Do you have an unwanted commercial vehicle parked in your neighborhood? A limo, a moving truck that isn’t moving anything, a truck that advertises? A commercial vehicle more than 22 feet? A commercial vehicle less than 22 feet with advertising? They must be parked, not in use.

Commercial Plate
If vehicle has a commercial vehicle license plate, it can be ticketed when it meets criteria of code. It can be ticketed daily. But one has to call. A license plate that is commercial has the second digit as a “letter.” Noncommercial vehicles have three “letters.”

To report an offending vehicle, call 213-485-4184. The city will only ticket if a resident calls in a report/complaint. Following is the applicable code.

SEC. 80.69.2. PARKING – COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.
(Amended by Ord. No. 168,782, Eff. 7/12/93.
No person shall park or leave standing any commercial vehicle or any other vehicle exceeding 22 feet in length as measured from bumper to bumper, other than a house car, on any public street where a majority of the buildings situated on the property contiguous thereto is used for residential purposes, whether as single-family dwellings or as multi-family dwellings, nor shall any person park or leave standing any commercial vehicle for more than three (3) hours on any other public street, except that any vehicle regulated herein may park notwithstanding such prohibition or in excess of such time limitation:

(1) While loading or unloading property, and additional time is necessary to complete such work; or

(2) When such vehicle is parked in connection with, and in aid of, the performance of a service to or on a property in the block in which such vehicle is parked, and additional time is necessary and reasonable to complete such service.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to trailers and semitrailers regulated by the provisions of 80.69.1 of this Code. As used in this section, the term “commercial vehicle” shall mean:

(1) a truck tractor; or

(2) a motor vehicle with commercial license plate; and

(A) exceeding 22 feet total length including bumpers, or
(B) 22 feet or less in length with the name of a business enterprise or establishment or a sign advertising a product or service painted, attached, or otherwise affixed on or to the exterior thereof.