Yuba City Municipal Code Art. 14 Oversize Vehicle Parking

An oversize vehicle is any vehicle, motorized or nonmotorized, that exceeds 25 ft. in length, or exceeds seven ft. in width, and/or exceeds seven ft. in height. Oversize vehicles shall include all buses, truck tractors, semi-trailers, motor trucks, trailers, campers, camp trailers, house cars, trailer coaches, and other equipment or machinery in excess of the above length, width, or height measurements.

(§ 1, Ord. 911, eff. October 7, 1982)

Oversize vehicles may be parked or stored on private property in all yard areas except the required front yard setback or any side yard abutting a street right-of-way. Semi-trailers, camp trailers, campers and/or house cars may be parked on the apron within the required yard setback located between the driveway and the side property line closest to the driveway if:

(a) The trailer or vehicle does not project over any property line;

(b) The trailer or vehicle does not block the passage of pedestrians on any public sidewalk;

(c) The parking or storage area has a paved or graveled surface;

(d) The area around said trailers and vehicles is kept clean and free of trash, debris and/or parts.

(§ 1, Ord. 911, eff. October 7, 1982)

(a) No person shall park and leave standing upon any street or highway in a residential district for a period exceeding 24 hours:

(1) Any motor vehicle of a length in excess of 25 ft.;

(2) Any oversized vehicle used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit;

(3) Any vehicle designed and used or maintained for the transportation of property such as buses, motor trucks, trailers, semi-trailers, trailer coaches or truck tractors and similar vehicles of a width in excess of 90 in.;

(4) Any item of farm machinery or special purpose machinery.

(b) No oversize vehicle shall be parked diagonally at any time when the length of the vehicle creates an obstruction to the normal flow of traffic, or which causes a reduction in the width of the normally traveled portion of the roadway.

(c) The above prohibited vehicles may be parked upon such street or highway while loading or unloading persons and/or property; or when such vehicle is parked in connection with or in aid of, the performance of a service to or on a property in the block in which such vehicle is parked; or to perform repairs of an emergency nature on the motor vehicle itself, for a maximum of 120 consecutive hours.

(§ 1, Ord. 911, eff. October 7, 1982)

No person shall park or leave standing a nonmotorized vehicle or camper regardless of width or length, when it has been detached from its motor vehicle on any street or highway in the City for a period exceeding 24 hours.

(§ 1, Ord. 911, eff. October 7, 1982)