Fountain Valley Police Department - Orange County, California

PARKING REGULATIONS
AS THEY RELATE TO YOUR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE

Commercial Parking

Effective March 27, 2008, a new law went into effect prohibiting the parking of commercial or other large vehicles on City streets. This law modified the previous commercial vehicle ordinance in order to address the safety and vehicle storage issues with large and commercial vehicles on the City’s streets. This new law expanded the definition to include commercial and other large vehicles, applies to all City streets and increased the fine amount to $100 per violation.

WHAT IS THE LAW?

(a) Prohibition. No persons shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in excess of 84 inches width (excluding mirrors), or in excess of 22 feet in length or in excess of 10,000 pounds in weight on any city street. The registered owner of the vehicle and any other person having control of the vehicle shall be guilty of the offense if aware that the vehicle had been so parked and the person parking had the express or implied permission to operate the vehicle.

(b) Exception - loading or unloading. The prohibition provided in subsection (a) shall not apply when a vehicle is making a delivery or pick up of goods, wares, merchandise, supplies or materials or if moving items to or from a location, including when construction activities are occurring.

(c) Exception – public transportation passenger buses. The provisions of subsection (a) shall also not apply to public transportation passenger buses.

(d) Exception - emergency services. The prohibitions of subsection (a) do not apply to emergency vehicles, including ambulance or similar medical transportation services.

(e) Exception – police permit parking. The prohibitions of subsection (a) shall not apply to parking authorized by a permit as authorized in this chapter.

Please call the Fountain Valley Police Department
Traffic Bureau if you have further questions.
714-593-4481
Or you can email the Traffic Bureau at policetraffic@fountainvalley.org