Parking Violations

In 1961, the State of California set out to define "parking." The State defined parking as follows:

"'Park or parking' shall mean the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers."

With all the talk of parking regulations by the LA Times, this blog and others, it is time to list all the violations one can receive, based on Municipal Code, related to parking in the City of LA. But first, here are the common parking violations from the State Vehicle Code study guide:

Never park or leave your vehicle:

• Where a “No Parking” sign is posted.
• On a marked or unmarked crosswalk, on a sidewalk, or in front of a driveway.
• Within three feet of a sidewalk ramp for disabled persons or in front of or on a curb which provides wheelchair access to a sidewalk.
• In a disabled person parking space unless you are disabled and display a placard or special plates.
• In the space next to a disabled person parking space if it is painted in a crosshatched pattern.
• In a space designated for parking or fueling zero-emission vehicles which display an identifying decal.
• In a tunnel or on a bridge, except where permitted by signs.
• Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or a fire station driveway.
• On or within 71/2 feet of a railroad track.
• Between a safety zone and the curb.
• “Double parked.” (Parking in the street when all legal parking places at the curb are taken.)
• On the wrong side of the street.
• At a red curb.

Now, according to the L.A. Municipal Code, here are the local sections and the short description of the violation. The first set are "infractions", and the second set are "civil penalties":

Infractions:

80.73(b)2A(1)VENDING FROM NON-CATERING TRUCK VEHICLES
80.73(b)(2),C,D,E CATERING TRUCKS, CLEANUP OF AREA
80.73.1(d) USE OF STREETS FOR STORAGE
80.75 SALE OF VEHICLE
88.10 PARKING METERS NOT TO BE USED
88.12 EXTENDING PARKING TIME
88.60 OFF-STREET PARKING METERS NOT TO BE USED
88.62 EXTENDING PARKING TIME

Civil Penalties:

80.25 PARKING NEAR OR FOLLOWING EMERGENCY VEHICLE
80.49 WRONG SIDE/NOT PARALLEL-OVER 18” FROM CURB
80.51(a) PARKING ON LEFT SIDE OF ROADWAY
80.53 PARKING WITHIN A PARKWAY
80.55(a)1 HAZARDOUS AREA
80.55(a)2 30 FEET OF INTERSECTION - BUSINESS DISTRICT
80.55(a)3 25 FEET CROSSWALK
80.55(a)4 ANY POLICE STATION
80.56(e)1 PASSENGER ZONE (WHITE)
80.56(e)2 LOADING ZONE (YELLOW)
80.56(e)3 SHORT TIME LIMIT ZONE (GREEN)
80.56(e)4 NO STOPPING ZONE (RED)
80.58(k)1 PREFERENTIAL PARKING
80.61 ALLEY - STANDING IN
80.66.1(d) RESTRICTED ZONES
80.69(a) STOPPING OR STANDING PROHIBITED
80.69(b) PARKING PROHIBITED
80.69(c) PARKING TIME LIMITS
80.69(d) PARKING OF VEHICLES MORE THAN SIX FEET HIGH
80.69.1(a) PARKING TRAILER - VEHICLE CAPABLE OF TOWING
80.69.1(c) PARKING UNHITCHED TRAILER
80.69.2 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND TRAILERS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
80.69.3 PARKING UNDER FREEWAY OVERPASSES
80.69.4 PARKING OF OVERSIZE VEHICLES
80.70 PARKING IN ANTI-GRIDLOCK ZONE
80.71.3 PARKING IN FRONT YARDS
80.71.4 PARKING WITHOUT PERMISSION
80.72 PARKING ON RED FLAG DAY
80.72.5 PARKING ON PRIVATE DRIVEWAY OR PROPERTY
80.73(a) PARKING OF CATERING TRUCKS
80.73(b)(2)(f) CATERING VIOLATION - TIME LIMITS
80.73(b)2,A(2)(3)(4)(5) DISTANCE LIMITATIONS
80.73(b),2,F TIME RESTRICTIONS
80.73(c) LUNCH WAGONS, CENTRAL AREA OF CITY
80.73(d) “FOR HIRE” WITHOUT PERMIT
80.73(e) “FOR SALE”
80.73(f) VIOLATING PROVISIONS OF PERMIT TO PARK
80.73.1(a)(b)(c) STORING VEHICLES IN THE STREET
80.73.2 MORE THAN 72 HOURS ON STREET OR ALLEY
80.74(b) CLEANING VEHICLE IN STREET
80.75.1 PARKING WITH AUDIBLE STATUS INDICATOR OPERATIVE
80.75.3 PARKING WHERE GRADE EXCEEDS 3%
85.01(b) REPAIRING VEHICLE IN STREET
87.54 ADVERTISING PROHIBITED OTHER PARKED VEHICLE
88.03(a) PARKING OUTSIDE SPACE INDICATED
88.13(a) METERS - FAILURE TO DEPOSIT COIN
88.13(b) OVERTIME USE OF METER SPACE

Again, these are the violations relating to parking. This does not include license plate, registration, or other vehicular tickets one can receive while parked on a City street.