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CITY COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
Date: March 13, 2026
To: Cupertino City Council
From: Benjamin Fu, Director of Community Development Department
Re: Status of Code Enforcement Actions – Oversized Vehicle Enforcement
Background
In early 2025, there was a noticeable change in several areas of the city where Recreational
Vehicles (RVs) were beginning to stage and stay for extended periods of time. What started
as isolated, singular instances became clusters of vehicles that rose to more than 40 in a
matter of a few months. Cupertino residents began suffering the effects of such conditions:
various nuisances, vehicle code and parking violations at incremental levels that caused
disruptions to their quality of life. In response to the rise in reports, on September 16, 2025,
the City Council adopted revisions to the parking regulations of the municipal code.
Code Enforcement (CE) staff immediately began outreach and education of the public in
various neighborhoods around the city. Staff distributed informational flyers and verbally
notified residents, as well as other vehicle owners, that new regulations would soon affect
their ability to park overnight in Cupertino. The new ordinance created a new vehicle
designation; Oversized Vehicles (OVs) and prohibited parking of such vehicles on public
streets and properties between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless a permit
was acquired. Residents are offered the option of obtaining up to 20 OV permits free of
charge every year. These changes took effect on October 17, 2025. City staff from various
departments coordinated and collaborated to ensure the permit platform was
working properly and available for residents.
After the municipal code amendments took effect, CE staff continued education efforts and
issued various warnings during normal business hours. A reduction in remaining vehicles
on Cupertino streets was apparent. Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office and CE staff
partnered on December 10, 2025, to focus on OV enforcement. The additional efforts
resulted in ten warning tickets issued to OVs found in violation.
On January 8, 2026, additional signage was installed to ensure proper noticing was being
provide to all members of the public. CE staff continued to contact and educate vehicle
owners to avoid escalated enforcement actions. Since then, only three OVs have been found
in violation and issued with parking citations. Please see below for photographs taken
during recent site visits at various locations.
In addition to neighborhood outreach, Economic Development staff conducted targeted
outreach with commercial property owners and businesses. On February 19, 2026, staff
conducted in-person outreach to commercial properties and businesses in the Bandley
Drive, Greenleaf Drive, and Valley Green Drive areas to share information about the City’s
oversized vehicle parking ordinance. On March 3, 2026, staff continued these efforts by
sending notification letters to commercial properties and businesses in the same areas to
ensure awareness of the ordinance requirements. As of March 4, 2026, efforts showed 100%
compliance throughout various neighborhoods of the city. All known areas where OVs
were once found are now clear of violations during the prohibited hours.
Although CE has continued to receive complaints, most were not found in violation. To
ensure regular compliance, scheduled enforcement has been conducted on an ongoing
basis. CE staff are also continuing with education and outreach with the public regarding
the new ordinance.
Sustainability Impact
No sustainability impact.
Fiscal Impact
A total of $142.68 from the City Council approved funding of $35,000 was spent to create
the temporary signage to aide enforcement and for mailing notification letters to
commercial properties and businesses.
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Prepared by: Monica Diaz, Code Enforcement Supervisor
Reviewed by: Benjamin Fu, Director of Community Development Department
Approved for Submission by: Tina Kapoor, City Manager