPainting or marking a curb in Los Banos without City sign-off is illegal. Section 4-5.10 reserves curb, sidewalk, and…
Read full rule →Madera County
Some RestrictionsMadera County's traffic engineer designates specific no-parking zones under Vehicle Code § 21458 and marks them by…
Read full rule →Manteca
Some RestrictionsManteca marks curbs red to bar stopping, standing, or parking there at any time, including near crosswalks, fire…
Read full rule →Marin County
Some RestrictionsFire Code § 503.4.2 lets the Fire Chief order curbs painted red or signed 'no parking' on private access ways when…
Read full rule →Mendocino County
Some RestrictionsOnly the County may paint or maintain regulatory curb markings on County-maintained roads in unincorporated Mendocino…
Read full rule →Menifee
Some RestrictionsMenifee marks disabled parking spaces with blue paint on the curb under Menifee Code of Ordinances Section 12.20.130…
Read full rule →Merced
Some RestrictionsPainting house numbers on curbs for a fee is a regulated activity in Merced: Municipal Code Sec. 5.56.010 makes it…
Read full rule →Modesto
Some RestrictionsModesto's Director of Public Works controls every curb color on city streets. Red bans stopping entirely, yellow and…
Read full rule →Monterey
Some RestrictionsOnly the City may paint a Monterey street or curb surface. Section 20-38 makes unauthorized curb painting unlawful…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsMoorpark requires any restricted or prohibited street parking to be marked with curb paint or signs before the…
Read full rule →Murrieta
Some RestrictionsMurrieta Code Section 10.12.090 bars anyone from painting a street or curb surface without authorization from the city…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Some RestrictionsPainting a street or curb surface in Newport Beach without City authorization is illegal. Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Some RestrictionsNorwalk's City Engineer alone decides where curbs get painted, under Municipal Code Section 10.08.160, and only four…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Some RestrictionsOceanside's public works director paints curbs red, yellow, white or green under Traffic Code Sec. 11.1.1 to signal…
Read full rule →Orange
Some RestrictionsOrange assigns five curb colors to specific parking restrictions under Chapter 10.26: red bars all stopping, yellow and…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Some RestrictionsOxnard Code Secs. 8-52 through 8-55 set the rules for painted curb zones: three minutes in a white zone, 15 minutes in…
Read full rule →Pacifica
Some RestrictionsPacifica's curb colors carry fixed legal meaning under Municipal Code § 4-7.1302: red bars stopping, standing, or…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Some RestrictionsPalm Springs Municipal Code Section 12.32.100 lets the city traffic engineer paint curbs to set parking rules: red bars…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Some RestrictionsPasadena paints curbs red, yellow, white, green and blue to signal parking rules, each with its own meaning under…
Read full rule →Perris
Some RestrictionsPerris curbs painted red mark no-stopping and no-parking zones the city traffic engineer designates for turn lanes…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Some RestrictionsPetaluma's curb colors carry fixed legal meanings: red bars stopping at any time, yellow restricts loading hours, white…
Read full rule →Placer County
Some RestrictionsPlacer County paints curbs in five colors to signal parking rules on unincorporated roads: red bans parking and even…
Read full rule →Pleasanton
Some RestrictionsPleasanton's traffic engineer marks curbs red, yellow, white, green or blue under Municipal Code § 11.36.020 to signal…
Read full rule →Pomona
Some RestrictionsPomona City Code Sec. 58-5 makes it unlawful for anyone except the city traffic engineer, or someone the engineer…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Some RestrictionsRancho Cordova assigns fixed meanings to painted curb colors under RCMC § 10.24.010: red bars all stopping, yellow…
Read full rule →Redlands
Some RestrictionsRedlands assigns fixed legal meanings to painted curb colors under City Code Section 10.40.240. Red bars all stopping…
Read full rule →Redondo Beach
Some RestrictionsThe Redondo Beach City Manager or designee decides where curbs get painted red, yellow, white, green, or blue, and each…
Read full rule →Redwood City
Some RestrictionsRedwood City's curb-marking scheme under Sec. 20.109 assigns a specific meaning to each paint color: red bars stopping…
Read full rule →Rialto
Some RestrictionsRialto Municipal Code 10.12.080 bars anyone from painting a street or curb surface without city authorization. The one…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Some RestrictionsOn unincorporated Riverside County highways, painted curb colors carry legal force: red bars all stopping, yellow…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Some RestrictionsRohnert Park Municipal Code Section 10.24.090 bars anyone but the city from painting any street or curb surface. The…
Read full rule →Roseville
Some RestrictionsRoseville Municipal Code Section 11.22.020 makes it unlawful for anyone but the public works director to paint a curb…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Some RestrictionsA red curb in Sacramento means no stopping, standing, or parking at any time: the only exceptions are what the…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Some RestrictionsSacramento County paints its curbs in five colors with fixed legal meanings: red bans stopping entirely, yellow allows…
Read full rule →Salinas
Some RestrictionsThe Salinas city engineer paints curbs red, yellow, white, green or blue to mark parking restrictions under Municipal…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino codes curb colors by rule, not custom: red means no stopping or parking, green caps parking at 20…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Some RestrictionsSan Clemente Municipal Code Section 10.12.090 bars anyone but the City from painting a street or curb surface. The only…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Some RestrictionsOnly the SFMTA City Traffic Engineer may install color curb markings in San Francisco, including red no-parking zones…
Read full rule →San Jose
