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

140 directs the chief of police to appropriately sign or mark three categories of no-stopping locations; once signed or marked, no one may stop, stand, or park a vehicle there. The first covers any place within fifteen feet of an intersection, with an exception letting a bus or taxicab stop at a designated stop; separately, a vehicle six feet or more in height, including any load, cannot park within one hundred feet of an intersection once the chief of police has prohibited it by sign or marking.

The second bars stopping within twenty-five feet of the approach to any traffic signal, boulevard stop sign, or official electric flashing device. The third is a catch-all letting the chief of police designate and sign any location as off-limits where necessary to eliminate an unusual traffic hazard. The section traces to the prior code Section 10-1013 and was amended by Ordinance 1402 in 1987. 170 requires drivers to curb their wheels when parked unattended on a grade over three percent. Together they give the Hawthorne Police Department authority to post and enforce stopping restrictions at the specific hazard points the chief identifies, rather than a blanket citywide ban.