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TOPEKs & TOPEOs ARE HERE!
(click here for 2007-2008 Holiday Overnight Parking Citation
Moratorium)
In an effort to
preserve the unique quality of neighborhood streets a citywide
ordinance was passed in June of 1950 to prohibit parking on City
streets from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. (unless otherwise posted). It was
imposed to allow street cleaning during these early hours and to
easily identify vehicles that were abandoned.
Understanding
that on occasion City of Pasadena residents will have a need to park
their vehicles or their guest’s vehicles on the street overnight,
the City Council in June of 2006, adopted a new program which
provides residents with the means to obtain a temporary overnight
parking exemption (TOPE).
Temporary overnight parking exemptions may be purchased at five (5)
conveniently located kiosks, throughout the City
(TOPEK) or online
(TOPEO) . Residents wanting to temporarily park their vehicles
on the street between the hours of 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. MUST
purchase an overnight parking exemption.
TOPEs may
not be purchased after receiving a parking citation.
TOPEKs
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Location |
Address |
Nearest Cross Street |
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Pasadena Police
Dept. |
207 North
Garfield Ave. |
Walnut Street |
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Fire Station #32 |
2424 East Villa
St. |
Altadena Drive |
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Fire Station #33 |
515 North Lake
Ave. |
Villa Street |
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Fire Station #34 |
1360 East Del Mar
Blvd. |
Hill Avenue |
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Fire Station #36 |
1140 North Fair
Oaks Ave |
Hammond Street |
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Parking on or blocking a Fire Station
front driveway/ramp (emergency vehicle access area) will result in a $340 fine. You should never block emergency
vehicle access, block driveways, or park in red zones. |
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Please click here
for TOPEK directions and instructions. |
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TOPEOs |
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Please click here
for TOPEO conditions of use and to purchase. |
Please be
advised that this new program will permanently take the place of the
existing program which currently allows residents to phone-in
requests for temporary overnight exemptions. Requests for temporary
overnight exemptions will no longer be accepted over the phone. You
must purchase a temporary overnight parking exemption from a kiosk.
Temporary overnight parking exemptions must be clearly displayed on your vehicle.
The
cost of each temporary overnight parking exemption is $3 per night,
per vehicle. You may purchase consecutive nights (up to a maximum of
10 nights) at a time. The kiosks accept coins; $1, $5, and $10
bills; and will take most major credit cards including bank debit
cards that display the Visa or MasterCard logo.
Temporary overnight parking exemptions are valid only in front of or
abutting any property improved exclusively for residential use.
“Residential use”
means either single-family or multiple family dwellings, but shall
not include business, industrial or commercial properties.
Residents needing
long-term overnight parking may apply for an
annual overnight parking permit at a cost of $63 per
calendar year.
Please
contact Business Services Section located within the Pasadena
Modular Complex at 280 Ramona St., Pasadena, CA 91101, or contact
them at (626) 744-4166. Their office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:15
p.m. Monday through Friday (closed on weekends and holidays).
Vehicles parked on the street between the hours of 2 am and 6 am
without a valid temporary or annual overnight parking permit are
subject to citation. |