Some RestrictionsSan Jose Municipal Code § 11.51.010 assigns fixed meanings to red, yellow, white and green curb paint: red bars…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Some RestrictionsSan Leandro assigns five curb-paint meanings under SLMC § 6-1-505: red bans all stopping (except bus loading), yellow…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Some RestrictionsSan Marcos paints curbs in five colors to spell out exactly what SMMC 12.20.230 allows there: red bars stopping…
Read full rule →San Mateo County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated San Mateo County, the Director of Public Works assigns red, yellow, white, green and blue curb…
Read full rule →San Rafael
Some RestrictionsSan Rafael's traffic engineer paints curbs red, yellow, white, green, or blue to mark no-parking, loading, and…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Some RestrictionsSan Ramon assigns legal meaning to painted curb colors under Municipal Code B8-1: red bans stopping entirely, yellow is…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Santa Barbara County, red curb paint along county roads means a designated bus zone: Sec. 23-11.11…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Some RestrictionsOnly the City Council can authorize painting a Santa Clara street or curb surface: Section 10.05.250 of the City Code…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Santa Clara County, a red-painted curb marks an official bus zone reserved for commercial or school…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Some RestrictionsPainting or stenciling a house or street address number on a curb in Santa Clarita requires a City permit and an annual…
Read full rule →Santa Maria
Some RestrictionsPainting a house number on a Santa Maria curb takes the property owner's or occupant's prior written consent, and the…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa marks curbs red, yellow, white and blue under City Code Chapter 11-20, and each color carries its own limit…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Some RestrictionsSimi Valley marks no-parking and fire-lane zones with red curb paint under SVMC § 4-9.503(j) and (m), and reserves blue…
Read full rule →Sonoma
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Sonoma, only the city itself may paint curbs or street surfaces to mark parking and traffic…
Read full rule →Stanislaus County
Some RestrictionsStanislaus County bars parking within 100 feet of any bus or transit stop marked with a red curb or posted sign, under…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsStockton paints curbs to mark parking rules: red means no stopping or standing (§ 10.04.580), yellow marks freight…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Some RestrictionsSunnyvale's city traffic engineer can restrict stopping, standing or parking either by posting signs or by painting the…
Read full rule →Tehama County
Some RestrictionsTehama County authorizes red curb painting only for board-approved bus loading zones: the Transit Agency designates the…
Read full rule →Temecula
Some RestrictionsTemecula Municipal Code Section 10.12.050 bars anyone from painting a street or curb surface without city…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Some RestrictionsThousand Oaks designates disabled/handicapped parking spaces on public streets with blue curb paint plus signage, and…
Read full rule →Tracy
Some RestrictionsTracy assigns five curb colors distinct meanings under Tracy Municipal Code § 3.08.490: red bars stopping entirely…
Read full rule →Tulare County
Some RestrictionsCurb colors in unincorporated Tulare County are set by County Code 3-03-1126: red = no stopping/standing/parking…
Read full rule →Turlock
Some RestrictionsTurlock's red, yellow, white, and green curb markings each carry a distinct stop-and-parking rule that the Traffic…
Read full rule →Upland
Some RestrictionsUpland Municipal Code § 10.12.090 makes it unlawful for anyone but the city to paint a street or curb surface. Section…
Read full rule →Vacaville
Some RestrictionsVacaville Municipal Code Section 10.28.030 fixes what each painted curb color legally means citywide: red bars stopping…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Some RestrictionsVallejo's curb paint tells drivers exactly what's allowed: red bars all stopping, yellow limits loading to a few…
Read full rule →Ventura
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Ventura, no one may paint any street or curb surface without city authorization, per San Buenaventura…
Read full rule →Ventura County
Some RestrictionsOnce a curb in unincorporated Ventura County is marked red or signed under County Ordinance Code § 7200(a), stopping…
Read full rule →Victorville
Some RestrictionsVictorville bars anyone but the city from painting a street or curb surface. Section 12.16.090 makes it unlawful to…
Read full rule →Vista
Some RestrictionsVista Municipal Code section 10.40.020 defines what red, yellow, and white curb paint mean on city streets: red bars…
Read full rule →Whittier
Some RestrictionsWhittier's traffic engineer marks curbs red, yellow or white to control parking: red bans stopping except for buses…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsOnly the Yuba City Public Works Director may authorize painting a street or curb surface. Anyone who paints a curb…
Read full rule →Yuba County
Some RestrictionsA red curb in unincorporated Yuba County means no stopping, standing, or parking, with the sole exception of a bus…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Light RestrictionsChula Vista property owners can apply and pay a fee for red curb painted a minimum of 18 inches on each side of a…
Read full rule →Kern County
Light RestrictionsKern County's director of roads, not a separate curb-paint code, decides where street curbs get painted or signed for…
Read full rule →Monterey County
Light RestrictionsUnder County Code Section 12.04.020, the county's Director of Transportation is responsible for painting and…
Read full rule →Riverside
Light RestrictionsIn Riverside's off-street parking lots and structures, property owners may paint curbs red instead of posting 'no…
Read full rule →San Benito County
Light RestrictionsThe County Engineer decides where curbs get no-parking markings in unincorporated San Benito County, based on a traffic…
Read full rule →San Diego
Light RestrictionsSan Diego lets a homeowner paint their own street number on the curb for free, but no one else may do it without the…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Light RestrictionsOn County roads in unincorporated Sonoma County, curb colors follow the statewide system in California Vehicle Code…
Read full rule →Loading Zones
Yellow and white loading zone rules, time limits for commercial and passenger loading, and which vehicles qualify as commercial loaders.
