Redondo Beach, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Curb distance
- Right wheels within 18 inches of curb
- Direction
- Must park headed with traffic flow
- Driveway parking
- Infraction without owner's consent
- Exception streets
- Angle parking only where Council designates
- Governing law
- Municipal Code §§ 3-7.1101, 3-7.1309
Summary
Redondo Beach requires every parked vehicle to sit parallel to the curb, headed in the direction of traffic, with its right-hand wheels within eighteen inches of the curb line, unless the block is signed for angle parking. Parking on a private driveway or on public or private property without the owner's consent is a separate infraction under the city's traffic code.
No person shall stand or park a vehicle in a roadway other than parallel with the edge of a roadway headed in the direction of traffic and with the righthand wheels of the vehicle within eighteen (18″) inches of the curb line or edge of the roadway, except as follows: (a) Upon those streets which have been designated by the Council for angle parking, upon which streets vehicles shall be parked at the angle to the curb indicated by such marks or signs; or (b) Upon those streets where parking on the left side of the roadway or otherwise is specifically provided in this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4889554; v14 updated 2026-05-12).
Full Breakdown
1103, currently limited to El Paseo. That structure makes parking against the flow of traffic unlawful on any ordinary block by default; it is treated as noncompliance with the parallel, right-hand-wheel, direction-of-traffic standard rather than a separately named offense. 1309(a) protects private driveways and other public or private property from being used for parking without consent: no person other than a public officer or employee acting within the scope of duty may park, attended or unattended, on any private driveway or any public or private property except a highway, without the express or implied consent of the owner or person in lawful possession, and any violation of that subsection is charged as an infraction.
Once consent is withdrawn, removal of a vehicle from private property follows the state process at Vehicle Code Section 22658 rather than a separate city towing procedure.
Violations & Fines
Parking against the direction of traffic, more than eighteen inches from the curb, or at an unauthorized angle violates Section 3-7.1101; parking on a private driveway or other private or public property without consent is a Section 3-7.1309(a) infraction, and the vehicle may be removed from private property under the state removal process at Vehicle Code Section 22658.
Frequently Asked Questions
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