Watch The Time! Parking Tickets are Back

Following a week of warnings, enforcement returned at Pasadena parking meters Tuesday.

Enforcement of parking time limits in residential neighborhoods will also follow that schedule.

According to a city staff report, the resumption of parking tickets coincides with the reopening of local businesses.

“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.”

Designated 20-minute parking zones to facilitate curbside pickup and delivery will continue.

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.

Vehicle booting and impounds for non-critical purposes to resume August 1.

The City Council has deferred action on overnight parking enforcement and enforcement of street sweeping restrictions to resume.

A city staff report points to the easing of restrictions on local businesses as one of the reasons for the return to enforcement.