Bishop
Heavy RestrictionsBishop loading zones are set by City Council resolution and signed/marked by public works (BMC 10.28.210). Yellow zones…
Read full rule →Alameda
Some RestrictionsAlameda caps loading zone stops at ten minutes for passengers and thirty minutes for materials, in zones the Public…
Read full rule →Alameda County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Alameda County bars loading, unloading, or handling boxes, crates, containers, or garbage cans between 9…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Some RestrictionsAlhambra caps loading zone stops at three minutes for passengers and 20 minutes for materials, and bars standing on…
Read full rule →Anaheim
Some RestrictionsAnaheim's City Traffic Engineer designates every loading zone, and no vehicle can occupy one longer than the loading…
Read full rule →Antioch
Some RestrictionsAntioch's City Traffic Engineer designates loading zones under AMC § 4-5.1301, marking commercial curbs yellow and…
Read full rule →Apple Valley
Some RestrictionsLoading areas within 200 feet of residential uses cannot operate between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. under Development Code §…
Read full rule →Bakersfield
Some RestrictionsBakersfield's traffic authority designates and marks loading zones and bus zones under Municipal Code Chapter 10.36…
Read full rule →Baldwin Park
Some RestrictionsBaldwin Park's Public Works Director may mark loading and passenger loading zones near commercial areas and business…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Some RestrictionsEvery hospital, hotel, and commercial or industrial building in the City of Bellflower must provide dedicated…
Read full rule →Berkeley
Some RestrictionsBerkeley's yellow curb loading zones allow standing only for loading or unloading, capped at three minutes for…
Read full rule →Bostonia
Some RestrictionsThe San Diego County Zoning Ordinance requires off-street loading spaces for commercial and industrial buildings and…
Read full rule →Brentwood
Some RestrictionsBrentwood caps loading zones at half of any block's total curb length, with the city engineer marking commercial…
Read full rule →Buena Park
Some RestrictionsCommercial vehicles loading or unloading materials in a Buena Park yellow curb zone get 20 minutes; passenger loading…
Read full rule →Butte County
Some RestrictionsThe Butte County Board of Supervisors designates loading, passenger-loading and bus-loading zones on county roads by…
Read full rule →Camarillo
Some RestrictionsCamarillo caps loading zone stops at three minutes for passengers and twenty minutes for freight. The city council…
Read full rule →Carlsbad
Some RestrictionsCarlsbad's city Traffic Engineer marks loading zones with a yellow curb stenciled 'LOADING ONLY' and passenger loading…
Read full rule →Carson
Some RestrictionsCarson caps curbside commercial loading to 20 minutes and only between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m., with the space marked by…
Read full rule →Ceres
Some RestrictionsCeres caps parking in a marked loading zone at 20 minutes for loading or unloading passengers or materials, unless a…
Read full rule →Chico
Some RestrictionsChico designates curb colors for parking control: red curbs bar stopping or parking, white curbs limit use to passenger…
Read full rule →Chino
Some RestrictionsChino requires dedicated off-street loading spaces sized to fixed minimums for hospitals, schools, and commercial or…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Some RestrictionsChino Hills marks commercial loading zones with yellow curb paint under Municipal Code Section 10.08.130. The paint…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Some RestrictionsThe City Engineer decides how much curb frontage in Chula Vista gets carved out for loading and passenger zones: CVMC…
Read full rule →Clovis
Some RestrictionsClovis marks curb loading zones in yellow paint and passenger zones in white under Municipal Code § 4.5.1200, and the…
Read full rule →Colusa County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Colusa County uses yellow curbs for freight/passenger loading and white curbs for passenger loading…
Read full rule →Compton
Some RestrictionsCompton's Traffic Authority marks loading zones with a yellow 'LOADING ONLY' curb stencil and passenger zones with…
Read full rule →Contra Costa County
Some RestrictionsAny building or facility of 10,000 square feet or more used for manufacturing, warehousing, retail, wholesale sales, a…
Read full rule →Corona
Some RestrictionsCorona marks freight loading zones with yellow curb paint and passenger loading zones with white curb paint under…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Some RestrictionsCosta Mesa marks commercial loading zones yellow and passenger loading zones white under Municipal Code Section 10-226…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Some RestrictionsCupertino's Traffic Engineer marks loading zones under Sections 11.24.080 through 11.24.100, with yellow curbs for…
Read full rule →Davis
Some RestrictionsDavis caps loading zones at half of any block's curb length, limits commercial material loading to thirty minutes and…
Read full rule →Downey
Some RestrictionsDowney lets the City Traffic Engineer establish passenger and freight loading zones in business districts and in front…
Read full rule →Dublin
Some RestrictionsDublin, California (Alameda County) marks commercial loading zones with yellow curb paint under city code. Trucks may…
Read full rule →Eastvale
Some RestrictionsEastvale marks loading zones with color-coded curbs under Municipal Code Sec. 10.20.080: red curbs bar all stopping…
Read full rule →El Cajon
Some RestrictionsEl Cajon's traffic engineer marks loading zones with yellow curb paint and passenger loading zones with white paint…
Read full rule →El Dorado County
Some RestrictionsEl Dorado County limits parking in a designated loading zone to loading or unloading passengers or freight for up to…
Read full rule →El Monte
Some RestrictionsEl Monte's traffic engineer marks loading zones with yellow curb paint and passenger loading zones with white paint…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Some RestrictionsEGMC Section 10.24.090 lets the Public Works Director set up bus zones, loading zones and taxi stands, and bars anyone…
Read full rule →Escondido
Some RestrictionsEscondido's traffic engineer marks loading and passenger loading zones downtown, at business entrances, and near halls…
Read full rule →Fairfield
Some RestrictionsFairfield's traffic engineer marks loading and passenger loading zones in business districts and in front of assembly…
Read full rule →Folsom
Some RestrictionsFolsom marks commercial loading zones with a painted yellow curb: a vehicle can stop there only to load or unload…
Read full rule →Fontana
Some RestrictionsFontana's traffic engineer designates loading zones in business districts under Municipal Code Sec. 17-191, marked with…
Read full rule →Fremont
Some RestrictionsFremont's city manager designates commercial loading zones and passenger loading zones under Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsFresno manages curb space through a five-color paint system, red, yellow, white, green, and blue, each with its own…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Some RestrictionsFresno County designates four kinds of curbside loading zones under Chapter 11.16: passenger zones capped at three…
Read full rule →Fullerton
Some RestrictionsFullerton's City Traffic Engineer, with Transportation and Circulation Commission approval, marks loading zones and…
