Bellflower, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Section 10.04.020 adopts Title 15 of the Los Angeles County Code, as amended and in effect as of November 10, 2015, as the Traffic Ordinance of the City of Bellflower, relying on Government Code Section 50022.9. Section 10.04.040 then edits that text for city use: a reference to the unincorporated area of the County includes the geographic area of the City of Bellflower, "Highway Patrol" includes the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and other law enforcement agencies of the City, and "Commissioner" or "Director of Public Works" means the City Manager or designee. The Title 15 text itself is not reproduced in the city code, so this page does not summarize curb-by-curb rules that live only there.

Street sweeping is the local rule that catches the most drivers. Under Section 10.12.030, the Public Works Director or designee decides whether street conditions in a given location call for parking restrictions and can have signs erected on the side of any street prohibiting parking during certain hours. Parking against those posted restrictions is unlawful. The ban is enforced only if the vehicle is parked in violation when the street sweeper passes it. Enforcement is suspended on named holidays, including Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the Day after Thanksgiving. Alley parking is permitted on sweeping days where the swept street adjoins the alley, and front yard parking is permitted from 7:00 p.m. the day before sweeping until 7:00 p.m. on the day of sweeping. Vehicles with exempt "E" plates, United States government plates, utility company vehicles displaying warning devices, contractors serving a property, vehicles performing City-contracted services and public emergency vehicles are exempt while their operators are actively working or on-duty.

Section 10.12.040 makes it unlawful to park on any highway or public parking lot owned or controlled by the City beyond the officially posted or marked time limit. Holders of a valid handicap permit and commercial vehicles engaged in work that requires that location are the two groups allowed to park for unlimited periods where limits are posted. Alleys are tighter under Section 10.12.060: stopping is allowed only for loading or unloading, with a cap of three minutes for passengers and 20 minutes for materials, and 60 minutes in an alley within Town Center (TC) District Area 1. Residential permit programs under Chapter 10.10 do not reserve a particular space on the street.