TRAFFIC REGULATIONS IN THE HARBOR DISTRICT

Los Angeles Municipal Code ch. VIII, div. S

in effect

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 87.00 STOP SIGNS TO BE ERECTED.

SEC. 87.00. STOP SIGNS TO BE ERECTED. That stop signs shall be placed and maintained by the Board or Harbor Commissioners at or near the entrance to the following Harbor Department roadways and intersections, to-wit: (a) On first private roadway southerly of Twenty-second Street at the southwesterly corner of Miner Street to stop traffic entering Miner Street. (b) On Signal Street at the northwesterly and southeasterly corners of Twenty-second Street to stop traffic entering Twenty-second Street. (c) On Signal Street low level road underneath viaduct at corner of retaining wall to stop traffic from loading truck loading area. (d) On Water Street at northeasterly corner of Fries Avenue to stop traffic entering Fries Avenue. (e) On Pier A Street at the southwesterly corner of Fries Avenue to stop traffic entering Fries Avenue. (f) On Fries Avenue at the southeasterly corner of Pier A Street to stop traffic going north. (g) On right hand side of roadway leading from berth 181 at Fries Avenue to stop traffic entering Fries Avenue. (h) On Fries Avenue at the intersection of Water Street to stop traffic going north. (i) On the westerly barrel of Avalon Boulevard and on the easterly barrel of Avalon Boulevard at the northwesterly corners of Water Street to stop traffic entering Water Street. (j) On Yacht Street at the northwesterly corner of Canal Avenue to stop traffic entering Canal Avenue. (k) On Tuna Street on the northwesterly and southeasterly corners of Terminal Way to stop traffic entering Terminal Way. (l) On Sixth Street at the northeasterly corner of Harbor Boulevard to stop traffic entering Harbor Boulevard. (m) On Terminal Way at the northeasterly corner of Seaside Avenue to stop traffic entering Seaside Avenue.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 87.01 STOPS REQUIRED AT STOP INTERSECTIONS.

SEC. 87.01. STOPS REQUIRED AT STOP INTERSECTIONS. Every driver of a vehicle on any Harbor Department roadway upon approaching the entrance to any other roadway marked as a “stop” intersection by a stop sign, flasher button, or the word STOP plainly painted on the roadway shall stop such vehicle before proceeding to enter or cross such other roadway.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 87.02 PARKING NEAR FIRE HYDRANTS PROHIBITED.

SEC. 87.02. PARKING NEAR FIRE HYDRANTS PROHIBITED. No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle on any Harbor Department roadway within fifteen (15) feet of any fire hydrant except when such vehicle is attended by a licensed operator or chauffeur seated in the front seat who can conveniently move such vehicle when necessary.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 87.03 PARALLEL PARKING REQUIRED, EXCEPTIONS.

SEC. 87.03. PARALLEL PARKING REQUIRED, EXCEPTIONS. No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle on any Harbor Department roadway other than parallel with the edge of the roadway heading in the direction of traffic and with the right hand wheels of the vehicle within eighteen (18) inches of the curb line or edge of the roadway except upon those roadways which have been marked or signed by the Harbor Department for angle parking, upon which roadway vehicles shall be parked at the angle to the curb indicated by such marks or signs.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 87.04 PARKING TIME LIMITED ON CERTAIN ROADWAYS.

SEC. 87.04. PARKING TIME LIMITED ON CERTAIN ROADWAYS. No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle for a period of time longer than one hour at any time between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. in the following Harbor Department roadways, to-wit: (a) Tuna Street. (b) Terminal Way from South Seaside Avenue north of Terminal Way to South Seaside Avenue south of Terminal Way.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 87.05 PARKING PROHIBITED ON CERTAIN HARBOR DEPARTMENT ROADWAYS, TO-WIT.

SEC. 87.05. PARKING PROHIBITED ON CERTAIN HARBOR DEPARTMENT ROADWAYS, TO-WIT. No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle at any time on the following Harbor Department roadways, to-wit: (a) Harbor Boulevard from Front Street to the northerly end of Harbor Boulevard. (b) Regan Street from Harbor Boulevard to the northerly end of Regan Street. (c) Keel Street from Harbor Boulevard to Regan Street. (d) Badger Avenue (Roadway No. 1 in agreement with Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company dated April 3, 1934), sometimes called Henry Ford Avenue, from Anaheim Avenue to Dock Street. (e) Dock Street from Badger Avenue (Henry Ford Avenue) to Mormon Street. (f) South Seaside Avenue from Altoona Place to Terminal Way. (g) South Seaside Avenue from Terminal Way to United States Government Reservation Point. (h) The paved portions of Terminal Way from South Seaside Avenue (northerly of Terminal Way) to Ferry Street. (i) Ferry Street from Terminal Way to Seaside Avenue. (j) The paved portions of Cannery Street from South Seaside Avenue to Barracuda Street. (k) Ways Street from Cannery Street to Sardine Street. (q) Dock Street from Altoona Place to Terminal Way.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 87.06 PARKING PROHIBITED ON CERTAIN PUBLIC STREETS IN THE HARBOR DISTRICT.

