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Hermosa Beach council narrows proof-of-residency rules, orders follow-up study on fourth permits and crossings
Summary
Hermosa Beach residents and businesses pressed the City Council on parking rules Oct. 28. After extended public comment the council relaxed the driver's-license-only proof-of-residency requirement, approved limited replacement guest permits for new tenants, kept owner-only guest permits prohibited and expanded the daily visitor pass hours to 10 a.m.'010 p.m., while directing staff to return with further study on extra household permits and crossing safety.
Hermosa Beach '025 residents and business owners packed council chambers and logged into Zoom Oct. 28 to press the City Council about parking policy changes including proof-of-residency requirements, the fate of the city's holiday free-parking weeks and rules for extra household permits.
City staff presented recommended options and new data for the 2025—6 permit season, noting that the city sold about 6,131 permits this year after a new verification process was implemented and that the previous, revenue-share model for permit processing previously produced about $127,000 a year in vendor fees. Revenue services supervisor Paul Avila told the council that applicants had been required to provide a California driver's license and vehicle registration bearing the Hermosa Beach address, and that the DMV's masking of address details in online records had made the requirement onerous for renters and recent movers.
The most consequential votes followed more than three hours of public comment by residents, employees and business owners.…
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