Residential Parking Programs

Overnight Parking (Beach Lots):

• Overnight residential parking permits are available to residents for the Upper Pier Lots, the 26th Street Lot (Bruce's Beach) or the El Porto Lot (45th Street and The Strand).
• The cost is $30.00 each for three months; up to two permits may be issued per address (hangtag is transferable between vehicles).
• Overnight parking permits are valid from 6:00 PM to 8:00 AM, seven days a week. Permit hangtag must be displayed on the rear-view mirror when parking in the designated lot.
  **Permits are only valid in the designated lot and are not for use at any other lot or for street parking.

Additional information per lot:

El Porto Lot - 65C: The entrance and exit will be LOCKED at approximately 8:00 PM each evening and OPENED at approximately 6:00 AM each morning. You will NOT be able to ENTER or EXIT while the lot is locked. During the period from SEPTEMBER 15th through JUNE 15th the permit will be valid twenty-four (24) hours on weekends and holidays with the exception of the following weekends: the weekend before Easter, Easter weekend, the weekend after Easter, Memorial Day and Memorial Day weekend.

26th Street Lots - 65B: The entrance will be LOCKED at approximately 8:00PM each evening and OPENED at approximately 6:00AM each morning. You will NOT be able to ENTER the lot while it is locked, but you WILL be able to EXIT. During the period from SEPTEMBER 15th through JUNE 15th the permit will be valid twenty-four (24) hours on weekends and holidays with the exception of the following weekends: the weekend before Easter, Easter weekend, the weekend after Easter, Memorial Day and Memorial Day weekend.

Upper Pier Lots - 65A: During the period from OCTOBER 1st through APRIL 1st the permit will be valid twenty-four (24) hours on weekends and holidays, with the exception of the following weekends: the weekend before Easter, Easter weekend and the weekend after Easter.

   

 

 

 

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  Downtown Area Override Permit:

• The Downtown Residential Override permit program was created to reduce non-resident parking in downtown residential neighborhoods. Residential override hangtags are available to applicants who reside in the approved Downtown area on a qualified street posted with restricted parking.
• Downtown Residential Override Zone (PDF)
• Each household is allowed two (2) non-transferable hangtags for vehicles registered to occupants of the residence, with proof of residence (vehicle registration required), and one (1) transferable hangtag for a guest vehicle.
• Permits cost $15.00 for the first hangtag and $5.00 each for up to two (2) additional.
• Hangtags are valid during the current two-year program term or until the resident no longer resides in a qualified dwelling unit for such override. **Note, Residential Override permit holder must still adhere to all parking meter regulations and other applicable parking restrictions such as street sweeping and red curb restrictions.
• For additional program information please contact the Community Development Department at (310) 802-5522.

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Mira Costa Area Override Permit:

• The Mira Costa Residential Override permit program was created to reduce Mira Costa student parking in adjacent residential neighborhoods during the school year. Residential override hangtags are available to applicants who reside in the Mira Costa area on a qualified street posted with restricted parking.
• Mira Costa Residential Override Zone (PDF)
• Each household is allowed three (3) non-transferable hangtags available for vehicles registered to occupants of the residence, with proof of residence (vehicle registration required).
• Permits cost $15.00 for the first hangtag and $5.00 each for up to two (2) additional.
• Hangtags are valid during the school year for the current two-year program term or until the resident no longer resides in a qualified dwelling unit for such override. **Note, Residential Override permit holder must still adhere to all other parking restrictions such as street sweeping and red curb restrictions.
• For additional program information please contact the Community Development Department at (310) 802-5522.

 

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Commercial Parking Programs

Monthly Lower Level Metlox Parking Lot Parking Permit (Lot M):

• A total of up to ninety-five (95) permits are available on a first come first served basis each month beginning on the 25th, or first working day following, for the upcoming calendar month for the Lower Level of the Metlox Parking Structure (12th Street and Morningside Drive; 10-hour parking).
• Individual permits may be purchased one month at a time for $27.00 each.
• Monthly sticker must be affixed to the white hangtag (obtained with permit sticker) and hangtag must be displayed on the rearview mirror to be valid. Monthly permits are valid for the calendar month displayed on the sticker.
• Permits are valid for the Lower Level of Lot M (10-hour parking), Lot 7 (Valley Drive South of Manhattan Beach Boulevard; 10-hour parking).
• Parking Lot Map

 

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Bi-Annual (6-month) Commercial Parking Permit:

• A limited number of permits are available to merchants commercially licensed in the Downtown and North-End Business Districts:
  • Lower Level Metlox - Lot M
  • 10th Street and Bayview Drive - Lot 1
  • 12th Street and Bayview Drive - Lot 2
  • Highland Avenue and Rosecrans Avenue - Lot 4
• Parking Lot Map
• Permits cost $160.00 each, and are valid for six-month increments, from January 1st to June 30th and July 1st to December 31th.
• All bi-annual permits are currently sold-out with waiting lists in place for each lot. When a permit becomes available, the City will contact the first eligible business on the waiting list for that lot. Please see the City Hall Cashier for additional rules & regulations and to be added to the waiting list.

**Note, All commercial parking spaces are oversubscribed and are available in person on a first come first served basis; having a parking permit does not guarantee a parking space. 

 

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