Professional Movers in Burbank, CA

Street Use Permits and posted signs

Burbank issues Street Use Permits for use of the city's right-of-way, and moving containers and vehicles are on the list of uses they cover. An application comes with a plan of the street that shows its width, the driveways and the area to be used. The 'No Parking' signs that go with it have to be posted on delineator posts.

The signs also run on a clock. Under the city code, a temporary no-parking restriction, whether for a use other than normal traffic, for moving oversized equipment or articles, or for street cleaning, applies only if its signs went up at least 24 hours before it starts. We measure the curb the truck and the loading path need at both addresses and send you the length and the hours, so the signs can be posted a full day ahead.

Weight limits, loading zones and truck routes

Before our movers start loading in Burbank, we read the curb. Where signs are posted, vehicles over 12,000 lbs gross weight may not park on the west side of San Fernando Boulevard between Delaware Road and Grinnell Drive, on parts of the south side of Alameda Avenue, or on the west side of Keystone Street between Alameda Avenue and Riverside Drive. Loading or unloading there for up to 48 hours is exempt, but the truck leaves as soon as the last piece is in.

Loading zones are set by the Community Development Director and marked either with 'LOADING ONLY' or 'PASSENGER LOADING ONLY' stenciled in black letters on top of the curb, or with standard traffic signs. The traffic code also has a separate article on truck routes for vehicles with three or more axles, including streets closed to them. We check the markings on both blocks and the route between them before deciding where the truck will stand.

Magnolia Park, older houses and building rules

Magnolia Park dates from Burbank's early-1920s growth: the timeline in the City's 1999 Historic Preservation Plan names the Magnolia Park Subdivision, 2,500 units, in its 1922–24 entry, which records 46 subdivisions on 450 acres. The same plan lists late California Bungalow and Period Revival houses, Spanish and English/Tudor, as common types in the areas it classes as Transitional Single Family.

In houses like these the crew first walks the route from each room to the curb, then covers floors, door frames and stair rails along it. Beds, tables and other pieces that won't clear a turn are taken apart and reassembled at the new address within the same hourly rate. If the kitchen, the glassware or the whole house needs boxing, our packing service for Burbank homes takes that on.

Apartment and condo moves come with building rules instead. If your building or homeowners association has written move rules, such as set hours, a reserved elevator or loading dock, or a certificate of insurance naming the property, send them along with your date. We issue that certificate for $50 per building, and crew sizes and stairs are covered on the page for Burbank apartment moves.

Weekday traffic, I-5 and SR-134

Burbank gets busier on workdays than its population suggests. In a 2024 ordinance the City Council found that the city's residential population of about 103,000 grows to 200,000 during the day on weekdays, and that its density and the people working in or visiting it every day significantly affect traffic circulation and parking.

Interstate 5 and State Route 134 both run through Burbank, and the City's Mobility Element puts all of their Burbank stretches in the Congestion Management Program network. On a weekday job the curb is arranged before the truck arrives and loading starts right away, because the clock is hourly: two movers with a truck cost $129 an hour Monday through Thursday, with a 3-hour minimum, or 4 hours for jobs 30 or more miles from our service area. Our pricing page lists every crew size.

Trips from Burbank to Glendale or elsewhere in Los Angeles County run on the same hourly clock. A short hop with a ready curb at both ends keeps the billed hours down.

Moving from Burbank to another state

For a move from Burbank to another state, the hourly clock no longer applies. Our long-distance moving service prices it with a binding estimate that rests on distance, weight and the services you choose, and delivers to any of the 50 states. Loading day still follows the same curb plan as a move across town, with the permit, the signs and the truck's spot settled before the crew pulls up.