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Dear Friend --

In an effort to mitigate parking impacts to residents caused by COVID-19 in the most parking-impacted areas of Long Beach, the City of Long Beach will be providing free alternative off-street parking options and increasing on-street parking meter courtesy times.

We are also extending for this week our moratorium on street sweeping citations so that residents have time to plan for the parking changes. It’s critical that we resume full street sweeping on March 30th to ensure that we can clear drains and trash so that we can prevent flooding in case of storms or rains.

Street sweeping is an essential service necessary for public health and safety, and during this time we ask residents to continue to voluntarily move their cars to allow for sweeping if they are able to.

Beginning today, March 21, and continuing through April 30, 2020, residents living in parking impacted neighborhoods can apply for a free parking permit for one of the following local lots or garages:

Interested residents can email [email protected] to receive an application. Once completed and returned, a permit providing access to the location of their choice (if not already full) will be mailed to their home. Passes will be available on a first-come first-served basis.

In addition, the City of Long Beach has increased the courtesy parking time for on-street parking meters. All on-street parking meters will allow for 15 minutes of free parking to accommodate those picking-up food from our local restaurants, while still having parking meters in effect to allow for turnover of spaces serving essential businesses. To claim the free 15 minutes of parking, press the green button on the parking meter.

To allow time for residents to apply for the new program, street sweeping enforcement will be delayed for one additional week. Normal street sweeping operations and enforcement will resume on Monday, March 30, 2020. Street sweeping is an essential service necessary for public health and safety, and during this time we ask residents to continue to voluntarily move their cars to allow for sweeping if they are able to.

The City encourages all residents to visit www.longbeach.gov/COVID19 for up-to-date facts on COVID-19 and to avoid misinformation. You can also follow updates, tips and notices on the City’s social media pages @LongBeachCity and @LBHealthDept and by following hashtag #COVID19LongBeach.