Del Cerro Neighborhood Permit Parking Program

Overview:

The RPV Neighborhood Permit Parking Program was established to help residents maintain

a quiet, peaceful, and safe community by regulating traffic and parking in their neighborhood.

Del Cerro residents consider the program especially important in restricting parking by

individuals who are not residents, their guests or service providers because the

neighborhood is in a very high fire hazard zone and residents must be prepared to evacuate

through a single exit without being hindered by an excessive number of vehicles parked on

the street.

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Del Cerro Parking Restrictions:

The Del Cerro Permit Parking Program requires that any vehicle parked on a street within

the Del Cerro neighborhood must have a resident parking sticker affixed to the windshield

or display a guest permit. If a vehicle does not have one of those, the vehicle's owner may

be cited for violating RPV municipal code and fined $110 per violation. The rules apply to

parking on all streets within Del Cerro 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

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Permit Applications:

The types of available parking permits are described below. All permits are valid anywhere

in the Del Cerro neighborhood.

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Resident and guest permits may be obtained by submitting the permit parking application

and associated documentation described below. Upon review and approval of the required

documentation, Public Works staff will notify the applicant, and the resident can set up an

appointment for pick-up of the resident permits and guest placards at City Hall. If you have

any questions, you can contact the Public Works Dept. at 310-544-5252. There is

currently no charge for any of the permits. However, the City determines whether a permit

charge is appropriate on an annual basis.

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• Property Owner Parking Permits

Property owners may obtain one or more resident parking permits for vehicles that

may be parked on the street occasionally by completing a Property Owner Permit

Parking Application at https://www.rpvca.gov/FormCenter/Public-Works-8/Property-

Owner-Permit-Parking-Applicatio-117 and submitting the form to the RPV Public

Works Dept. To obtain resident permits (decals), a property owner must provide a

copy of his or her current California driver's license, vehicle registration and proof

of residency within Del Cerro (property tax, utility, telephone, cable, or current auto

insurance bill with the resident's name and address).

A separate form must be completed for each vehicle that may be parked on the

street. The neighborhood resident parking permit does not authorize, and cannot

be used for, parking oversized vehicles on Del Cerro streets. (Requests for parking

oversized vehicles (RVs, campers, etc.) are covered by a separate city approval

process that can be initiated by contacting city hall or visiting the city's website.)

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The decal is affixed permanently in the lower corner of the front windshield on the

driver's side of the vehicle and is valid as long as the resident owns the vehicle.

Each household is eligible to obtain parking permits for each registered vehicle

(up to 3 vehicles) and re-usable guest passes

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• Tenant Parking Permits

Residents who lease (rather than own) homes in Del Cerro should follow the

instructions above to obtain resident parking permits, except that lessees must

complete the Tenant Permit Parking Application at

https://www.rpvca.gov/FormCenter/Public-Works-8/Tenant-Permit-Parking-

Application-118.

In addition to the documentation described above, leasing residents must obtain

written authorization from the property owner and submit that document to the city

along with the other documentation listed above.

In addition to the documentation described above, leasing residents must obtain

written authorization from the property owner and submit that document to the city

along with the other documentation listed above.

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• Guest Parking Permits

Residents may obtain guest permit placards for housekeepers, caregivers, family

and friends who may need to park their vehicles on the street on a recurring basis.

There is a place on the Property Owner or Tenant application where the resident

may order up to 5 guest placards per home. Their validity expires at the end of the

calendar year and must be requested each year if they are needed. Beginning in

2026, rather than replacing the placards every year, the City will affix a label to each

existing placard indicating the new year, so residents should maintain the placards

they have and take them to City Hall to obtain the new labels each year. If residents

lose or destroy some of their placards, they can be replaced at City Hall.

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If only guest parking permits, but not resident parking permits, are needed, the

vehicle information section of the application forms does not have to be completed.