Read full rule →Garden Grove
Some RestrictionsGarden Grove marks commercial loading zones by curb color under Municipal Code Chapter 10.60: red for bus zones, yellow…
Read full rule →Glendale
Some RestrictionsGlendale limits curbside loading zones to commercial vehicles under Municipal Code Section 10.32.040: material…
Read full rule →Glenn County
Some RestrictionsGlenn County's only codified loading zone sits on Broadway in the unincorporated community of Hamilton City. Glenn…
Read full rule →Hanford
Some RestrictionsHanford's yellow-curb loading zones bar stopping, standing or parking from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except Sundays and…
Read full rule →Hawthorne
Some RestrictionsHawthorne caps loading-zone use at posted time limits, or twenty minutes with no posted sign, and reserves loading…
Read full rule →Hayward
Some RestrictionsHayward requires truck loading docks to sit on the same parcel they serve, off the required parking area, and to keep…
Read full rule →Hemet
Some RestrictionsHemet caps commercial loading stops at 20 minutes and passenger loading at 3 minutes, restricted to actual deliveries…
Read full rule →Hercules
Some RestrictionsHercules marks commercial loading zones with yellow curb paint and passenger loading zones with white curb paint under…
Read full rule →Hesperia
Some RestrictionsHesperia marks loading zones with color-coded curbs, capping commercial-vehicle material loading at 20 minutes and…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Some RestrictionsHuntington Beach marks commercial loading zones with yellow curb paint and passenger zones with white paint under…
Read full rule →Indio
Some RestrictionsIndio requires commercial and industrial loading berths to sit at least 30 feet from residential zones unless walled…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Some RestrictionsInglewood Municipal Code Sec. 3-49 caps loading zone use at twenty minutes for materials or three minutes for…
Read full rule →Irvine
Some RestrictionsIrvine designates commercial loading zones by City Council resolution under Municipal Code § 6-3-503, and the Director…
Read full rule →Kern County
Some RestrictionsKern County's zoning ordinance requires commercial, industrial, and larger residential developments in unincorporated…
Read full rule →Kings County
Some RestrictionsKings County requires at least one off-street loading berth for buildings of 10,000 square feet or more that receive…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsAny unincorporated Lake County building of 10,000 square feet or more used for manufacturing, storage, warehousing…
Read full rule →Lake Forest
Some RestrictionsLake Forest requires all commercial loading to happen on-site in every non-residential zoning district, with loading…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsA yellow-painted curb in Lakewood marks a loading zone: vehicles may stop there only to load or unload passengers or…
Read full rule →Livermore
Some RestrictionsLivermore Municipal Code Section 10.20.330 caps freight loading and unloading in a designated loading zone at 20…
Read full rule →Lodi
Some RestrictionsLodi's public works director designates and signs loading zones and passenger loading zones citywide. Freight loading…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Some RestrictionsLong Beach marks curbs yellow for freight and passenger loading under Municipal Code § 10.26.010: two minutes for…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Some RestrictionsLos Angeles caps commercial loading zone use at 30 minutes and passenger loading at five minutes (ten where posted)…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated LA County, curbside loading zones marked by the traffic commissioner cap commercial vehicle stops at…
Read full rule →Madera
Some RestrictionsMadera requires at least one off-street loading space for any building of 5,000 square feet or more built on or after…
Read full rule →Madera County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Madera County requires commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings to provide on-site loading…
Read full rule →Manteca
Some RestrictionsManteca marks commercial loading zones with yellow curb paint and passenger zones with white, capping commercial…
Read full rule →Marin County
Some RestrictionsMarin County requires off-street loading spaces for new commercial buildings in the unincorporated area under County…
Read full rule →Mendocino County
Some RestrictionsMendocino County does not maintain a general loading-zone color ordinance for unincorporated streets, but the County…
Read full rule →Merced
Some RestrictionsMerced restricts freight and passenger loading zones to vehicles actually loading or unloading, capped at the time the…
Read full rule →Merced County
Some RestrictionsCommercial, mixed-use, and industrial sites in unincorporated Merced County must limit loading near homes to 8:00 a.m…
Read full rule →Mission Viejo
Some RestrictionsEvery nonresidential building in Mission Viejo must provide fixed off-street loading spaces sized to its floor area…
Read full rule →Modesto
Some RestrictionsIn a marked Modesto loading zone, curb time is limited to 3 minutes for loading or unloading passengers and 20 minutes…
Read full rule →Monterey
Some RestrictionsMonterey's Traffic Engineer marks commercial loading zones with yellow curb paint under City Code Article 7, and a…
Read full rule →Moorpark
Some RestrictionsMoorpark caps stops in a marked loading zone at three minutes for passengers and 20 minutes for materials, covering…
Read full rule →Moreno Valley
Some RestrictionsMoreno Valley requires new industrial, office and commercial buildings to provide dedicated off-street loading berths…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Some RestrictionsMountain View caps commercial loading in a marked yellow loading zone at 20 minutes and passenger loading or baggage…
Read full rule →Murrieta
Some RestrictionsMurrieta's loading zones run on curb color and a clock. Section 10.32.200 caps freight loading in a yellow zone at…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Some RestrictionsNewport Beach caps commercial loading zone use at 20 minutes for materials and 3 minutes for passengers under Municipal…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Some RestrictionsNorwalk paints commercial loading curbs yellow or white under Municipal Code Section 10.08.160, and both restrictions…
Read full rule →Oakland
Some RestrictionsOakland marks curb loading zones with paint under Municipal Code Chapter 10.40. Yellow curbs bar all standing except…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Some RestrictionsOceanside's city council designates loading and passenger loading zones by resolution under Traffic Code Sec. 11.1…
Read full rule →Ontario
Some RestrictionsOntario marks curb space yellow for freight and white for passengers under a City Traffic Engineer program that caps…
Read full rule →Orange
Some RestrictionsOrange caps stops in a designated loading zone or alley at five minutes for passenger loading and 20 minutes for…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Orange County, a vehicle may stop in a marked loading zone only to load or unload: up to five minutes…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Some RestrictionsOxnard Code Sec. 8-51 lets vehicles stop in a yellow curb zone only to load or unload passengers or freight between…
Read full rule →Pacifica
