Parking Management

The City of Pasadena has a tremendous amount of on-street parking throughout the City. A majority of it is not restricted to a time limit during daytime hours, but please read any posted signs when parking. Parking is not permitted on City streets between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. except where posted otherwise.

You should also adhere to all painted curb markings when parking on City streets. As a refresher course, we have listed the regulations associated with each of the curb markings below per PMC 10.040.20:

Over 1,200 parking meters are operational in three areas in the City: Old Pasadena, Civic Center, and West Gateway, South Lake and Playhouse District. Parking meters provide an effective tool to encourage drivers to keep parking as short as possible. This allows other drivers to use these convenient, short-term parking spaces close to retail shops, restaurants and other businesses in these areas.

Parking meter revenue has been reinvested in Old Pasadena to maintain the streets, sidewalks and alleys, as well as provide new signs, lighting, pedestrian-friendly alleys, and other improvements restoring the area’s historic beauty.

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Parking meters are enforced seven days a week in the Old Pasadena and West Gateway areas, and six or seven (depending on the area) days a week in the Civic Center, South Lake and Playhouse areas (except when otherwise noted), and except on these 9 holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King’s Birthday- Third Monday in January, President’s Day-Third Monday in February, Memorial Day-Last Monday in May, Independence Day-July 4, Labor Day-First Monday in September, Veterans Day-November 11, Thanksgiving Day-Fourth Thursday in November, and Christmas Day-December 25.

Parking rates vary in each area, so please be sure to note these, and the posted operating hours and time limit when you park at any parking meter!

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