Huntington Park, CA Local Taxes & Fees: Parking Tax (2026)

Section 3-1.307 of the Huntington Park Municipal Code is the City's tax on parking lots. It is a business license tax on the operator, not a charge on drivers. The base is $15 per year for each separate location, lot, or facility. The add-on is $2 per year for each 5,000 square feet, or fraction thereof, of gross area beyond 15,000 square feet, so the measure is the gross area of the location rather than a count of stalls.

The section sits in Article 3, Taxes: Flat Rates. Under § 3-1.301, a business assigned to Classification D pays the tax set forth in that article, and the duration is annual, quarterly, monthly, weekly, or daily as the article indicates. Section 3-1.307 prints an annual tax. Indoor parking is taxed differently. The Classification A table in § 3-1.204 lists Commercial Automobile Parking and Storage, with the entry for indoor commercial automobile parking and storage, for each separate location or facility, at $60.00 per tax period. An enclosed garage therefore falls under Classification A, while an outdoor lot pays the flat rate.

The tax is collected through the business license in Title 3, Chapter 1. The Director of Finance carries out the chapter under § 3-1.140, with help from the Police Chief and all police officers. Those officials can enter a place of business at any time, free of charge, and demand the certificate of payment for the current term. Under § 3-1.139, a person required to pay a tax for engaging in a business is not relieved of any other tax or permit fee required by City law, and a certificate of payment does not authorize an unlawful business. Section 3-1.142 adds that no license authorizes a business or service that is illegal under federal law, California law, or a City of Huntington Park ordinance.