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Pacifica, the Traffic Engineer designates loading zones in business districts and in front of halls or…
Read full rule →Palm Springs
Some RestrictionsPalm Springs Municipal Code Chapter 12.60 lets the city traffic engineer designate yellow-painted loading zones in…
Read full rule →Palmdale
Some RestrictionsEvery commercial and industrial use in Palmdale must provide off-street loading space sized to its floor area under PMC…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Some RestrictionsPasadena's director of transportation may designate loading zones and passenger loading zones outside businesses…
Read full rule →Perris
Some RestrictionsPerris limits how long a vehicle can stop in a marked loading or passenger zone under Municipal Code § 10.24.030: only…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Some RestrictionsPetaluma marks commercial loading zones with yellow curb paint and passenger loading zones with white, and caps no more…
Read full rule →Placer County
Some RestrictionsPlacer County does not set one blanket loading-zone rule; instead the board of supervisors designates individual…
Read full rule →Pleasanton
Some RestrictionsPleasanton caps loading zones at half of any block's curb length under Municipal Code § 11.36.040, with the traffic…
Read full rule →Pomona
Some RestrictionsPomona City Code Secs. 58-201 and 58-202 let the city traffic engineer designate loading zones and passenger loading…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Some RestrictionsRancho Cordova's public works director designates bus zones, loading zones and taxi stands along city streets. Once a…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Some RestrictionsRancho Cucamonga's yellow-curb loading zones limit stops to 20 minutes for freight and 3 minutes for passengers between…
Read full rule →Redding
Some RestrictionsRedding Municipal Code Section 11.24.120 caps loading-zone stops at three minutes for passengers and twenty minutes for…
Read full rule →Redlands
Some RestrictionsRedlands marks its loading zones with color-coded curbs, each carrying its own time limit: a yellow curb permits…
Read full rule →Redondo Beach
Some RestrictionsYellow-curb commercial loading zones in Redondo Beach are for goods loading only, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except…
Read full rule →Redwood City
Some RestrictionsRedwood City's City Manager designates loading zones by curb marking or signage under Sec. 20.108, capping any zone at…
Read full rule →Rialto
Some RestrictionsRialto marks loading zones with yellow curb paint restricted to 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except Sundays and holidays…
Read full rule →Ridgecrest
Some RestrictionsRidgecrest curb-paints loading zones yellow and passenger zones white, with strict time caps enforced by the city…
Read full rule →Riverside
Some RestrictionsRiverside's white-curb passenger zones cap stops at three minutes and yellow-curb freight zones at 20 minutes during…
Read full rule →Riverside County
Some RestrictionsYellow curbs on county highways allow loading and unloading only, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except Sundays and holidays…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Some RestrictionsRohnert Park's city traffic engineer marks loading and passenger loading zones under Municipal Code Chapter 10.44…
Read full rule →Roseville
Some RestrictionsRoseville caps how long a vehicle can occupy a signed loading zone: three minutes to load or unload passengers, 20…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Some RestrictionsYellow curb zones in Sacramento are reserved for loading and unloading only during posted hours. Commercial vehicles…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Some RestrictionsSacramento County's traffic director can establish bus zones, loading zones and taxi stands on county roads, and once…
Read full rule →Salinas
Some RestrictionsSalinas yellow loading zones are reserved for commercial loading and unloading only, capped at 20 minutes for materials…
Read full rule →San Benito County
Some RestrictionsRetail, wholesale, manufacturing, hotel, and hospital buildings in unincorporated San Benito County must provide truck…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Some RestrictionsSan Bernardino caps commercial loading and unloading stops at 40 minutes for freight and 3 minutes for passengers under…
Read full rule →San Bernardino County
Some RestrictionsCommercial loading in unincorporated San Bernardino County is capped at 20 minutes and passenger loading at 3 minutes…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Some RestrictionsSan Clemente marks curb loading zones with paint, and the color controls how long you can stop. Yellow curbs allow…
Read full rule →San Diego
Some RestrictionsOnly DMV-registered commercial vehicles may use a marked Commercial Loading Zone in San Diego, and loading is capped at…
Read full rule →San Diego County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated San Diego County, marked yellow loading zones limit commercial vehicles to 20 minutes for loading or…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Some RestrictionsSan Francisco yellow curb zones are reserved for loading and unloading passengers or freight, with non-commercial…
Read full rule →San Joaquin County
Some RestrictionsThe county board designates specific loading zones on named unincorporated roads; parking there is limited to active…
Read full rule →San Jose
Some RestrictionsSan Jose limits commercial vehicles to one consecutive hour in marked freight loading zones, and passenger drop-offs to…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Some RestrictionsSLMC § 6-1-835 lets the City Manager designate passenger loading zones by sign or marking, and once posted no vehicle…
Read full rule →San Marcos
Some RestrictionsSan Marcos Municipal Code § 12.20.210 lets the City Council or City Traffic Engineer establish loading zones and…
Read full rule →San Mateo County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated San Mateo County, parking in a designated loading zone beyond the time needed to load or unload…
Read full rule →San Rafael
Some RestrictionsSan Rafael's traffic engineer marks yellow loading zones and white passenger zones on business-district curbs, capping…
Read full rule →San Ramon
Some RestrictionsSan Ramon requires off-street loading spaces for every nonresidential building under Municipal Code Section D3-39…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Some RestrictionsSanta Ana's Public Works Director designates loading zones by curb marking, and Municipal Code § 36-138(c) bars leaving…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Santa Barbara County, a yellow-painted curb marks a loading zone under County Code Sec. 23-11.1 and…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Some RestrictionsSanta Clara paints loading zones yellow and passenger loading zones white on the curb, per Section 10.05.670 of the…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Some RestrictionsCommercial loading zones on unincorporated county roads cap loading stops at 20 minutes, with default hours of 9 a.m…
Read full rule →Santa Clarita
Some RestrictionsIn a marked Santa Clarita loading zone, Municipal Code Section 12.64.020 limits stops to loading or unloading between 7…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Santa Cruz County requires off-street loading berths for retail uses over 10,000 square feet, wholesale…
