City of Los Angeles Parking Regulations & Parking Enforcement
Los Angeles, CA, USA

City of Los Angeles, California
Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor

Dept of Transportation,
100 S Main Street, 10th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-972-8480
Fax: 213-972-8410
Rita L. Robinson
General Manager

November 20, 2008

Enforcement of Parking Regulations on National Holidays

The Department of Transportation does not enforce certain parking regulations on the following national holidays unless the posted signs read “Holiday Enforcement” or “Daily”:

1. New Year’s Day
2. Martin Luther King’s Birthday
3. President’s Day
4. Memorial Day
5. Labor Day
6. Columbus Day
7. Veteran’s Day
8. Thanksgiving Day
9. Christmas Day

The Parking regulations/signs that ARE NOT enforced on the above holidays are:

1. Time Limited Parking (i.e. one hour, two hour, four hours, etc)
2. Parking Meters (unless posted to include holidays). Exceptions include, but are not limited to, areas around Venice Beach and in West Los Angeles. In these areas, the signs reflect “Including Holidays”.
3. No Parking signs with specified days/time limits, (i.e. 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
4. No Stopping signs with specified time limits (i.e. 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.) This includes Peak Hour parking restrictions.
5. Preferential Parking (unless posted to include holidays)

The following safety violations ARE ENFORCED on all days, including National Holidays:

1. Red zones, including bus zones
2. Yellow/White zones (on request only)
3. Alleys
4. Sidewalks
5. Handicapped Zones (also known as Blue zones)
6. “No Parking Anytime” zones (including “Tow Away” restrictions)
7. “No Stopping Anytime” zones
8. All temporary “No Stopping” or “No Parking” zones
9. Requests for service, including, but not limited to, blocked driveways.