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Chapter 3 — Motor Vehicles and Traffic›Article 2 — PARKING REGULATIONS

Inglewood Municipal Code § 3-65 Commercial Vehicle Parking Restrictions

Inglewood Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Inglewood

Cite as: Inglewood Municipal Code § 3-65 · Text as of 2026-10-04

(a) It is unlawful for a person to park a commercial vehicle on any public street located in a residential district.

(b) A commercial vehicle means a motor vehicle that is either: (1) used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit; or (2) designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property, and includes the following vehicles:

(1) Bus;

(2) "For hire" passenger vehicle, such as a taxi, limousine, shuttle, livery, charter-party vehicle, or ambulance;

(3) Motor truck, multipurpose vehicle, or pickup truck if any part of such vehicle (including any fixture or load thereon) measures more than seven feet in width or seven feet in height; and

(4) Tow truck, truck tractor or yard truck.

(c) Exceptions. A commercial vehicle is exempt from this Section: (1) when it is making pickups or deliveries of persons, goods, wares, or merchandise from or to any building or structure located in a residential district; or (2) while delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of a building or structure located in the residential district and for which a building permit was previously obtained; or (3) while displaying a valid temporary parking permit issued by the City.

(Ord. 18-06 5-8-18)

§ 3-65.1. Trailer Parking Restrictions.

(a) It is unlawful for a person to park any trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, boat trailer, trailer bus, camper trailer or any other type of trailer (attached or unattached to another vehicle) on any public street located in the City.

(b) Exception. A trailer is exempt from this Section when: (1) it is making pickups or deliveries of persons, goods, wares, or merchandise from or to any building or structure located in the City; or (2) while delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of a building or structure located in the City and for which a building permit was previously obtained; or (3) while displaying a valid temporary parking permit issued by the City.

(Ord. 18-06 5-8-18)

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§ 3-65.2. No Oversized Vehicle Parking in Residential Districts.

(a) It is unlawful for a person to park a commercial vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, recreational vehicle or house car, as defined in the Vehicle Code or this Chapter, on a public street located in a residential district between the hours of two a.m. and six a.m.

(b) It is unlawful for a person to park a commercial vehicle having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or more in a residential district at any time.

(c) Exceptions. Subsection (a) shall not apply to any vehicle: (1) making pickups or deliveries of persons, goods, wares, or merchandise from or to any building or structure located in the residential district; or (2) while delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of a building or structure located in the residential district and for which a building permit was previously obtained; or (3) displaying a valid temporary parking permit issued by the City.

(d) Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22507.5, the City may enforce this Section without first placing signs or markings giving notice of this parking restriction.

(Ord. 18-06 5-8-18)

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§ 3-65.3. Parking on Vacant Lots Prohibited.

It is unlawful for any person to park, store, leave, keep or maintain any boat, house trailer, camper trailer, detached camper trailer top, any other type of trailer, motor vehicle or dismantled motor vehicle on unimproved, unpaved or vacant lots or parcels except when such vehicle is being used in connection with and in aid of the ongoing performance of a service to or on property in the block in which such vehicle is located.

(Ord. 2374 5-6-80)

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§ 3-65.4. Recreational Vehicle Parking Restrictions.

(a) It is unlawful for a person to park a recreational vehicle as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18010, a house car as defined in Vehicle Code Section 362, or any other similarly equipped vehicle on any public street located in the City.

(b) Exemption. Subsection (a) shall not apply to any vehicle which displays a valid temporary parking permit issued by the City.

(Ord. 18-06 5-8-18)

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§ 3-65.5. Temporary Parking Permits.

The Police Department or other authorized City department shall establish a policy and procedure for the issuance of temporary parking permits to be approved by the City Manager. Any fee for a temporary parking permit shall be approved by resolution of the City Council and made part of the Master Fee Schedule.

(Ord. 18-06 5-8-18)

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