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Chapter VIII — TRAFFIC

Los Angeles Municipal Code § 80.30 New Pavement

Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles

Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code § 80.30 · Text as of 2026-10-04

No person shall ride or drive any animal or any vehicle over or across any newly made pavement or any freshly painted marking placed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter in any street when a barrier or sign is in place warning persons not to drive over or across such pavement or marking, or where a sign is in place stating that the street is closed.

SEC. 80.30.1. CURB PARKING – RIGHT OF WAY.

(a) Definition – Limited Curb Parking Space. For the purpose of this section, a “limited curb parking space” shall mean an area open for lawful parking along side of, and adjacent to, a curb, which area is not of sufficient length to permit two or more vehicles to freely move for parking therein at the same time.

(b) Parking at Curb – Right of Way. Any person seeking to park their vehicle in a limited curb parking space, whose vehicle arrives at said parking space prior to any other vehicle, and who proceeds beyond said space a distance not to exceed ten feet for the purpose of backing the person’s vehicle therein, shall have the right of way over any person driving or attempting to drive any other vehicle directly into such limited curb parking space or who in any manner obstructs such limited curb parking space and the driver of such other vehicle shall yield the right of way to the driver who first arrived at said parking space.

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SEC. 80.30.2. HORSE DRAWN VEHICLES.

No person shall drive any animal drawn vehicle into or within the Central Traffic District between the hours of 4:30 o’clock P.M. and 6:00 o’clock P.M. of any day. (Amended by Ord. No. 122,716, Eff. 10/5/62.)

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