Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Altadena Already Covered as County Finalizes Expansion of Large-Vehicle Parking Ban

Altadena remains one of the unincorporated communities where Los Angeles County bars oversized vehicles from parking on public streets — a restriction that was not only affirmed but expanded to many more county areas following a final vote by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.

The ordinance, approved Tuesday, expands the list of places where “nonconforming vehicles” — defined as those exceeding 8 feet in width, 7½ feet in height or 20 feet in length, such as RVs — cannot park on county roadways.

County law had already prohibited such parking in unincorporated areas in or near Ladera Heights, View Park/Windsor Hills, Altadena, Long Beach, South Whittier/East Whittier/East La Mirada, West Whittier/Los Nietos and Whittier. Such parking was also barred during overnight hours in Marina del Rey without a permit.

Under the extension approved Tuesday, the restriction will be expanded 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.

“The residents in these 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,” county Public Works Director Mark Pestrella wrote in a letter to the board supporting the ordinance.

The ordinance provides 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.

The board tentatively approved the ordinance last week on a 4-0 vote, with Supervisor Kathryn Barger absent.

Several residents spoke in favor of the ordinance during last week’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.