Los Angeles Municipal Code § 80.72 Parking Prohibited or Limited on Certain Streets on Red Flag Alert Days

(Added by Ord. No. 177,215, Eff. 2/8/06.)

(a) Whenever, with reference to any street or portion of a street in the City of Los Angeles’ Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, the Fire Department determines that parking on one or both sides of the street would create a hazard to life or property by interfering with emergency vehicle access and resident evacuation during a major brush fire, the Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to install and maintain at that place signs giving notice that no person shall park a vehicle during a Red Flag Alert in the City of Los Angeles. The Department of Transportation is further authorized to include notice, on any sign that prohibits the parking of vehicles on Red Flag days, that vehicles parked in violation of the sign may be removed.

(b) It shall be unlawful, when authorized signs are in place giving notice, to park any vehicle on any of the streets or portions of streets in the City’s Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone in violation of the signs.

(c) Signs prohibiting parking installed pursuant to this section are only enforceable on Red Flag Alert days in the City of Los Angeles as declared by the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee.

(d) The provisions of Section 88.01.1 of this chapter are not applicable to signs erected pursuant to this section.

(a) Whenever the Department shall determine that the stopping or parking of vehicles on a private street constitutes a hazard to traffic, life or property, or an obstruction to the adequate access by fire, police, health, sanitation and public utility vehicles, said Department may install signs or markings giving notice that no person shall stop or park a vehicle, except as provided on such signs. (Amended by Ord. No. 134,523, Eff. 7/17/67.)

(b) As used in this section, the term “private street” includes “private streets” as defined in Section 18.01 of this code, as well as those privately owned and maintained easements or roads which are generally used by the public for vehicular travel. (Added by Ord. No. 123,587, Eff. 3/1/63.)