Read full rule →Santa Maria
Some RestrictionsSanta Maria requires nonresidential buildings over 25,000 square feet to build dedicated off-street loading spaces…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Some RestrictionsSanta Rosa paints commercial loading zones yellow under City Code Section 11-20.020, reserving them for freight loading…
Read full rule →Shasta County
Some RestrictionsBuildings of 10,000 square feet or more used as a hospital, hotel, or commercial or industrial facility must provide at…
Read full rule →Simi Valley
Some RestrictionsEvery new or altered commercial, industrial and restaurant use in Simi Valley must maintain permanent off-street…
Read full rule →Sonoma
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Sonoma, curb loading zones are marked with yellow paint and reserved for loading or unloading between…
Read full rule →Sonoma County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Sonoma County caps loading-zone parking at 20 minutes for freight, 5 minutes for passenger drop-off, and…
Read full rule →South Gate
Some RestrictionsSouth Gate requires every off-street loading area to stay available during all hours of operation, clearly marked for…
Read full rule →Stanislaus County
Some RestrictionsStanislaus County marks specific unincorporated curbs yellow or white to create loading zones under Code §§…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsFreight loading zones in Stockton are marked with yellow curb under SMC § 10.04.820 and reserved for vehicles with a…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Some RestrictionsSunnyvale marks commercial loading zones with a yellow curb line reading "LOADING ONLY." Vehicles may stop only to load…
Read full rule →Tehama County
Some RestrictionsTehama County requires one loading space at least 10 feet wide, 20 feet long, and 14 feet high per 4,000 square feet of…
Read full rule →Temecula
Some RestrictionsTemecula caps commercial loading in yellow-marked zones at twenty minutes and passenger loading in white-marked zones…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Some RestrictionsThousand Oaks Municipal Code Section 4-3.402 limits commercial loading zone stops to twenty minutes for materials and…
Read full rule →Tracy
Some RestrictionsTracy marks commercial loading zones with a yellow curb stenciled 'Loading Only' at business-district locations the…
Read full rule →Truckee
Some RestrictionsTruckee marks loading zones with yellow curb paint and passenger loading zones with white curb paint under Section…
Read full rule →Turlock
Some RestrictionsEvery commercial or industrial lot in Turlock conducting a permitted commercial use must provide an on-site loading…
Read full rule →Union City
Some RestrictionsUnion City marks loading zones with yellow curb paint restricting parking to 7 a.m.-6 p.m. daily except Sundays and…
Read full rule →Upland
Some RestrictionsUpland marks commercial loading zones with yellow curb paint under Municipal Code § 10.48.030, restricting them to…
Read full rule →Vacaville
Some RestrictionsVacaville Municipal Code Section 10.20.020(F) bars stopping, standing, or parking in a posted loading zone except to…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Some RestrictionsVallejo restricts parking in any marked loading zone to vehicles actively loading or unloading, and a yellow curb…
Read full rule →Ventura
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Ventura, curbside loading zones are set and marked by the city traffic engineer under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Ventura County
Some RestrictionsIn the unincorporated Coastal Zone, commercial and industrial developments must build off-street loading spaces sited…
Read full rule →Victorville
Some RestrictionsVictorville's city council designates loading zones, passenger loading zones and bus loading zones by resolution…
Read full rule →Vista
Some RestrictionsVista's yellow-curb loading zones limit commercial vehicles to 20 minutes and passenger or mail loading to 3 minutes…
Read full rule →West Covina
Some RestrictionsWest Covina requires off-street loading areas for industrial, commercial, and office buildings of 10,000 square feet or…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Some RestrictionsWest Sacramento bans parking micromobility devices, shared e-scooters and e-bikes, in spots that block sidewalks or…
Read full rule →Westminster
Some RestrictionsWestminster marks yellow curbs for freight loading and white curbs for passenger loading, both restricted to 7 a.m.-6…
Read full rule →Whittier
Some RestrictionsWhittier's traffic engineer marks yellow loading zones and white passenger zones by curb paint, capped at half a…
Read full rule →Yolo County
Some RestrictionsAny unincorporated Yolo County building of 5,000 square feet or more used for manufacturing, storage, retail, or…
Read full rule →Yuba City
Some RestrictionsYellow-curb loading zones in Yuba City limit freight unloading to 20 minutes and passenger drop-off to 3 minutes…
Read full rule →Yuba County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Yuba County, a vehicle stopped in a marked loading zone gets no more than 20 minutes to load or…
Read full rule →Menifee
Light RestrictionsMenifee's City Engineer designates loading zones marked by signs and curb colors: red means no stopping at any time…
Read full rule →Monterey County
Light RestrictionsMonterey County designates a handful of specific unincorporated curb spaces as passenger and freight loading zones…
Read full rule →Preferential Parking Districts
Permit-only residential parking districts, how they're established, who qualifies for permits, and how visitor passes work.
Anaheim
Significant RestrictionsEvery public residential street in Anaheim is eligible for a residential parking permit district under AMC 14.32.450…
Read full rule →Antioch
Significant RestrictionsAntioch lets residents petition the City Engineer for a Residential Permit Parking (RPP) district under AMC § 4-5.1227…
Read full rule →Brentwood
Significant RestrictionsBrentwood lets the city engineer create permit parking areas in neighborhoods overwhelmed by outside parking demand…
Read full rule →Chico
Significant RestrictionsChico's city council can designate congested residential streets as preferential parking areas, restricting on-street…
Read full rule →Chino Hills
Significant RestrictionsChino Hills lets the City Council designate permit parking zones by resolution under Municipal Code Section 10.16.020…
Read full rule →Clovis
Significant RestrictionsClovis lets the City Traffic Engineer set up limited or permit parking in a residential neighborhood under Municipal…
Read full rule →Compton
Significant RestrictionsCompton's Preferential Permit Parking Program lets residents petition the City Council to create permit-only parking…
Read full rule →Contra Costa County
Significant RestrictionsContra Costa County lets residents of unincorporated neighborhoods petition the public works director for a…
Read full rule →Corona
Significant RestrictionsCorona lets residents and merchants petition for a Preferential Parking District under Chapter 10.22 of the Corona Code…
Read full rule →Cupertino
Significant RestrictionsUnder Chapter 11.27, Cupertino designates preferential parking zones by street segment and posted hours, such as Ann…
Read full rule →Davis
Significant RestrictionsDavis lets the city council create preferential permit parking areas to keep commuter and nonresident vehicles off…
Read full rule →Downey