SEC. 87.06. PARKING PROHIBITED ON CERTAIN PUBLIC STREETS IN THE HARBOR DISTRICT. No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle at any time on the following public streets in the Harbor District of the City of Los Angeles, to-wit: (a) Mormon Street from Harbor Department Roadway named Dock Street to south barrel of Ocean Avenue. (b) South barrel of Ocean Avenue from Mormon Street to Harris Place. (c) Harris Place from south barrel of Ocean Avenue to Seaside Avenue. (d) North barrel of Ocean Avenue from Mormon Street to Altoona Place. (e) Altoona Place from north barrel of Ocean Avenue to Seaside Avenue. (f) Seaside Avenue from Altoona Place to Long Beach City boundary line.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 87.07 SPEED LAW AND SPEED LIMIT UPON HARBOR DEPARTMENT ROADWAYS.

SEC. 87.07. SPEED LAW AND SPEED LIMIT UPON HARBOR DEPARTMENT ROADWAYS. No person shall drive a motor vehicle or other vehicle upon any roadway under the control and jurisdiction of the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles in territory described in Ordinance No. 66,267 of said city, approved April 5, 1930, herein called Harbor Department roadways, at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for the traffic on, and the surface and width of such roadway, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property; provided that during the present war emergency, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a motor vehicle or other vehicle on any such Harbor Department roadway at a greater rate of speed than twenty-five (25) miles per hour. (Added by Ord. No. 86,874, Eff. 10/6/42.)

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 87.08 VEHICLE CODE GOVERNS; TEMPORARY RULES AND REGULATIONS.

SEC. 87.08. VEHICLE CODE GOVERNS; TEMPORARY RULES AND REGULATIONS. (Added by Ord. No. 88,686, Eff. 9/30/44.) The rules and regulations for the operation of vehicles in the Harbor District on roadways open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel are contained in the Vehicle Code of the State of California and in this Division “S”. The Board of Harbor Commissioners shall have the power, as provided in Sec. 139(h) of the Charter of the City of Los Angeles, to suspend, modify or amend temporarily any rule or regulation in this Division “S” and to place in effect any temporary traffic rule or regulation to the extent authorized by the Vehicle Code for periods not to exceed ninety days. (Amended by Ord. No. 145,964, Eff. 6/21/74.)

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 87.09 PARKING PROHIBITED ON OR WITHIN SIX (6) FEET OF ANY RAILROAD TRACK ON LANDS UNDER THE JURISDICTION AND CONTROL OF THE BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS, AND PARKING AND STANDING PROHIBITED OR LIMITED TO SPECIFIC TIME AND FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING ON HARBOR DEPARTMENT STREETS, ROADWAYS, THOROUGHFARES, AND AREAS, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, WHEN POSTED AND PAINTED.

