Moorpark Commercial Vehicle Restrictions Rules (2026): What You Need to Know

The Moorpark Municipal Code, incorporating applicable California Vehicle Code provisions adopted locally, restricts the parking of commercial and oversized vehicles in the residential zones of the city. Vehicles that exceed defined size thresholds — a category that includes large commercial trucks, box trucks, flatbed trucks, tractor-trailers, heavy equipment haulers, concrete mixers, and similar vehicles — are prohibited from parking on city streets within residential zones. These restrictions serve to preserve the residential character of Moorpark's family-oriented neighborhoods, protect residential street pavement from accelerated damage caused by heavy axle loads, and maintain adequate sight distance clearance at residential driveways and intersections. Moorpark is a predominantly residential community of approximately 35,000 residents in the Arroyo Simi Valley corridor, and its residential streets were not designed for regular heavy commercial vehicle use. The Moorpark Police Department — and, where applicable, personnel from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office — enforce vehicle code and municipal parking regulations throughout the city. The intersection of Moorpark's residential neighborhoods with the surrounding agricultural landscape and commercial areas along Los Angeles Avenue and Princeton Avenue means commercial vehicles, agricultural service trucks, and construction equipment regularly transit through or operate in proximity to residential streets, making these restrictions particularly relevant to local contractors, agricultural operators, and delivery services.

Short-term parking directly associated with active and ongoing loading or unloading operations is generally permitted in residential areas during reasonable daytime business hours. Package delivery drivers, general contractors, plumbers, electricians, landscaping crews, and other service providers may park commercial vehicles on residential streets while actively conducting authorized work at a nearby address. However, once work at the property is complete, leaving a commercial vehicle parked on a residential street — particularly overnight — is a violation of city parking regulations. Contractors, tradespeople, and commercial operators are expected to return their commercial vehicles to a commercial storage facility, business address, or other appropriately zoned location at the end of each workday. Operators who live in residential neighborhoods and bring their commercial work vehicle home may not park that vehicle on a residential street overnight when it exceeds the applicable size threshold, even if the operator resides at that address.

Operators with a specific short-term need — such as a large equipment delivery, a moving operation, a multi-day construction project requiring temporary equipment staging, or an agricultural equipment mobilization — should contact the Moorpark Police Department in advance to discuss whether a temporary accommodation or limited exception may be available for their particular situation. Vehicles found parked in violation of residential zone commercial vehicle restrictions may be cited under the California Vehicle Code or the Moorpark Municipal Code. Vehicles that obstruct traffic flow, block residential driveways, or create a sight-line safety hazard at a street intersection are subject to immediate towing at the registered owner's expense without further warning.