Manhattan Beach Considers RV Parking Restrictions

Manhattan Beach leaders were scheduled to consider new rules for RV and oversized vehicle parking on local streets at their council meeting Tuesday night.

 

If the new guidelines are approved, the city will join Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Rancho Palos Verdes, Hawthorne, Culver City, Santa Monica and other neighboring beach communities that have passed restrictions ranging from no oversized vehicle parking around schools and other designated areas, to stricter rules of no oversized vehicle parking anywhere, at any time without a permit.

 

One of five options Manhattan Beach is considering is similar to a city law Redondo Beach began enforcing in June.

 

RV owners who don’t live in the city cannot park their RVs anywhere in the city between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., according to city law. RV owners who are residents of Redondo Beach can park their oversized vehicles on the street during those hours, but they have to pay $20 to $30 for an overnight permit Tuesday through Friday.

 

The proposed restrictions come after the city council, police and city staff members said they received complaints from Manhattan Beach residents about oversized vehicles taking up valuable parking spaces, blocking line of sight of approaching traffic and overall visual blight, according to the agenda item posted on the city’s website.

Venice Beach leaders heard similar complaints from their residents, prompting them to pass an ordinance that allows RV dwellers to park overnight at designated lots in Venice, but only if they participate in a pilot program that seeks to provide them with housing.

Neighborhoods in the Venice area can also request for signs to be put up that restrict oversized vehicle parking on their streets.

Manhattan city council members were also expected to consider approving $20,000 in general funds to pay for signage, which is required to be posted at all city entrances for most parking restrictions.

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