Council to Vote on Resuming Parking Enforcement

It was bound to happen.

At Monday’s meeting, the Pasadena City Council will vote on resuming parking enforcement.

“Recent changes in policy at the State, County, and Local levels have allowed for retail stores and office spaces to reopen with some restrictions,” a city staff report reads. “With the expectation that restaurants will be allowed to reopen for sit-down dining in short order, the Department of Transportation has determined a return to pre-COVID-19 efforts is warranted.”

After City Manager Steve Mermell declared a local health emergency in March shortly after the start of the pandemic, the City Council approved a staff recommendation to modify various parking policies, including suspension of enforcement of the overnight parking ordinance, time limits in residential neighborhoods, daytime street sweeping restrictions, payment at all curbside parking spaces, non-critical vehicle impounds and booting and impounding vehicles for five or more past-due parking citations and for vehicles with expired registrations.

If the council approves the motion, parking enforcement would start writing tickets shortly.

According to the staff recommendation, meter payments and enforcement would resume on Tuesday, June 9, the day after the meeting.

Warnings would be issued for one week, and citations would resume on June 16.

Overnight enforcement and street sweeping would resume June 22. Warnings would be issued for two weeks, with citations to resume July 8.

Vehicle booting and impounds for non-critical purposes would resume on August 15.