Our streets should serve the people who live here.
But every day, Uber drivers wait in front of our homes, airport travelers leave their cars in our neighborhood, and residents struggle to find parking.
Soon, the new apartments next to Gross Park will bring even more cars without adding new parking spaces.
Without action, this problem will only get worse.
Permit parking will help protect the spaces near our homes, reduce traffic and litter, and make our neighborhood safer and more peaceful.
Please sign the petition and help us take back our streets.
The Burbank Cottages HOA and Peter McGrath Child Development Center are seeking your permission to petition the City of Burbank to change both N Fairview St. and N. Ontario St., between Empire Ave. and Thornton Ave. to permit-only parking.
This will solve many issues and prevent even bigger parking problems once the new apartment complex next to Gross Park opens.
Every day, Uber and Lyft drivers use our neighborhood as a waiting area for airport rides. They are operating a business, and waiting for customers is part of that business activity. This commercial activity should not take place on residential streets.
Many drivers park for hours, taking spaces that residents need near their own homes. Some gather outside houses, create noise, and leave litter behind. Our neighborhood should not be used as an airport staging area. Permit parking would help return these spaces to the families who live here.
Starting a few months ago, our street, which was once peaceful, has become inundated with professional black car drivers presumably waiting for calls from the Burbank airport. Not only is there no longer any street parking because of these guys, they hang out all day on the street, smoke all day, litter, talk loudly, and there is seemingly nothing we can do about it.
It is quite a problem, I’ve worked in the area for 2 years and we only started to notice the change within the last 6 months. Taking up parking and smoking I can live with but the litter does really get to me. Lots of pee bottles and food wrappers all over the place, and hidden in our planter boxes!
This has gone way beyond people simply parking legally on a public street. These drivers are parking in front of our homes for hours at a time, loitering all day, smoking, littering, talking loudly, and in some cases becoming downright aggressive when residents ask them to move or be respectful. Our neighborhood has basically become an unofficial airport waiting lot.
Unfortunately, we can only enforce for posted violations and many of the rideshare drivers are parking within regulations. Having a permitted zone or limited hours of parking may be beneficial going forward.
– Captain Mark Stohl, Burbank Police Department
The new apartment building next to Gross Park will have 148 one, two, and three-bedroom units, but only seven new parking spaces. That is not enough. Many new residents and visitors may have no choice but to park on our streets. Parking is already difficult, and this will make the problem much worse. Without permit parking, families who currently live on N Fairview St. and N Ontario St. may struggle to find a space near their own homes.
As you may be aware, [the SB-35 projects] are authorized by the state to inject extremely high-density housing with no parking into areas within certain geographic distances of transit hubs.
– Captain Mark Stohl, Burbank Police Department
The problem is increasing on a daily basis to the point where [the Uber drivers] are getting comfortable urinating on/around our childcare center.
– Director, Peter McGrath Child Development Center
Children should feel safe when they arrive at school and play outside. Instead, rideshare drivers have been parking in red zones during busy pickup and drop-off times, creating dangerous conditions for children and families. Drivers wait and gather near the school, smoke close to open classroom windows, and have reportedly urinated on or around the building. This behavior creates serious safety, health, and sanitation concerns. A childcare center should never be used as an airport staging area. Our children, families, and teachers deserve a clean, safe, and peaceful place to learn and grow.
Travelers are using our neighborhood as free airport parking. Some leave their cars for hours or days, taking spaces that families need near their own homes. Residents should not have to compete with airport passengers for parking. Our streets are part of a residential neighborhood—not an airport parking lot. Permit parking would discourage travelers from leaving their vehicles here and help return these spaces to the people who live here.
Events at Gross Park can bring many visitors into the neighborhood at the same time. When the park’s parking area fills up, visitors often look for spaces on North Ontario Street and North Fairview Street. This makes it even harder for residents to park near their homes and adds more traffic to streets that are already crowded. Permit parking would encourage event organizers and the City to plan appropriate overflow parking while helping protect neighborhood spaces for residents and their guests.
By converting N Fairview St. and N Ontario St. to permit-only parking, we can protect our neighborhood, ensuring long-time residents keep access to our streets, our homes, and ensure we can park our vehicles.
Permit parking limits who may park on our streets during the hours shown on posted signs. Residents and approved visitors may park with valid permits. Vehicles without permits may receive a citation.
Permit parking can:
Make more parking available for residents
Discourage Uber and Lyft drivers from waiting in our neighborhood
Discourage airport travelers from leaving cars on our streets
Reduce traffic, noise, litter, and idling vehicles
Help residents find parking closer to their homes
Protect our neighborhood from increasing parking demand
Permit parking requires some extra planning:
Residents must register their vehicles and renew permits each year.
Visitors may need permits.
Family gatherings require daily permits for guest vehicles.
License-plate information must be entered correctly.
A permit allows you to park in the permitted area, but it does not guarantee a space or reserve the space in front of your home.
Each eligible home may receive up to five resident parking permits. In heavily affected areas, the City may set a lower limit.
Each permit is connected to one vehicle’s license plate and cannot be shared between vehicles. Vehicle registration normally must show the resident’s qualifying Burbank address.
Under Burbank’s 2026–27 fee schedule:
Annual resident permit: $27 per vehicle
Annual visitor permit: $27
Daily visitor permit: Free
Approved nonresident or commercial annual permit: $44
The City currently allows up to 120 free daily visitor permits during each annual visitor-permit cycle. Fees and permit limits may change, so residents should confirm current information with the City before applying.
Residents can use an annual visitor permit for a guest. The permit can be moved between different guest vehicles, but it may only be assigned to one vehicle at a time.
You will need the visitor’s license-plate number and the state where the vehicle is registered. Visitor permits are digital, so there is no paper permit to display.
Yes. For larger gatherings, residents can request a daily visitor permit for each guest vehicle. These permits can be arranged before the gathering.
An active annual visitor permit is required before daily visitor permits can be obtained. Residents should collect each guest’s license-plate number and state in advance.
Permit rules apply only during the days and hours shown on the street signs. The requested enforcement schedule will be included in the neighborhood petition and must be approved by the City.
Outside the posted enforcement hours, the permit restriction will not apply. The proposed schedule should be clearly explained to residents before the petition is finalized.
No. Streets remain public, and permits do not reserve a specific space. A permit allows an eligible vehicle to park beyond the posted restriction within the approved permit zone.
The City does not issue temporary contractor permits.
Clearly marked commercial vehicles may park while workers are actively providing a service, performing construction, or loading and unloading. The vehicle should display the company’s name or logo.
If a contractor uses an unmarked personal vehicle, the resident may obtain a daily visitor permit for that vehicle.
Delivery and commercial vehicles may stop while actively loading or unloading passengers, packages, merchandise, or materials. They may not use residential streets for long-term parking or waiting when they are not actively working.
Yes. Motorcycles parked beyond the posted limit need a valid permit, and the license plate must remain visible.
Vehicles displaying valid disabled-person license plates or parking placards are generally exempt from preferential parking restrictions and posted time limits. However, they still cannot remain parked in the same place for more than 72 consecutive hours.
Visit the City of Burbank Residential Parking Permit webpage or review the City’s Residential Parking Permit FAQ.
You may also contact the Burbank Transportation Division:
Phone: (818) 238-5290
Email: Parking@burbankca.gov
As the application states, 80% of your neighbors need to agree.
I went through this trying to rid two blocks of unhoused overnight vehicle living and 90% of my neighbors signed up.
This is your ONLY option (trust me, I worked every avenue at the time including going in front of city council)
– Burbank Resident, Reddit
