Implementing Parking permits

We debated doing something like this. However, as we worked through the process, we quickly decided that the cost involved - in time, money and aggravation - far outweighed any benefit provided. One of the things we discovered is that you need someone on site to handle issues as they occur, and we do not have an on site manager. This last item was a deal breaker for us.

But your mileage may vary (ha!). A lot of it depends on your parking restriction, the layout of the community, the availability of parking, the habits of the residents and visitors, and whether you have a PM who can handle it.

CathyA3's advice is good.

Implementing parking permits, stickers, spots, restrictions, etc. where they didn't previously exist may bring greater issues than whatever currently exists in regard to your parking situation.

Explain a bit what the current issues are, why you're trying to do this, what your neighborhood is like (in terms of streets/parkings), who owns the location where people part (lot, street, public, private), and if you have an MC.

There may be other ideas/solutions to assist with the issues you are encountering.

Reiterating points made by others. It all depends. First and main point is what do the CCRs say about parking? Are residents parking in visitor parking or are outside people parking in resident spots? Have CCR parking restrictions ever been enforced? How long has it not been enforced? While parking issues are common, no two communities are exactly alike when it comes to parking issues. Options range from a slow ramp up to doing nothing to opting for a communications campaign only to deferring to local municipality parking enforcement to using parking enforcement apps or permit stickers or hangers. Also, how much clamor for change is there? Sudden changes are often met with resistance.

There will NEVER be enough parking for everyone, so that's the first thing you need to understand and accept. Society has gone from no cars at all to one-car families, then two, and now it's not unusual to see three and four-car homes - one of my co-workers has SIX. Cars are also larger than they used to be, and then you have to add the SUVs, vans, and pick up trucks that seem to be the sons and daughters of monster trucks, leaving less space for everyone. Oh, you also have to keep handicapped car owners in mind, especially the ones with modified vans that will need two spaces - one for the van and the other to wheel themselves in and out.

Developers never plan for ample parking because no one really knows what that means, and besides, they're more interested in building as many houses as possible on the land. They're long gone by the time all the homeowners show up, all with 2+ cars to store - not their problem.

So...assigned parking spaces could work. If there's an old community map somewhere, take a look at it to see how many parking spaces are available - that can help with planning how many passes you'll need to give out. You may also want to designate some areas for the visitors so they can stay out of the resident space.

If your community is similar to mine, you may have to say every home gets 1 pass and that's it - the household members will need to fight among themselves who gets it. Unfortunately, you can't turn back time to add more parking, and people may have no choice but to deal with what's there. Especially the folks who rent - they should be telling their tenants only X number of spots are available, so it may be someone's going to have to live elsewhere or play musical chairs with the garage and driveway.

Finally, there are people who want to convert their garages into rooms - DON'T ALLOW THIS if your documents allow you to make that rule. In my community there are two homes on my street where this happened - our former president did it, and he once commented he knew that would knock off $5K or so off the value of his home, but oh, well. If people start that kind of conversion, your parking problem will get worse.

I meant to add . . .
For now, I would just continuously encourage all owners to be considerate of where they and their guests park, and for how long. Remind everyone that the available parking belongs to everyone and needs to be shared.