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After the initial request for guest parking permits is submitted to the city staff with

appropriate documentation, residents may submit subsequent yearly requests by

email providing their name, address, and the number of guest placards requested.

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Guest placards are intended to be re-used, whenever necessary, for guests

throughout the year. Guest placards should be retrieved before guests leave an

event so that they can be re-used for the remainder of the calendar year.

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Contractors, gardeners, pool service providers and other workers whose vehicles

are clearly marked with the names of their businesses do not need guest permits

and their vehicles will not be ticketed or towed away.

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• Special Event Guest Parking Permits

If a resident needs a few more than 5 guest permits for occasional larger

gatherings, he/she is encouraged to ask to borrow additional permits from

neighbors or from members of the HOA board.

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If significantly more than 5 permits are needed for a major event (such as a

wedding or memorial service), one-day Special Event Guest Parking Permits may

be obtained by sending a request indicating the date, time and location of the

event to the RPV Public Works Staff at publicworks@rpvca.gov. The permits are

valid for a maximum of a 24-hour period on a specific date and may not be

obtained for 2 consecutive days.

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There is no limit to the number of special event permits that may be obtained per

event. Since they are only valid for one day, they do not need to be retrieved from

guests before they leave the event.

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Please allow 5 business days for the City Staff to process Special Event Guest

Parking Permits.

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Neighbor Notification:

As a courtesy to your neighbors, we ask residents to notify their neighbors who may be

impacted by traffic or parking when a large number of guests are expected at an event at

their home. A board member can help with this notification.

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Enforcement:

Permit parking is enforced by RPV Public Safety Dept. Rangers (weekdays from 7:30am to

5:30pm) and the LA County Sheriff’s Lomita Station (at all other times). City Rangers and

the Deputies and Volunteers on Patrol from the Sheriff's Lomita Station routinely drive

through the streets of Del Cerro (particularly on weekends and holidays) and are

authorized to issue citations to the owner of any vehicle parked on a Del Cerro street that

does not have a resident or guest permit.

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In addition, if a vehicle is parked on a street in Del Cerro and is not displaying a valid

resident or guest permit, residents may report the violation to the RPV Public Safety Staff

(310-544-5309 or PublicSafety@rpvca.gov) or Sheriff's Lomita Station non-emergency

phone number (310-539-1661). A Ranger or Deputy will be dispatched to the

neighborhood (on an as-available basis) and the car will be cited ($110 per violation). If an

unpermitted vehicle remains parked on a Del Cerro street for an extended period of time, it

will be subject to being towed away at the vehicle owner's expense.

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Obvious service vehicles (gardeners, pool service providers, plumbers, etc.) with company

names displayed on the vehicle will not be ticketed or removed.

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As a courtesy to your neighbors, if you see a vehicle parked in Del Cerro without a permit,

please contact nearby residents to ask if the car belongs to an invited guest before calling

the Sheriff's Dept. to request an enforcement action.

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Other Information:

All vehicles parked on Del Cerro streets are subject to the city’s ordinance that prohibits

parking in one place on a public street for more than 72 consecutive hours - even if a

resident or guest permit is properly displayed on the vehicle.

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If a resident parking decal is lost or destroyed, the resident who owned the decal may

obtain a replacement decal for the same vehicle or a decal for a substituted vehicle.

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If a resident moves from Del Cerro or relinquishes ownership of a vehicle that contained a

permit, the permittee must remove the permit from the vehicle and destroy it.

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Certain areas in the city have parking that is restricted to RPV residents who obtain a

Recreational Parking Permit from the city. Those areas are generally located near major

city parks. The last 10 parking spaces at the southern end of Crenshaw Blvd. (nearest Del

Cerro Park and the nature preserve trailhead) are examples of this type of restricted

parking. Del Cerro parking permits do not provide access to any of the areas that are

restricted for use by vehicles with Recreational Parking Permits. If access to such parking

spaces is desired, a separate permit must be obtained.

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If you have questions or issues not addressed in this document, please contact one of the HOA

board members.