Preferential Parking

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation implements and enforces Preferential Parking Districts in residential areas where employees and customers of nearby businesses and attractions regularly park for long periods of times making it difficult for residents to find parking. Preferential Parking Districts restrict parking for all motorists, but area residents and their guests are exempt from the special parking restrictions if they purchase and display Preferential Parking Permits.


Preferential Parking Permits only exempt the vehicle displaying the permit from the parking restrictions on the preferential parking district signs. Permittees must still obey all other parking restrictions (such as red curb zones or street cleaning restrictions).

		The following vehicles are also exempt from the special parking restrictions on Preferential Parking District signs:
		Vehicles displaying a valid Disabled License Plate or Placard issued by California or any other state. A vehicle identified as owned by or operated under contract to a utility, whether privately, municipally or publicly owned, when used in the construction, operation, removal, or repair of utility property or facilities or engaged in authorized work in the designated Preferential Parking District. A vehicle identified as owned by or operated under contract to a governmental agency, when used in the course of official governmental business.

		There are three types of Preferential Parking Permits:
		Annual Visitor Guest

Purchase of your first Annual Parking Permit MUST be done in person at a PVB Public Service Center. Afterwards you will receive annual renewal notices and be able to renew your permit through the mail.


Fee Schedule: Click to see the preferential parking permit fee schedule.


Replacement Permits: Click to find out how to get a replacement parking permit.


Applicants for Preferential Parking Permits are required to clear all unpaid parking citations prior to the issuance or renewal of an Annual, Visitor or Guest Permit