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(a) The Department is authorized to establish taxicab zones and zones for other vehicles defined in Section 71.00 of this code, or operated in passenger transportation service by authority of the California Public Utilities Commission, and to determine the locations thereof, such zones to be used for the parking of vehicles while awaiting employment. (Amended by Ord. No. 152,426, Eff. 6/29/79.)
(b) Any zone so designated shall be occupied only during such hours of the day and for such periods of time as may be specified by the Department. (Amended by Ord. No. 173,880, Eff. 5/21/01.)
(c) The Department shall promptly cause each such zone so established to be marked either by a painting of a white line on the tops of the curbs or places stenciled with the words “No Stopping” together with the appropriate words such as “Taxicab Zone”, or by appropriate posted signs. (Amended by Ord. No. 180,092, Eff. 9/7/08.)
(d) No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle except those authorized by the Department in any zone established in accordance with the provisions of this section. (Amended by Ord. No. 152,426, Eff. 6/29/79.)
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80.69 Parking Prohibited or Limited.
80.69.1 Parking of Trailers and Semitrailers.
80.69.2 Parking – Commercial Vehicles and Trailers.
80.69.3 Parking of Commercial and Construction Vehicles under Freeway Overpasses.
80.69.4 Parking of Oversize Vehicles.
80.70 Parking Prohibited or Limited in Anti-Gridlock Zones.
80.71.3 Parking in Front Yards.
80.71.4 Prohibition of Parking of Vehicles Without Permission on Privately Owned or Publicly Owned Property.
80.72 Parking Prohibited or Limited on Certain Streets on Red Flag Alert Days.
80.72.5 Parking Prohibited or Limited on Private Streets.
80.73 Catering Trucks.
80.73.1 Use of Streets for Storage of Vehicles – Prohibited.
80.73.2 Use of Street for Storage of Vehicles – Generally – When Prohibited.
80.73.3 Selling, Leasing, Reserving or Facilitating the Reserving of Public Ways – Prohibited.
80.74 Washing Vehicles in Street.
80.75.1 Parking with Audible Status Indicator Operative.
80.75.3 Parking Automobiles on Streets Exceeding Grade of 3%.
80.75.4 Emergency Rules and Signs.
(Title Amended by Ord. No. 122,716, Eff. 10/5/62.)
Whenever, with reference to any street or portion thereof, the Department determines that: (1) the same is within a business district; or (2) because of proximity to a business district or center of employment; or (3) because of an unusual concentration of population; or (4) because vehicles which are six feet or more in height (including any load thereon) parked within 100 feet of an intersection limit the visibility of approaching traffic and thereby create a hazard; or (5) because of any other factor or condition, the unrestricted parking of vehicles has caused, or would necessarily cause, traffic congestion, create a hazard, detrimentally affect the public welfare, or deprive the public of the efficient use of available curb space, the Department is hereby authorized to install at any such place signs giving notice that no person shall stand, stop or park a vehicle except as provided on such signs. The Department is further authorized to include notice on any sign which prohibits the stopping or parking of vehicles, that vehicles parked or left standing in violation of such sign may be removed. (Amended by Ord. No. 161,645, Eff. 10/17/86.)
(a) Stopping or Standing Prohibited. Whenever authorized signs are in place giving notice that stopping or standing is prohibited during such hours or on such days as are indicated on such signs, it shall be unlawful for any person to stop or stand or park any vehicle at any time during such hours or such days.
(b) Parking Prohibited. Whenever authorized signs are in place giving notice that parking, as defined in Section 463 of the California Vehicle Code, is prohibited at any time or during certain hours, it shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle during such prohibited times, except as provided in Section 88.01.1 of this chapter. (Amended by Ord. No. 170,019, Eff. 10/21/94.)
(c) Parking Time Limits. Whenever authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, it shall be unlawful for any person to stop or stand or park any vehicle for a period of time in excess of the parking time limit indicated by such sign, except as provided in Section 88.01.1 of this chapter. (Amended by Ord. No. 170,019, Eff. 10/21/94.)
