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Title 17 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION

Part 6 — RESIDENTIAL PARKING RESTRICTION

San Jose Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-29 · San Jose

17.72.600 - Parking on unpaved surfaces prohibited.

A.

No person shall keep, store or park any trailer, boat or motor vehicle on any portion of a front yard or corner lot side yard facing a street of a property designed or used as a residence, except on an area that is paved.

B.

No owner, tenant, manager, or occupant of property used as a residence shall allow or suffer another person to keep, store or park any trailer, boat or motor vehicle on any portion of a front yard or corner lot side yard facing a street, except on an area that is paved.

(Ords. 25014, 26710.)

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17.72.610 - Recreational vehicle parking and storage limitations.

A.

No person shall park or store any recreational vehicle in the front yard of property designed or used as a residence unless the recreational vehicle is parked or stored perpendicular to the street.

B.

An owner or operator of a recreational vehicle parked or stored on property designed or used as a residence shall be an occupant of the property upon which the recreational vehicle is parked or stored, except as set forth in Section 17.72.580 of this chapter.

C.

No property owner or tenant shall allow or suffer another person to park or store a recreational vehicle on property designed or used as a residence in a manner prohibited by any provision of this Code.

(Ord. 26710.)

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17.72.620 - Other parking restrictions.

Nothing contained in this part is intended to nor shall be construed or interpreted to allow parking that is prohibited or restricted by any other provision of this Code or by any other provision of law.

(Ords. 25014, 26710.)

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