If you’re a resident of Los Angeles, understanding the parking enforcement laws and regulations of the city can be confusing. Fortunately, the city has provide a helpful list of parking regulations that do or do not apply on National Holidays.
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This is an except from the City of Los Angeles dated March 8, 2012
National Holidays
It is the Department’s policy that on National Holidays, the parking regulations listed ARE NOT to be enforced unless the signs indicate “Holiday Enforcement.”
The holidays are:
- New Years Day
- Martin Luther King’s Birthday
- President’s Day (George Washington’s Birthday)
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veteran’s Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
The regulations that ARE NOT to be enforced are:
Time LimitParking Meters (unless posted to include holidays)
No Parking Signs with specific time limits (i.e. 9:00am to 4:00pm, 8:00am to 10:00am)
No Stopping signs with specified time limits (i.e. 7:00am to 9:00am, 4:00pm to 6:00pm)Preferential Parking (unless posted to include holidays)
The regulations to be enforced on all days, including the above holidays, are all safety violations, including but not limited to:
Red zones, including bus zones
Yellow/white zones (on request only)
Alleys Sidewalks Handicap Zones
“No Parking Anytime” signs (including “To Away, No Parking Anytime” signs)
“No Stopping Anytime” signs that do not refer to a specified time limit
All Temporary “No Stopping” or “No Parking” signs
Complaints for service, including but not limited to, blocked driveways, etc.
We hope this provides an easy guide for understanding holiday parking enforcement in LA. Have a wonderful holiday!
