Hawthorne has its own parking ordinance (HMC Title 10) and actively enforces posted street-sweeping restrictions. The Hawthorne Police Department began dedicated enforcement of street sweeping, timed parking, and peak-traffic violations on June 1, 2020. Curb colors and posted signs control where and when you may park.
As a dense city near LAX, Hawthorne enforces street parking under its own municipal code (Title 10) and through posted signage. The most significant day-to-day restriction is street sweeping. The Hawthorne Police Department began enforcing street sweeping, timed parking, and peak-traffic violations on major streets effective June 1, 2020. Street cleaning generally runs Monday through Thursday and on alternating Fridays during posted daytime hours, with no enforcement on listed holidays (New Year's Day, MLK Day, Cesar Chavez Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, the 4th of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day). Curb colors set additional limits under HMC Chapter 10.24: red means no stopping at any time, yellow is loading only between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., white is passenger loading only, and green limits parking to 20 minutes between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Citations are payable online or by phone at (800) 989-2058. Posted preferential-parking and timed-zone signs override general rules. Drivers should always read the posted sign on the block, because Hawthorne's street-sweeping signs are strictly enforced and tickets are common.
Parking during posted street-sweeping hours, ignoring timed-parking signs, or parking against a red/yellow/white/green curb in violation of its terms results in a parking citation. Authorized officers (police, parking enforcement, code enforcement) issue tickets, payable online or by phone.
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