Street Sweeping, Parking Enforcement Reinstated In Studio City

STUDIO CITY, CA — Los Angeles resumed parking enforcement today after relaxing fines to encourage people to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic. The city will re-impose ticketing and impounds when applicable for street cleaning, abandoned vehicles, oversize and overnight restrictions, peak-hour and anti-gridlock zones, and expired vehicle registration.

The city will also resume enforcement of expired preferential parking district permits. The City Council in September suspended imposing new citations on late penalties until Oct. 22.

Los Angeles Department of Transportation said they will not impound cars when someone is living in them. Additionally, the department will delay the booting and impounding of "scofflaw vehicles" until January 1.

Beginning Nov. 2, LADOT will begin an early-reward discount program totake $20 off citations for payments made within 48 hours of the ticket.

The city has not enforced parking tickets for street sweeping, overnight violations and similar offenses since March 16. According to a September 17 report from LADOT, debris and trash build up around unmoved vehicles had created a public health and safety concern caused by rodent and vermin infestations.

"Even with the compliant line closed, LADOT receives daily complaints from disgruntled residents requesting vehicles be cited and/or removed," the report read.

LADOT says the department is about $85.5 mullion under budget, and cites relaxed parking enforcement as a major driver for the loss.

City News Service and Kenan Draughorne contributed to this report.