(d) Limitation for Vehicles Six Feet or More in Height. Whenever authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, it shall be unlawful for any person to park or stand a vehicle more than six feet in height, including any load thereon, within 100 feet of an intersection. (New (d) Added by Ord. No. 161,645, Eff. 10/17/86.)
(e) Exceptions. The restrictions of this chapter shall not apply to taxicabs, sight-seeing automobiles, or automobiles for hire standing in any zone designated for their use pursuant to Section 80.66.1 during the hours specified in their respective permits issued by the Department. (Amended by Ord. No. 161,645, Eff. 10/17/86.)
(f) Streets Withdrawn From Public Use. The restrictions and exceptions of this section shall apply, in addition to a street as defined by the Vehicle Code, or any portion thereof, to any street, roadway, way or place, or portion thereof, which has been withdrawn in whole or in part from public use. (Amended by Ord. No. 161,645, Eff. 10/17/86.)
(g) Severability. If any subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this section is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity if the remaining portions of this section. The Council of the City hereby declares that it would have adopted the section, subsection, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any portion or more subsections, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. (Re-lettered by Ord. No. 161,645, Eff. 10/17/86.)
(Amended by Ord. No. 152,320, Eff. 6/16/79.)
(a) No person shall park any trailer or semitrailer upon any highway, street, alley or public way or upon any public place otherwise ordinarily used for vehicular parking.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any trailer or semitrailer which does not exceed 22 feet in overall length, as measured from the foremost part of the trailer hitch to the rear extremity of the trailer body, or to any trailer or semitrailer exceeding such length which is designed for the transportation of a boat or which is designed for human habitation for camping or recreational purposes, nor shall such provisions apply to any trailer or semitrailer which is:
1. In the process of being loaded or unloaded;
2. Disabled in such a manner and to such an extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the disabled trailer or semitrailer on that portion of the highway, street, alley or public way or upon any public place otherwise ordinarily used for vehicular parking;
3. Leased or owned by any permittee granted a permit under the provisions of Article 8 of Chapter 13 of Division 22 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, for the duration of such permit and while parked at the location specified in such permit.
4. Leased or owned by any permittee granted a permit for construction or repair work under any of the provisions of Chapter VI of the Los Angeles Municipal Code or by a public utility engaged in work for which no such permit is required, or a vehicle leased or owned by any contractor hired by such permittee or public utility, provided that the trailer or semitrailer is used in connection with such construction or repair work and is parked upon the construction or repair site or within 150 feet thereof, as measured from the limits of the work area as specified in the permit, and only during the period of actual construction.
5. Leased or owned by a City department or a contractor or vendor hired by a City department for construction or repair work, or by a subcontractor thereof, provided that such trailer or semitrailer is used in connection with such construction or repair work, and is parked upon the construction or repair site or within 150 feet thereof, as measured from the limits of the work area, and only during the period of actual construction or repair.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, no person shall park or leave standing, when authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, any unhitched trailer upon any major highway, secondary highway, or collector street in the City. (Added by Ord. No. 177,086, Eff. 12/11/05.)
(Title and Section Amended by Ord. No. 187,235, Eff. 11/22/21.)
(a) The following definitions shall apply to this section:
“Commercial Trailer” shall mean a trailer or a cargo container designed to be hitched or attached to, or lifted upon a Commercial Vehicle or other vehicle, and to transport, carry, haul, or store freight, property, goods, cargo, or other commercial items.
“Commercial Vehicle” shall mean: (1) a truck tractor; or (2) a motor vehicle with commercial license plates, which either exceeds 22 feet in total length including bumpers, or is 22 feet or less in length with the name of a business or a sign advertising a product or service painted or affixed on the exterior of the vehicle.