Significant RestrictionsDowney Municipal Code Section 3199.6 lets the City Council create residential preferential parking districts by…
Read full rule →Elk Grove
Significant RestrictionsElk Grove lets the City Council designate residential streets near major traffic generators like hospitals and schools…
Read full rule →Fremont
Significant RestrictionsFremont's only preferential parking program covers the Mission Peak neighborhood under Municipal Code Article XI…
Read full rule →Fullerton
Significant RestrictionsFullerton lets the City Council designate streets as permit-only by resolution, after which only vehicles displaying a…
Read full rule →Garden Grove
Significant RestrictionsGarden Grove creates permit-only parking streets by City Council resolution under Municipal Code Section 10.56.210…
Read full rule →Glendale
Significant RestrictionsGlendale lets residents petition for a preferential parking district under Municipal Code Section 10.36.030, but…
Read full rule →Huntington Beach
Significant RestrictionsThe City Council may create resident-only Permit Parking Districts by resolution under Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Long Beach
Significant RestrictionsLong Beach forms preferential parking districts under LBMC Chapter 10.32 when residents petition the City Council to…
Read full rule →Modesto
Significant RestrictionsModesto lets residents petition for a Residential Parking Permit Zone under Municipal Code Article 19. A petition…
Read full rule →Mountain View
Significant RestrictionsMountain View's Residential Parking Permit (RPP) program lets the city council designate neighborhood zones, under…
Read full rule →Oceanside
Significant RestrictionsOceanside creates preferential parking permit areas under Traffic Code Sec. 10.30 when a neighborhood is impacted by…
Read full rule →Orange
Significant RestrictionsOrange creates Permit Parking Areas by City Council resolution under Vehicle Code Section 22507, requiring a…
Read full rule →Orange County
Significant RestrictionsIn unincorporated Orange County, the Board of Supervisors can designate a neighborhood as a permit parking area when a…
Read full rule →Oxnard
Significant RestrictionsOxnard Code Sec. 8-56 lets the Traffic Engineer issue residential parking permits exempting a resident's vehicle from…
Read full rule →Pacifica
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Pacifica, Municipal Code Section 4-7.1207 creates a temporary preferential parking program that gives…
Read full rule →Pomona
Significant RestrictionsPomona City Code Sec. 58-239 lets residential blocks petition for a preferential parking district administered by the…
Read full rule →Rancho Cucamonga
Significant RestrictionsRancho Cucamonga lets residents petition the city council for a permit parking district when outside vehicles are…
Read full rule →Redlands
Significant RestrictionsResidents on a Redlands street can petition to create a preferential parking zone barring nonresident parking…
Read full rule →Redwood City
Significant RestrictionsRedwood City's Community Development and Transportation Director issues residential parking permits exempting local…
Read full rule →Sacramento County
Significant RestrictionsSacramento County's Board of Supervisors can designate any residential area burdened by nonresident parking as a…
Read full rule →Salinas
Significant RestrictionsSalinas creates preferential parking districts by city council resolution after residents petition and prove…
Read full rule →San Diego
Significant RestrictionsSan Diego's City Council may, by resolution, designate residential streets as Residential Permit Parking Areas under…
Read full rule →San Jose
Significant RestrictionsSan Jose designates permit parking areas neighborhood by neighborhood, Cadillac, Berryessa flea market, College Park…
Read full rule →San Leandro
Significant RestrictionsChapter 6-2, Article 3 lets residents petition (75% of addresses) to create a Residential Parking Permit Area…
Read full rule →Santa Cruz County
Significant RestrictionsThe Fall Creek area of unincorporated Santa Cruz County runs a preferential parking permit zone under SCCC Chapter…
Read full rule →Sonoma
Significant RestrictionsThe City of Sonoma runs a preferential parking permit program under Sonoma Municipal Code § 10.48.260, giving residents…
Read full rule →Sunnyvale
Significant RestrictionsSunnyvale's city council can designate residential preferential parking zones under Municipal Code Chapter 10.26 after…
Read full rule →Union City
Significant RestrictionsUnion City lets residents petition the City Council to designate a street as permit-only parking, requiring vehicles to…
Read full rule →Ventura
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Ventura, residents on streets posted with time-limited parking near schools, colleges, medical…
Read full rule →Westminster
Significant RestrictionsWestminster Code § 10.44.290 lets the city council adopt permit parking districts by resolution to shield residential…
Read full rule →Alameda
Some RestrictionsAlameda's Preferential Permit Parking Program lets the City Council designate residential streets as permit-only zones…
Read full rule →Alameda County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Alameda County, residents can petition the Public Works director for a residential permit parking…
Read full rule →Alhambra
Some RestrictionsAlhambra's City Council creates preferred parking districts by resolution on residential or commercial streets under…
Read full rule →Bellflower
Some RestrictionsBellflower may designate residential blocks as permit-parking districts under Vehicle Code § 22507 when non-resident…
Read full rule →Berkeley
Some RestrictionsBerkeley residents can petition to create a preferential parking district under BMC § 14.72.050, requiring signatures…
Read full rule →Carson
Some RestrictionsCarson lets a residential block create a preferential parking zone if 60% of curb-fronting residents sign a petition…
Read full rule →Chula Vista
Some RestrictionsChula Vista lets residents petition the City Manager to create a residential permit parking district that exempts…
Read full rule →Costa Mesa
Some RestrictionsCosta Mesa creates residential permit parking zones under Article 3 of Municipal Code Chapter X, where posted streets…
Read full rule →Daly City
Some RestrictionsDaly City operates a residential preferential parking permit program under Municipal Code Chapter 10.40 in four zones…
Read full rule →Dublin
Some RestrictionsDublin's City Council may by ordinance or resolution restrict parking on certain streets to residents, merchants, or…
Read full rule →Fairfield
Some RestrictionsFairfield designates residential blocks as Restricted Permit Parking Areas by City Council resolution under Municipal…
Read full rule →Folsom
Some RestrictionsFolsom runs a residential permit parking program in its historic district under Municipal Code Section 10.20.290…
Read full rule →Fresno
Some RestrictionsFresno lets residential blocks petition for a permit parking district when commuter vehicles from a nearby hospital or…
Read full rule →Hawthorne
Some RestrictionsHawthorne's city council can designate residential streets as preferential parking zones by resolution, letting…
Read full rule →Hercules
Some RestrictionsHercules lets the City Council create preferential parking districts by resolution after a public hearing, exempting…
Read full rule →Inglewood
Some RestrictionsInglewood creates residential Permit Parking Districts under Municipal Code §§ 3-75 and 3-76 to protect neighborhoods…
Read full rule →Irvine
