Stop Restricting Coastal Zone Access

Last June, the California Coastal Commission determined that Overnight Parking Permits in Venice would violate the Coastal Act.

We support that decision. We do not believe that Overnight Parking Districts (OPDs) will resolve the serious and persistent problems of our community. RVs will concentrate further in many neighborhoods, and OPDs will neither create new parking spaces nor guarantee residents (no matter how many permits they might purchase) parking near their homes.

We, the undersigned, are concerned about the recent lawsuit seeking to undermine the California Coastal Act. We urge the City Attorney and the Council Office to provide real solutions for a safer Venice and to reject the imposition of OPDs on our neighborhoods.