METHOD OF PARKING

Los Angeles Municipal Code ch. VIII, div. K

in effect

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 80.49 PARALLEL WITH CURB - EXCEPTIONS.

SEC. 80.49. PARALLEL WITH CURB - EXCEPTIONS. No person shall stand or park a commercial vehicle in a roadway other than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of traffic and with the right hand wheels of the vehicle within 18 inches of the curb line or edge of the roadway, except as follows; (Amended by Ord. No. 122,716, Eff. 10/5/62.) (a) Upon those streets which have been marked or signed by the Department for angle parking, upon which streets commercial vehicles shall be parked at the angle to the curb indicated by such marks or signs. (Amended by Ord. No. 134,523. Eff. 7/17/67.) (b) Upon those streets where parking on the left side of the roadway or otherwise is specifically provided in this chapter. (Amended by Ord. No. 122,716, Eff. 10/5/62.) (c) When required for the loading and unloading of such vehicles (Amended by Ord. No. 122,716, Eff. 10/5/62.)

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 80.50 DEPARTMENT TO INDICATE ANGLE PARKING.

SEC. 80.50. DEPARTMENT TO INDICATE ANGLE PARKING. (Amended by Ord. No. 134,523, Eff. 7/17/67.) The Department is hereby authorized to determine and designate those streets and portions of streets along which the angle parking of vehicles will reduce parking congestion to the benefit of the public and where the surrounding conditions are such that the free movement of traffic will not be interfered with by that method of parking. The Department is hereby directed to mark all places so designated by white lines upon the surface of the roadway, indicating the angle at which parking is permitted, provided, however, that angle parking shall not be permitted (a) At any place where passing traffic would thereby be caused or required to drive upon the left side of the highway; (b) Upon any street where that method of parking is prohibited by the Vehicle Code.

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 80.51 PARKING ON LEFT SIDE OF ROADWAY.

SEC. 80.51. PARKING ON LEFT SIDE OF ROADWAY. (a) No person shall stop or park any vehicle within 18 inches of the left hand curb of any one way roadway unless signs or markings are in place indicating that such stopping or parking in permitted. (Amended by Ord. No. 122,716, Eff. 10/5/62.) (b) The Department is hereby authorized to determine those locations where the stopping or parking of vehicles upon the left side of any one way roadway would not constitute an undue hazard or deterrent to the free movement of traffic. When such determination has been made the Department may install signs or markings indicating that such stopping or parking is permitted. (Amended by Ord. No. 134,523, Eff. 7/17/67.)

Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-166160Fetched: 10/24/2026