ORDINANCE NO. 893
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LOMITA
MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE VIII (MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC), CHAPTER 10 (OVERSIZED VEHICLE PERMITS), SECTION 8-10.04(a),
IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH AN APPLICATION FEE FOR OVERSIZED
VEHICLE PERMITS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA DOES HEREBY FIND AND ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals.
A. Lomita Municipal Code section 8-1.17 prohibits Commercial Vehicles (CVs) weighing over 6,000 pounds from parking on all city streets except on Narbonne Avenue, Lomita Boulevard, and Western Avenue.
B. Lomita Municipal Code section 8-1.19 limits CVs weighing over 6,000 pounds to 2-hour parking except for loading/unloading.
C. Lomita Municipal Code section 8-1.05(a) indicates that the sheriff shall remove to a safe place every vehicle which has been parked or left standing upon a highway for seventy-two (72) or more consecutive hours. This section also defines “safe place” and the distance a vehicle must move following 72 consecutive hours left parked or standing to be considered as “moved.” D. On October 21, 2025, the City of Lomita added Chapter 10 (Oversized Vehicle Permits) to Title VIII (motor vehicles and traffic) of the Lomita Municipal Code in order to regulate Oversized Vehicle parking in the City of Lomita.
E. Lomita Municipal Code Title VIII (motor vehicles and traffic), Chapter 10 (Oversized Vehicle Permits), Section 8-10.04 (Permits.) establishes the standards for temporary permits allowing Lomita residents to park trailers or oversized vehicles on City streets.
Section 2. Action.
Chapter 10 (Oversized Vehicle Parking Permits), Section 8-10.04(a) (Oversized Vehicle Parking Permit) is amended in the Lomita Municipal Code as follows:
Section 8-10.04 Permits
After a complete application has been submitted demonstrating residency in the City of Lomita, the City of Lomita shall issue a permit to allow a Resident to park a specific trailer or oversized vehicle on city streets for a period of not more than 72 hours.
However, no permit shall be issued until the applicant has paid all his or her outstanding parking citations, including all civil penalties and related fees. The fee Ordinance No. 893
for an oversize vehicle permit will be set by resolution by the City Council. No vehicle or person may receive more than 10 permits under this section during a calendar year. Issuance of consecutive permits will only be issued twice during a calendar year; however, the OV must move 100 feet following the expiration of their first permit in order to comply with the City of Lomita’s 72-hour parking restrictions.
Section 3. Publication.
The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be posted and published in the manner required by law.
Section 4. Custodian of Records.
The custodian of records for this Ordinance is the City Clerk and the records comprising the administrative record are located at 24300 Narbonne Avenue, Lomita, CA 90717.
Section 5. Effective Date.
This Ordinance takes effect thirty (30) days after the date of its passage and adoption.
Section 6. Severability.
If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity has no effect on the other provisions or applications of the Ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this extent, the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance irrespective of the invalidity of any portion thereof.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Lomita, California, at a regular meeting of the City Council held on this ____ day of ____ 2026.
Cindy Segawa, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kathleen Horn Gregory, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Trevor Rusin, City Attorney