A stretch of Poinsettia Place where a homeless encampment was once located is among the locations where RVs are prohibited from parking. (photo by Edwin Folven)

The Los Angeles City Council voted on Sept. 3 to expand areas where recreational vehicles are prohibited from parking on streets. The expansion aims to limit issues caused by RVs occupied by homeless individuals that park for days and weeks at a time in specific locations.

The council approved a series of motions by different council members creating new locations throughout the city where RVs are not allowed to park, including multiple streets in Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky’s 5th District. Vehicles more than 22 feet long or more than seven feet tall are prohibited from parking from 2-6 a.m. on the designated roadways.

RVs will be prohibited from parking on West Third Street between Gardner Street and La Brea Avenue, Waring Avenue between Fairfax Avenue and La Brea Avenue, Fairfax Avenue between Willoughby Avenue and Beverly Boulevard, and Poinsettia Place between Romaine Street and Willoughby Avenue. Yaroslavsky’s spokesman Leo Daube said complaints were received about RV parking in those areas.

The Council voted 10-3 on the motions, with Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martinez, 13th District; Eunisses Hernandez, 1st District; and Ysabel Jurado, 14th District, voting no.

Last month, the council approved multiple other locations in the 5th District where RVs are prohibited. They include South Lucerne Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Ninth Street, South Gramercy Place between Ninth Street and Olympic Boulevard, Lucerne Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Eighth Street, Lucerne Boulevard between Francis Avenue and Ninth Street and 10th Street between South Wilton Place and South Gramercy Place.

The next step will involve the Los Angeles Department of Transportation installing signage notifying the public about the new regulations. Once signs are installed, authorities can tow RVs away. A specific timeline for implementation has not been established.