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East Palo Alto adopts residential permit-parking ordinance after debate over large pickups

East Palo Alto City Council · March 17, 2026
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Summary

The City Council on March 17 adopted an ordinance creating a residential permit-parking program after council members and residents debated whether the rules would treat three-quarter-ton pickup trucks as commercial vehicles and raise enforcement questions.

Mayor Lincoln presided over a March 17 meeting in which the East Palo Alto City Council voted to adopt a residential permit-parking ordinance establishing a new Chapter 10.4 of the municipal code.

Council members had pulled item 3.4 from the consent calendar for discussion. One council member said they supported the ordinance but worried that the proposal’s reliance on vehicle weight and…

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