“Operator” shall mean any person or corporation who conducts a business or enterprise that operates one or more Commercial Vehicles, or Commercial Trailers, including through Operator’s use of a lessee, agent, independent contractor, or any other person engaged by the Operator to conduct Operator’s business or enterprise on Operator’s behalf.
(b) It shall be unlawful for an Operator to park or leave standing any Commercial Vehicle, or any other motorized vehicle exceeding 22 feet in length as measured from bumper to bumper, on any public street where a majority of the buildings situated on the block or street segment are used for residential purposes, whether as single- family dwellings or as multi-family dwellings. It shall also be unlawful for any Operator to park or leave standing any Commercial Vehicle for more than three hours on any other public street, except any vehicle regulated herein may park notwithstanding such prohibition, or in excess of such time limitation when:
(1) a vehicle is loading or unloading property, and additional time is necessary and reasonable to complete such work;
(2) a vehicle is parked in connection with, and in aid of, the performance of a service to or on a property in the block or street segment where such vehicle is parked, and additional time is necessary and reasonable to complete the service; or
(3) a vehicle is parked pursuant to one of the requirements set forth in Subsection 80.69.1(b), Subdivisions 2. through 5.
The Department shall not post signs or restrict parking of a Commercial Vehicle or Commercial Trailer as defined in this section on any street where the restriction would be preempted under state or federal law.
(c) Except as set forth in Subsection 80.69.1(b), Subdivisions 3. through 5., it shall be unlawful for an Operator to park or leave standing a Commercial Trailer, either hitched or unhitched, upon any street where the Department has posted signs providing notice of this restriction.
(d) Civil Penalties. It shall be unlawful for any Operator to park or stand a Commercial Vehicle in violation of Subsection (b) or a Commercial Trailer in violation of Subsection (c) of this section on any street where the Department has posted signs providing notice of this restriction.
First Violation. A first violation of either Subsection (b) or (c) of this section by an Operator shall constitute a civil penalty in the amount of $500.
Second Violation. A second violation of either Subsection (b) or (c) of this section occurring within 12 months of the first violation by an Operator shall constitute a civil penalty in the amount of $750.
Third and Subsequent Penalty. A third and any subsequent violation of either Subsection (b) or (c) of this section occurring within 12 months of the first violation by an Operator shall constitute a civil penalty in the amount of $1,000.
(e) The Operator shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during which any violation of this section is committed, continued, or permitted by the Operator.
(f) Severability. If any subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this section is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this article. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this article and each and every subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof not declared invalid or unconstitutional, without regard to whether any portion of the article would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
(Amended by Ord. No. 148,582, Eff. 8/18/76.)
No person shall park or leave standing any commercial or construction vehicle upon any portion of a public street which passes beneath a railroad overpass, a freeway or any other vehicular overpass if within 150 feet of either side thereof the majority of the buildings upon property contiguous to said street are used for residential purposes. The provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles leased or owned by any permittee granted a permit under the provisions of Article 8 of Chapter 13 of Division 22 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code during the period for which such permit is granted.
(Amended by Ord. No. 182,741, Eff. 11/11/13.)
(a) No person shall stop, stand or park, when authorized signs are in place giving notice of the restriction, any oversize vehicle, defined as a motor vehicle in excess of 22 feet in length or over 84 inches in height, between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. The registered owner of the oversize vehicle or other person having control of the oversize vehicle shall also be in violation of this section if they have knowledge that the oversize vehicle had been so parked and the person parking had the express or implied permission to operate the oversize vehicle.
(b) Oversize vehicle restricted areas or streets may be established in either of the following manners:
(1) The Council may authorize, by resolution, the streets upon which the parking of oversize vehicles shall be restricted between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., except for those oversize vehicles displaying a valid permit issued pursuant to the provisions of Subsection (c) of this section. Upon Council action designating streets with oversize vehicles parking restrictions, the Department of Transportation shall cause appropriate signs to be erected in those streets, indicating the parking limitation prominently on the sign and stating that motor vehicles with valid permits shall be exempt from the restrictions.