SEC. 87.09. PARKING PROHIBITED ON OR WITHIN SIX (6) FEET OF ANY RAILROAD TRACK ON LANDS UNDER THE JURISDICTION AND CONTROL OF THE BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS, AND PARKING AND STANDING PROHIBITED OR LIMITED TO SPECIFIC TIME AND FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING ON HARBOR DEPARTMENT STREETS, ROADWAYS, THOROUGHFARES, AND AREAS, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, WHEN POSTED AND PAINTED. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to park or stand any vehicle for any purpose on or within six (6) feet of any railroad track on lands under the jurisdiction and control of the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles, except while any such vehicle is attended and engaged in loading or unloading passengers or materials. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to park or stand any vehicle for any purpose on any Harbor Department street, roadway, thoroughfare, or area, or portion thereof, under the jurisdiction and control of the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles at any time when such street, roadway, thoroughfare, or area, or portion thereof, is posted with any permanent or temporary sign or signs, placed, erected or painted on any curb or area, by said Board of Harbor Commissioners or its authorized agent, giving notice that no parking or standing is allowed thereon. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to park or stand any vehicle for any purpose for any period of time in excess of the parking or standing time limit indicated by any sign posted as herein provided, on any Harbor Department street, roadway, thoroughfare, or area, or portions thereof, under the jurisdiction and control of the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles when any such street, roadway, thoroughfare, or area, or portion thereof, is posted with any permanent or temporary sign or signs placed, erected or painted on any curb or area by said Board of Harbor Commissioners or its authorized agent giving notice that parking or standing is allowed thereon for a specified limited period of time. (d) It shall be unlawful for any person to park or stand any vehicle for any purpose other than the loading and unloading of passengers or materials, in any “Loading Zone” in any street, roadway, thoroughfare, or area under the jurisdiction and control of the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles. Loading Zones shall be indicated by a yellow paint line stenciled with black letters “Loading Only” on any curb or other appropriate place within such zones as may be established by the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles. The permission hereby granted to park or stand in “Loading Zones” for purposes of loading or unloading passengers or materials shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor. (e) Whenever the promotion and accommodation of commerce, navigation or fishery may require that such parking or standing on any street, roadway, thoroughfare, or area, or any portion thereof, under the jurisdiction and control of the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles, be prohibited or limited to a specified time or limited to loading or unloading only, said Board of Harbor Commissioners, or its authorized agent, shall cause such temporary or permanent signs to be installed or painted, as it may deem necessary to give notice that such parking or standing is prohibited, limited to a specified time, or limited to unloading or unloading of passengers or materials only thereon. (f) In the event of a fire or other emergency, or when authorized by the General Manager, Police Officers of the City of Los Angeles, the Port Warden and Harbor Guards may regulate and direct traffic and regulate and control parking and standing on any street, roadway, thoroughfare, or area, or portion thereof, under the jurisdiction and control of the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions of DIVISION “S” of Chapter VIII of this Code. (g) No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order, direction or signal of a Police Officer, Special Officer, or Harbor Guard, given under the authority of or pursuant to the provisions of DIVISION “S” of Chapter VIII of this Code. (Added by Ord. No. 108,057, Eff. 10/15/56. ) (h) Whenever a parking space has been temporarily or permanently marked on any Harbor Department street, road, thoroughfare or area, or portion thereof, under the jurisdiction and control of the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles, by painted lines or other designation indicating a parking space allocated for a vehicle, it shall be unlawful for any person to park or stand any vehicle thereon in such manner as to occupy more than one, or portions of more than one, such marked parking space. (Added by Ord. No. 108,057, Eff. 10/15/56. ) (i) Police Officers, Special Officers, and Harbor Guards are hereby authorized to control parking or standing of vehicles and to direct all traffic by voice, hand or signal whenever and wherever necessary in the interests of safety or to expedite the flow of traffic on any Harbor Department street, roadway, thoroughfare, or area, under the jurisdiction and control of the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles. (Added by Ord. No. 109,161, Eff. 5/16/57.) (j) Any Parking Control Checker or Traffic Officer as defined in Section 80.00 of this chapter or any Security Officer as defined in Section 87.12 of this chapter is hereby authorized to issue parking notices as provided by Division 17, Article 3 of the Vehicle Code whenever and wherever necessary on any Harbor Department street, roadway, thoroughfare or area under the jurisdiction and control of the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles and to perform such other related duties as may be required by the Chief of Police or the General Manager, Department of Transportation, as appropriate. (Amended by Ord. No. 168,783, Eff. 7/12/93, Oper. 7/1/93.) (k) It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle in any public parking area except between the painted lines indicating where such vehicle shall be parked. (Added by Ord. No. 149,734, Eff. 7/3/77. ) (l) It shall be unlawful for any person to remove a vehicle from any public parking area without first paying all fees or charges due for the use of such parking space. (Added by Ord. No. 149,734, Eff. 7/3/77. ) (m) The Board of Harbor Commissioners or its authorized agents may cause temporary or permanent signs to be posted providing for the removal, or removal and impound, of any vehicle parked or left standing in violation of this section. (Added by Ord. No. 152,130, Eff. 5/5/79.)

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 87.10 ONE WAY TRAFFIC ON CERTAIN ROADWAYS IN THE HARBOR DISTRICT.

SEC. 87.10. ONE WAY TRAFFIC ON CERTAIN ROADWAYS IN THE HARBOR DISTRICT. (Amended Ord. No. 116,089, Eff. 6/24/60. ) When properly signposted by the Board of Harbor Commissioners, traffic shall move only in the direction indicated on the following roadways within the Harbor District: (1) In a southerly direction on Sampson Way between Fourth Street and Sixth Street; (2) In a southwesterly direction on Dock Street between Altoona Place and Terminal Way.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 87.11 CAMPING AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES PROHIBITED FROM PARKING BETWEEN 2:00 A.M. AND 6:00 A.M.

SEC. 87.11. CAMPING AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES PROHIBITED FROM PARKING BETWEEN 2:00 A.M. AND 6:00 A.M. (Added Ord. No. 145,954, Eff. 6/21/74.) No person shall park any vehicle capable of human habitation for camping or recreation purposes upon any premises or roadway in the Harbor District between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. without the written consent of the General Manager or the person having the right to use or occupy the premises pursuant to a berth assignment, revocable permit, lease or franchise.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 87.12 SECURITY OFFICER.

SEC. 87.12. SECURITY OFFICER. (Added by Ord. No. 167,193, Eff. 9/29/91.) Security Officer shall mean any person employed by the Harbor Department having a civil service classification of “Security Officer.”

Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-168720Fetched: 10/24/2026