Parking on sidewalk

Just saw the old thread ,this is a continued problem in my neighborhood .Its against the city law to do this have called and told the police how often this is occuring .

It makes the neighborhood look awful .Other than calling the police every time ,is there anyway to stop it ,and stop people parking on the no parking side of the street ?

Could we make papers which say THis is anotice that the city does not allow parking on the sidewalk ( or on the no parking side of the street ).

I have posted information from the fire department saying if people are parked on both sides there is no way a firetruck can get through .( we have narrow streets )

We had the same issue. We went from private to public. What had to happen is we had to go to city hall and request an ordinance. That ordinance was for parking on only 1 side of the street. Additionally, we had to approach the city's code enforcement to allow for painted curbs versus signs. No parking signs would have looked terrible. The painted red curbs with no parking written on them worked for us. Plus they had to be on the same side as all the fire hydrants. You want the fire trucks to be able to access the hydrants in an emergency.

It took a lot of work. However, by us doing that it allowed the police to do their job. They can't enforce a law if one does not exist or apply. So since we could no longer police our street, we made sure the ones that do can.

"..... citing municipal code, state vehicle code, and court decision results ....."

not a HOA concern

Lori ... are your streets Public (owned by local government) or private (owned by the HOA)? If owned by the local government ... you just need to pester them to death via their local council meetings regarding their ordinance. When you continually show up and have photos and present their local statute info ... hopefully they will finally address the issue. If they have a website, Facebook, or other online presence you can also go after them there ... but be sure to keep it to FACTS such as noting their Statute Violated with proof.

If your streets are owned by the HOA ... then it does not matter what the City Ordinances are with regards to streets. Because in this instance your streets are "Private Property". In that case you need to bring your issue to the Board to address via your governing documents.

If they are public property the local government is responsible for the property they own ... if they are private then the HOA needs to try and enforce which can be hard in some circumstances.

LOL ... Amazes me how many people DO NOT attend meetings or pay attention to their LOCAL Government Legislators and what they pass. Then later when owner's have issues they then question those items. I cannot count how many times I was the only person in the audience for my local City Council Meeting ... and in some instances for items which affected many citizens. When citizens ignore their Local Government and State issues OR HOA issues ... you potentially get what you are dished out!!! People tend to forget those local levels are the areas which trickle up to the larger areas we now face today.

On the matter of cars parking on the sidewalks:

Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires municipalities to keep pedestrian routes clear of obstructions, and this includes parked vehicles. If your city refuses to enforce this, simply file a complaint with the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department citing a Title II violation and watch how fast the city changes its tune. Here is the link: https://www.ada.gov/complaint/

On the matter of cars parking on both sides of the street:

Under Section 503.2 of the International Fire Code, parking is only allowed on one side of a residential street less than 34 feet wide to permit fire trucks and other emergency vehicles clear access routes to all properties within the subdivision. If your streets are less than 34 feet wide, bring the issue to the attention of the local fire marshall and request enforcement.