Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Altadena Included as County Moves to Expand Large-Vehicle Parking Restrictions

Altadena is among the unincorporated communities already subject to Los Angeles County’s restrictions on oversized vehicle parking, and those rules could soon expand further under an ordinance given preliminary approval Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors.

The measure would broaden the list of areas where “nonconforming vehicles” — those exceeding 8 feet in width, 7½ feet in height or 20 feet in length — are barred from parking on county streets.

Current law already prohibits such parking in several unincorporated communities, including Altadena, Ladera Heights, View Park/Windsor Hills, Long Beach, South Whittier/East Whittier/East La Mirada, West Whittier/Los Nietos and Whittier. Such parking is also barred during overnight hours in Marina del Rey without a permit.

Under the extension given tentative approval Tuesday on a 4-0 vote, with Supervisor Kathryn Barger absent, the restrictions would extend to unincorporated areas around Azusa/Charter Oak/Covina, Del Aire/Lennox, East Los Angeles, East Rancho Dominguez, El Camino Village, Florence-Firestone/Walnut Park, Hawthorne, Rancho Dominguez, West Athens/Westmont, West Carson, West Los Angeles, West Puente Valley/Valinda/South San Jose Hills and West Rancho Dominguez/Willowbrook.

County Public Works Director Mark Pestrella, in a letter to the board supporting the ordinance, wrote that residents in the additional areas “have expressed concerns that nonconforming vehicles are parked on county roadways for extended periods of time and that the continuous presence of these nonconforming vehicles impact visibility at driveways and intersections, reduce availability of on-street parking for residents, and cause visual blight.”

The ordinance would provide exemptions for vehicles being used for construction, maintenance or “other services to residents,” according to Pestrella’s letter. Owners of nonconforming vehicles will also be able to obtain as many as 30 one-day parking permits during a calendar year.

Several residents spoke in favor of the ordinance during Tuesday’s meeting, complaining that such vehicles are not only a visual blight but also the source of crime and other activity, while discouraging people from visiting nearby businesses. The ordinance is expected to return to the board for a final vote next week.