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Business owners urge action after overnight parking, litter and theft near Hyde Park Auto
Summary
Owners at Hyde Park Automotive Center told the commission that long-term overnight parking, abandoned vehicles and trash outside shops at Los Lisos and Madero are degrading safety and business appearance; they asked the city to restore removed parking restriction signs and increase enforcement.
Owners from the Hyde Park Automotive Center asked the Planning and Transportation Commission to address a growing overnight‑parking problem they say is harming customers and businesses.
“My name is Mark Brown. My business address is in Mission Viejo…We need to rectify the parking, and we need to get the parking signs back up that won't allow people to park in the middle of the night there,” said Mark Brown, who identified himself as owner of Tony’s Automotive at the corner of Los Aliso (Los Lisos) and Madero. Brown described months‑old, apparently abandoned vehicles, campers staying overnight, litter scattered across sidewalks and incidents of fuel theft from parked cars.
Mike Uratio, manager of Angels El Toro Transmission in the same center, said vehicles with expired tags and motor homes regularly occupy curb spaces for days. He said staff called the sheriff’s office but were told to be on scene at 12:05 a.m. to report the vehicles, an impractical expectation for routine enforcement. “There are cars there that have expired license tags that should not be on the street,” Uratio said, adding that the site’s image affects customers entering a nearby Social Security office.
Commissioners acknowledged the concern and asked staff to check why overnight parking signs were removed and to refer the location to the traffic committee and code‑compliance or sheriff partners for enforcement. Commissioner Blunt suggested staff research the missing signs before formally taking the matter to the traffic committee so the city can act quickly if the signage was removed accidentally.
The commission did not take formal action at the meeting other than directing staff to research the signage and refer enforcement matters to the appropriate committee and agencies. The issue remains subject to follow‑up by city staff and the traffic committee.
