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Visual Guide to Public Parking Pads

Manhattan Beach City Council
August 4, 2026

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Visual Guide to Public Parking Pads
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August 4, 2026
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VISUAL GUIDE TO PUBLIC PARKING PADS
A. Parking on a driveway without the resident’s permission can be enforced if reported to the Police.

B. Parking on private property can be enforced if private parking signs are properly posted.

C. A pedestrian access route (walkway) is not part of a public parking pad.

Private
Property
Public Street
(Roadway)

Public Parking
Pad
Property Line
Public
Not Public
Garage
Driveway
Not
Public
Private
Parking
Space

Private
Property
Public Street
(Roadway)

Public Parking Pad
Property Line
Public
Not Public
Residence
Public Parking Pad
Ped Access Route

Private
Property
Public Street
(Roadway)
Public Parking
Pad
Property Line
Private
Parking
Private
Parking
Private
Parking Sign
Private
Parking Sign
Less than
8-1/2’x18’
Legend

Parking Pad
Boundary

Parking Pad
Edge Markers

Paved Areas

VISUAL GUIDE TO PUBLIC PARKING PADS
D. Parking on or over landscaping or unpaved surfaces is prohibited by law.

E. Any portion of a vehicle parked on or over the roadway is subject to street parking restrictions.

F. Parking on a public parking pad is allowed parallel, diagonal or perpendicular to street.

Private
Property
Public Street
(Roadway)
Public Parking
Pad
Property Line
Public
Public
Public Street
(Roadway)

Private
Property
Public Parking Pad
Property Line
Illegal
Illegal
Landscaping
Landscaping

Private
Property
Public Street

Property Line
Public
Public
Garage
Driveway
Not
Public
Vehicles subject to street parking restrictions
Note:

If desired, parking lines can be
installed to designate specific
parking spaces within parking
pad area.

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