Some RestrictionsIrvine lets residents petition the Director of Public Works to designate a preferential parking district when on-street…
Read full rule →Jurupa Valley
Some RestrictionsJurupa Valley operates residential permit parking in two areas: Pedley, where residents must renew placards every odd…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Some RestrictionsResidential neighborhoods with inadequate off-street parking can petition to become Preferential Parking Districts…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Los Angeles County, the Board of Supervisors designates preferential parking districts by ordinance…
Read full rule →Marin County
Some RestrictionsMarin County runs two permit-based preferential parking programs on unincorporated roads: the Muir Woods Road…
Read full rule →Merced
Some RestrictionsMerced lets a residential area petition to become a Residential Parking Permit Zone under Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Monterey
Some RestrictionsMonterey City Code § 20-81.3 lets the City post streets as permit-parking-only, and once signed, only vehicles…
Read full rule →Monterey County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Monterey County, six specific residential streets near Pradera Road are designated overnight…
Read full rule →Newport Beach
Some RestrictionsNewport Beach lets the City Council create Residents' Preferential Parking zones under Chapter 12.68 where posted…
Read full rule →Norwalk
Some RestrictionsNorwalk's City Council can designate residential streets as preferential parking zones under Municipal Code Chapter…
Read full rule →Oakland
Some RestrictionsOakland residents can petition to create a Residential Permit Parking (RPP) area, but it takes signatures from 51% of…
Read full rule →Ontario
Some RestrictionsOntario's City Council can turn a residential street into a permit parking zone under Municipal Code Section 4-6.1305…
Read full rule →Pasadena
Some RestrictionsPasadena's Preferential Parking Ordinance lets residents of a city council-designated district obtain a permit…
Read full rule →Petaluma
Some RestrictionsPetaluma's city council may create residential permit parking areas by resolution to protect on-street parking in…
Read full rule →Placer County
Some RestrictionsPlacer County lets neighborhoods petition for a residential permit parking zone under County Code § 10.12.220…
Read full rule →Pleasanton
Some RestrictionsPleasanton's Chapter 11.38 lets the council designate residential permit parking zones where posted vehicles displaying…
Read full rule →Rancho Cordova
Some RestrictionsRancho Cordova lets residential neighborhoods petition for a preferential residential permit parking program when…
Read full rule →Redding
Some RestrictionsRedding Municipal Code Section 11.24.350 lets the city council create a residential parking permit district when…
Read full rule →Redondo Beach
Some RestrictionsRedondo Beach Municipal Code Section 3-7.1701 lets the City Council designate residential streets as preferential…
Read full rule →Riverside
Some RestrictionsRiverside's City Council can designate streets as preferential parking zones by resolution. Residents and merchants…
Read full rule →Rohnert Park
Some RestrictionsRohnert Park's Residential Parking Permit Program, Chapter 10.50 of the Municipal Code, lets a neighborhood petition…
Read full rule →Roseville
Some RestrictionsRoseville Municipal Code Article IV lets the city council designate residential parking permit zones on streets…
Read full rule →Sacramento
Some RestrictionsThe city council may designate any residential area as a residential permit parking area by resolution under City Code…
Read full rule →San Bernardino
Some RestrictionsResidents on streets zoned for time-limited parking can get a preferential parking permit exempting their vehicle from…
Read full rule →San Clemente
Some RestrictionsSan Clemente runs a citywide preferential parking permit program under Municipal Code Section 10.28.260. The City…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Some RestrictionsSan Francisco issues Residential Parking Permits letting resident vehicles park past posted time limits inside a…
Read full rule →Santa Ana
Some RestrictionsSanta Ana's city council creates preferential parking districts by resolution under Municipal Code Article XI, and…
Read full rule →Santa Barbara County
Some RestrictionsIn identified unincorporated residential areas facing chronic nonresident parking congestion, the board of supervisors…
Read full rule →Santa Clara
Some RestrictionsSanta Clara creates residential permit parking districts by City Council resolution under Municipal Code Section…
Read full rule →Santa Clara County
Some RestrictionsThe Board of Supervisors can designate residential permit parking areas in unincorporated Santa Clara County where only…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa
Some RestrictionsChapter 11-26 lets owners and employees of businesses within 200 feet of Santa Rosa's designated preferential parking…
Read full rule →Stockton
Some RestrictionsStockton Municipal Code Chapter 10.40 lets the City Council designate residential permit parking areas by resolution…
Read full rule →Upland
Some RestrictionsUpland's city council may designate residential streets as permit parking zones under Municipal Code Chapter 10.44…
Read full rule →Vallejo
Some RestrictionsThe Vallejo city council may designate any specific residential neighborhood as a residential limited parking area by…
Read full rule →West Sacramento
Some RestrictionsWest Sacramento lets the city council create preferential parking districts by resolution to shield residential streets…
Read full rule →Whittier
Some RestrictionsWhittier lets the city council create preferential parking districts by resolution, exempting permit holders from…
Read full rule →Kern County
Light RestrictionsKern County can create preferential parking zones on unincorporated streets under Vehicle Code Section 22507, but the…
Read full rule →Thousand Oaks
Light RestrictionsThousand Oaks lets neighborhoods petition to become a preferential parking permit district, exempting permit-holding…
Read full rule →Towing & Impound Rights
What a towing company may charge and must do when a vehicle is taken without the owner consenting: capped hookup, mileage and storage rates, the drop fee owed if the driver returns before the tow leaves, signage required at private lots, retrieval of belongings left inside, and how a tow gets contested.
California: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsCalifornia doesn't ban private-property towing, but Vehicle Code Section 22658 controls how it happens. A posted sign…
Read full rule →Los Angeles
Significant RestrictionsLos Angeles charges a flat $115.00 vehicle release fee under LAMC Sec. 80.77.1 on top of tow and storage whenever a…
Read full rule →San Francisco
Significant RestrictionsSan Francisco's Transportation Code sets no dollar tow charge on its face. Division II, Section 305 makes the SFMTA…
Read full rule →Fresno County
Some RestrictionsFresno County's own towing rules sit in Chapter 11.46, adopted by Ord. No. 24-009 on June 4, 2024. The Sheriff-Coroner…
Read full rule →Los Angeles County
Some RestrictionsLos Angeles County regulates non-consent towing only in its unincorporated territory, not in the 88 incorporated…
Read full rule →Turlock
Some RestrictionsTurlock puts no tow or storage dollar figure in its Municipal Code. Chapter 4-15 instead requires the City Council to…
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