CC 09-03-2025 Item No. 17. Oversized Vehicle Parking Ordinance_Staff PresentationOversized Vehicle Parking
Ordinance Update
City Council Action Item X9/3/2025
CITY OF Floy Andrews
C U P E RT I NO Interim City Attorney Y
• April 22 and June 24: Planning Commission
considered options and made
recommendations to Council
• July 15: Council conducted in-depth study
session, reviewed Planning Commission's
recommendations, and provided direction to
staff
72 -hour limit for all vehicles parking
on public streets within the City
Municipal Code Section 11.24.130
• Complaint -driven enforcement process
• Tire marking (not chalk)
• Re -inspection after 72 hours
• Vehicles need only move a few inches to
avoid citation
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• Current code allows oversized vehicles to
remain parked in substantially the same
location indefinitely, day and night
• Creates nuisance, impacts residents and
businesses
• Fails to prevent individuals from living in
vehicles
• Prohibits Oversized Vehicle Parking at Night
Citywide from 10 P.M. to 6 A.M.
• "Oversized vehicles" defined as vehicles
- 22 feet in length or
- 6 feet in width & 7 feet in height*
(includes trailers, boats, and loads)
*would not include even the largest pickup trucks (Ford F-450
Super Duty or Tesla Cybertruck)
• Households receive up to 20 free permits
annually
• Permits allow 72 -hour parking for oversized
vehicles
• Must move 1,500 feet after 72 hours, cannot
return to same location within 72 hours
• Residents remain largely unaffected
•Current law: No living/sleeping in vehicles on
public streets
• New provision: Prohibits renting or loaning
vehicles for habitation
Municipal Code Sections Updated
• 11.24.130 (updating current 72 -hour parking limit)
• 1 1 .27.050 (adding resident parking permit
program for oversized vehicles)
• 1 1 .28.010 (adding definition of oversized vehicle)
• 1 1 .28.020E (adding prohibition on parking
oversized vehicles overnight)
• 1 1 .28.020B (adding prohibition on "vanlording")
• Conduct first reading of Ordinance and
approve the new program
• Enable online resident permit applications
• Approve $10,000 for signage to be installed
at impacted areas (near Target store)
• Approve $25,000 for City entrance signage
• Direct staff to report back on impacts one
year post implementation
• Permit administration: $46.50 per permit
(maybe I 20/year, might require additional
staff time)
• Online permit system development:
�$10,000
• Impacted area signage ($513/sign):
$1 0,000 (20 signs)
• City entrance signage: $25,000 (50 signs)
Total: $51 ,000 in first year
•Targeted enforcement program focused on
problem areas (San Jose OLIVE pilot model)
- designate high -impact areas
- create tow -away zones
- phase enforcement
•Maintain status quo, continue under current
code
Questions
CUPERTINO
Sample Signage for Impacted Areas
PARKING
VEHICLES
OVER
22 FEET LONG; OR
6 FEET WIDE &
8 FEET HIGH
10PM. TO 6A.M.
ALL CITY STREETS
PERMIT EXEMPT
(MC 11.28