(2) A Councilmember representing the district in which fewer than six street segments are impacted by the unrestricted parking of oversize vehicles may request the Department of Transportation to investigate and make a determination whether or not the parking of oversize vehicles on those street segments between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. is adversely impacting the visibility of oncoming traffic, creating constrictions in the traveled way, or substantially reducing the availability of parking for residents and businesses. For the purpose of this section, a street segment consists of both sides of a street between two adjacent intersecting streets. To make this request, the Councilmember shall send a letter to the Department of Transportation identifying the street segments to be included in the restricted area, the reasons for the request, and verifying receipt of petitions showing support for the restriction by a substantial number of affected community residents.
Upon receiving a written request from a Councilmember pursuant to this subdivision, the Department of Transportation shall conduct an investigation to determine whether or not the parking of oversize vehicles between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on the designated street segments is adversely impacting the visibility of oncoming traffic, creating constrictions in the traveled way, or substantially reducing the availability of parking for residents and businesses. In making its determination, the Department shall consider all relevant factors, including without limitation, the location of driveways relative to parked oversize vehicles, the width of oversize vehicles when compared to other parked vehicles, the existing availability of parking, the impact the oversize vehicles are having on parking availability for residents and businesses, the effectiveness of restricting oversize vehicle parking in alleviating any adverse impact on the visibility of oncoming traffic, constrictions of the traveled way and reduced parking supply, and whether signs may be erected on the street segments in a manner that provides adequate notice of the restriction. The Department of Transportation shall report the results of its investigation and determination to the City Council. The City Council may, by resolution authorize the street segments upon which the parking of oversize vehicles shall be restricted between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., except for those oversize vehicles displaying a valid permit issued pursuant to the provisions of Subsection (c) of this section. Upon Council action designating street segments with oversize vehicle parking restrictions, the Department of Transportation shall cause appropriate signs to be erected in those street segments, indicating the parking limitation prominently on the sign and stating that motor vehicles with valid permits shall be exempt from the restrictions.
(c) Notwithstanding the above, the parking of oversize vehicles, as defined in Subsection (a) of this section, shall be allowed in areas established pursuant to the provisions of Subsection (b) of this section, provided that the oversize vehicle properly displays a valid permit that was issued in advance by the Department of Transportation. The permit shall be issued for a fee of $10.00 per day and for a period not to exceed three consecutive days. The use of this permit shall be limited to the purchasing resident’s street segment, or adjacent street segment if authorized by the Department. A permit issued pursuant to this subsection shall not guarantee or reserve to the holder an on-street parking space.
(Added by Ord. No. 177,753, Eff. 9/8/06.)
(a) Whenever, with reference to any Major Highway or portion of a Major Highway, the Department determines that traffic demand between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on weekdays requires the use of the curb lane as an additional, continuous lane for through-traffic in order to avoid gridlock, it shall be unlawful for any person to park, stand or stop a vehicle in an Anti-Gridlock Zone, other than for emergency repairs or activities authorized by the City pursuant to permits issued for these activities, during these hours and days as are indicated on signs. The Department of Transportation shall determine and identify those streets in the City of Los Angeles that comprise Anti-Gridlock Zones, and shall install and maintain signs giving notice of the Zone.
(b) The Department of Transportation is authorized to include notice, on any sign that prohibits the stopping or parking of vehicles in an Anti-Gridlock Zone during certain hours and days, that vehicles parked or left standing in violation of the sign may be removed.
(c) The provisions of Section 88.01.1 of this chapter are not applicable to signs erected pursuant to this section.
(Added by Ord. No. 170,903, Eff. 3/16/96.)
No person shall park any vehicle in the front yard of any residential property. “Residential property” shall mean any property used for human habitation and shall include, but not be limited to, any property in the “A” or “R” Zones of the City. The front yard shall consist of that area in the front of the property between the adjacent street and any building or structure thereon, exclusive of any area used as a driveway to access a garage or other parking structure.
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