Despite concerns expressed by several residents in recent days, officially there is no change in Culver City’s 72-hour street parking limit.

“No policy change,” Police Chief Scott Bixby said.

No change in the degree of enforcement – a 72-hour limit, followed by a warning, with the car being towed if it
still is in place on Day Four.

“No increase in enforcement,” Mr. Bixby said. “It is typically done by complaint, unless it’s an obviously abandoned vehicle, up on blocks, has no wheels, something like that.”

Fearing the rumored crackdown, one woman said “this can raise havoc in our neighborhood.

“Residents already have to do the After Garbage Day Drill. They move their cars to other side of the street (to avoid a $50 ticket). I am lucky. I can pull into my driveway. But what about people who don’t have a driveway available?” she wondered.

“The law and our enforcement are the same as ever,” Mr. Bixby said. “You can’t park a car anywhere in the city (for 72 hours or more) unless you have a special permit. We come by and mark it.

“If it remains in the same spot (on Day Four), it is regarded as an abandoned vehicle and we tow it.”

The purpose for that, the chief explained, “is that sometimes people leave junk cars or store a car out on the street, and we need to get the movement in rotation for parking.”