Vehicle Code section 22658 governs towing from association property. An association must either have the statutory signage or provide a citation to the improperly parked vehicle and let 96 hours lapse before towing the vehicle. The association and/or towing company must also comply with numerous post-towing notification requirements. There are penalties for violations of section 22658 requirements.
Vehicles
CC&Rs often include restrictions on the kinds of vehicles that may be parked in the community and parking generally. Frequently, these restrictions can be supplemented with board adopted rules. Such restrictions and rules are enforceable by an association via the enforcement procedures provided in the governing documents and California Civil Code section 5850 et seq. Additionally, restrictions on private street and other common area parking may be enforced through towing in accordance with California Vehicle Code section 22658.
Zoning
Zoning is the practice by cities or counties of designating permitted uses of land within various geographic areas; residences may be allocated to certain parts of a city or county and business to other parts. In addition to permitted uses, zoning may also regulate such things as lot size and building height.
CC&Rs
A recorded document (generically referred to as the “declaration” of “conditions, covenants and restrictions” or “CC&Rs”) setting forth use restrictions governing the common interest development, making membership in the association, and payment of assessments, mandatory. “CC&Rs” may also refer to recorded amendments of the original CC&Rs. For CC&Rs first recorded after January 1, 1996, the declaration has to contain a legal description of the development, a statement identifying the development as one of four types of common interest developments, the name of the association, the use restrictions, and (occasionally) other statutorily-mandated items. Civ. Code §§4250, 4255.