Full Notification

On April 6, 2020, the San Fernando City Council approved a program to reduce residential street sweeping parking citations issued between Monday, March 16, 2020 and Monday, April 20, 2020 from $55 to $25. To qualify for the program, the vehicle owner must demonstrate a COVID-19 related financial hardship, including, but not limited to:

1. The registered/legal owner of the vehicle was sick with a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 or caring for a household or family member who was sick with a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19;

2. The registered/legal owner of the vehicle experienced a lay-off, loss of hours, or other income reduction resulting from COVID-19, the state of emergency, or other government response; or

3. The registered/legal owner of the vehicle needed to miss work to care for a child whose school or daycare was closed in response to COVID-19.

Only one reduction request per vehicle will be considered. To submit fine reduction request, the vehicle owner must complete a COVID-19 Financial Hardship Request form and supporting documentation within 60 days of the ticket issuance date. The Form is available on the City’s website (WWW.SFCITY.ORG) and can be requested by emailing [email protected].

MODIFIED RESIDENTIAL STREET SWEEPING PARKING RESTRICTIONS REMAIN IN EFFECT
Please be aware that the modified residential street sweeping parking restrictions will remain in effect. To reiterate, although the City is relaxing the 2-hour restriction, residents must move their vehicle until the street sweeper has passed. After the sweeper has passed along the curb and cleaned the street, residents may move their vehicle and park on the restricted portion of the street. All other parking restrictions, including street sweeping parking restrictions in the commercial corridors, will remain in effect.

The City of San Fernando is working to balance accommodating the needs of residents that are being asked to stay home, with our responsibility of maintaining clean and sanitary public spaces. Clean and sanitary public spaces, including streets and parks, are especially critical to help curb the spread of COVID19.

Many solid waste haulers (including Republic Services) are rolling back services to protect their workers and comply with the social distancing directive. This makes street sweeping even more critical as removing trash, dirt, debris, and standing water from the curb is a crucial component to the City’s sanitation system. If the City is unable to sweep the streets due to parked vehicles; trash and other potentially contaminated surfaces will congregate and create an unsanitary environment.

A lot of thought when into San Fernando’s decision to prioritize public hygiene by maintaining street sweeping to remove trash, clear storm drains to avoid flooding, and reduce standing water for vector control. The City’s residential street sweeping policy is not an effort to hurt residents, it is an effort to protect residents by removing unsanitary waste from street curbs. In times of crisis, it is easy to do what is popular; it is hard to do what is right. The City’s policy may not be popular, but we feel it is right and in the best interest of protecting public health.

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