Long Beach residents will begin receiving notices in their utility bills this month advising them that an ordinance approved in August by the city council banning the parking of oversized vehicles in residential areas will go into effect beginning July 1.

The ban on oversized vehicles will apply to all vehicles that are either 85 inches high, 80 inches wide or 22 feet long. A two-week grace period will be granted to residents starting July 1 where warnings will be issued instead of citations.

After that point those wishing to park an oversized vehicle will have to acquire a free printable 72-hour parking permit from the city’s website or at City Hall to park on residential streets. Owners will be limited to 20 such permits per year—a total of 60 days annually—with exceptions to either restriction having to be appealed to the city’s traffic engineer.

The city has already completed posting notices at about 80 places around the city to inform visitors and residents of the upcoming ban. Residents will also receive letters in their utility bills this month to outline the ban and how to comply with it.

An effort to ban the parking of such large vehicles in residential neighborhoods was led by Third District Councilwoman Suzie Price when she raised the issue in October 2016. It received some initial criticism as it was viewed as an attempt to ban homeless people from sleeping in their cars on city streets but Price maintained that it was aimed at addressing a public safety issue by clearing up drivers’ line of sight.

It was ultimately approved unanimously by the city council last year.