Alhambra, CA Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)

010 lets the City Council designate a residential street a "preferred parking district" by resolution once it finds commuter or nonresidentially oriented vehicles substantially interfere with resident parking, cause noise, traffic hazards, environmental pollution, or property devaluation, and that a majority of adjacent residents want the district and no alternative solution is feasible. 012 extends the same tool to commercial streets to protect merchant, customer, and employee parking. 020 a district is not enforceable until Public Works installs signs or markings giving notice. 030 requires a permit to park in a residential preferred district: the Finance Department issues them on proof of adjacent residence, caps them at three per qualified dwelling unit (more allowed if the applicant shows more than three registered vehicles and insufficient off-street parking), charges no fee, and sets a one-year term tied to continued residency, with two-week visitor permits and one-day special-occasion permits also available.

Permits are not transferable. 032 governs commercial-area permits: proof of business operation or employment is required, the term runs as long as the business or job continues, and the City Council may set a fee by resolution to cover administration, unlike the fee-free residential permit. 040 makes it unlawful to sell, rent, lease, buy, or otherwise acquire a preferred parking permit for value; a conviction voids every permit tied to that dwelling unit. 050.