Los Angeles Municipal Code

SEC. 80.54. OVERNIGHT PARKING PROHIBITED OR LIMITED.

SEC. 80.54. OVERNIGHT PARKING PROHIBITED OR LIMITED. (Added by Ord. No. 176,861, Eff. 9/14/05.) (a) Definitions: For the purpose of this section, the following words and phrases are defined and shall be construed as hereinafter set out, unless it shall be apparent from the context that they have a different meaning: 1. Dwelling Unit shall mean one or more rooms containing a kitchen, located in a building, and designed for occupancy by one family for living and sleeping purposes. 2. Resident shall mean a person who lives in a Dwelling Unit located in an Overnight Parking District. 3. Visitor shall mean a person who is visiting a Resident in an Overnight Parking District. 4. Guest shall mean a person who, for one night, is visiting a Resident in the Resident’s Dwelling Unit located in an Overnight Parking District. 5. Overnight Parking District shall mean an area with boundaries designated by a City Council resolution wherein the parking or standing of vehicles on certain streets or highways, or portions thereof, is prohibited or restricted between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. 6. Overnight Parking Permit shall mean a permit issued by the Department, which exempts vehicles displaying a valid permit from parking restrictions established pursuant to this section. (b) Designation of Overnight Parking District: The Council may establish, by resolution, Overnight Parking Districts with appropriate boundaries and authorize parking restrictions to be in effect on the streets thereof between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. The resolution establishing an Overnight Parking District shall state the maximum number and type of Overnight Parking Permits that may be issued to any one Dwelling. The resolution shall also establish the fee charged for each type of Overnight Parking Permit. (c) Types of Overnight Parking Permits: The Council may authorize, by resolution, the Department of Transportation to issue Resident Permits, and/or Visitor Permits and/or Guest Permits for an Overnight Parking District if such proposed district is a residential area lacking adequate off-street parking facilities. Motor vehicles properly displaying a valid Resident, Visitor or Guest Permit may be parked exempt from the parking restrictions established pursuant to this section in the Overnight Parking District for which the permit is issued. 1. Resident Permit: a.