Parking of certain commercial vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers, and storage/pod containers prohibited; exceptions.
Riverside Municipal Code § 10.52.155
in effect10.52.155 - Parking of certain commercial vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers, and storage/pod containers prohibited; exceptions.
A. No person shall park or leave standing any commercial vehicle having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more, or any commercial trailer, semi-trailer, trailer coach, trailer bus or storage/pod containers regardless of weight, on any highway, street, or alley except as follows:
1. Any vehicle making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares or merchandise from or to any building or structure located on the restricted highway, street, or alley, or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the actual repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any building or structure upon the restricted highway, street, or alley;
2. Any vehicle parked in connection with, and in the aid of, the performance of a service to or on a property in the block in which such vehicle is parked;
3. Any school or passenger bus under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission;
4. Any vehicle owned by a city, county, state, public entity or licensed contractor engaged in the installation, maintenance, or repair of any public property, utility or highway;
5. Any authorized emergency vehicle as defined by the California Vehicle Code;
6. Any commercial vehicle which is lawfully parked on a public highway, street, or alley designated for commercial vehicle parking.
7. Any storage/pod container that receives a permit from the Public Works Department for up to a two week maximum duration.
B. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
1. "Commercial vehicle" means a vehicle, or combination or motorized or non-motorized vehicles, of a type required to be registered under the California Vehicle Code which is used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit or designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property and requires a Class A or Class B license, or, a Class C license with an endorsement issued pursuant to paragraph 5 of subdivision (a) of Section 15278.
2. "Trailers", "semi-trailers", "trailer coach", and "trailer bus" are defined in Sections 550, 630, 635, and 636 of the California Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 7362 § 3, 2017; Ord. 7182 § 14, 2012)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT10VETR_CH10.52STSTPASTRE_10.52.155PACECOVETRSEAISTPOCOPREXFetched: 11/1/2026