Bellflower Municipal Code Ch. 10.16 Commercial Vehicles

A. No person shall park on any street at any time any vehicle bearing a commercial license plate if such vehicle meets any of the following criteria:

1. It has a manufacturer's plate rated capacity of more than 8,000 pounds gross vehicle weight; or

2. It is greater than 19 feet in length; or

3. It is greater than seven feet in width; or

4. It is greater than seven feet in height.

B. For purposes of measuring the dimensions of the vehicle per Subsections (A)(2), (A)(3), and (A)(4), the contents/load of the vehicle will be included to determine the total overall dimension(s).

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply: (1) when such vehicle is parked while actually and continuously being loaded or unloaded; (2) when such vehicle is parked because its presence is in connection with and in aid of the performance of a service to or on property in the block in which such vehicle is parked and is parked only for such time as is reasonably necessary to complete the permitted service; (3) when such vehicle is used by a business under contract with the City to provide a designated service, the contract requires such vehicle to respond within a specified time, and the vehicle displays a placard issued by the City showing it is exempt pursuant to this provision; or (4) when the vehicle is a pickup truck as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 471.

(Prior code § 7-10.1; Ord. 1156 § 1, 2/11/08; Ord. 1294 § 1, 8/24/15)

No person shall park any commercial vehicle, as described in Section 10.16.010, on any private property, where vehicle access made from a street that has not been appropriately designated a "truck route," or located within any residential area, except commercial vehicles registered to public or private schools and/or nonprofit corporations.

(Prior code § 7-10.1A)