Los Angeles on-street parking

Los Angeles City council has enacted an ordinance that bans motorhome parking on certain city streets between 2 and 6 a.m.

The new law applies to vehicles more than 22 feet long and 7 feet tall. Council members will identify streets in their respective districts where these vehicles will be prohibited from 2 to 6 a.m.

The ordinance allows RV owners to buy a $10 parking permit that is valid for up to three straight days. Transportation officials are considering providing vending machines at city buildings so RV owners could buy permits at all hours.

Violators of the new ordinance face fines of $50 to $220.

RVs stored on city streets block oncoming traffic. They’re block drivers' lines of sight. They’re eyesores. They're easy targets for vandals.

In response to complaints like these, Los Angeles City Council on March 22 asked the city attorney to draft an ordinance regulating overnight parking of RVs and other large vehicles.

The ordinance would prohibit RVs from parking on certain city streets from 2 to 6 a.m.

Councilwoman Janice Hahn, who introduced the motion for an ordinance, also asked city staff to establish a free permit system that would allow short-term parking for loading and unloading RVs before and after a trip.

City Council would identify streets where RV parking would be prohibited, and signs would be posted in those areas.

In her April 2006 online newsletter, Councilwoman Hahn said the new ordinance should be in place by the end of the year. “I truly believe that this new law will allow RV owners to load and unload their vehicles, while prohibiting the storage of these vehicles on our neighborhood streets.”