Police Vehicle

I'm looking for opinions on if a police vehicle is or is not allowed per the following covenant:

VEHICLES: No vehicles other than pleasure vehicles, and no Trucks (except of the light pick-up kind) or Trailers
or Boats shall be parked on or adjacent to any property, except that such vehicles or craft may be stored within an
enclosed garage.

I'm NOT looking for opinions on if it's OK to bend the rules for the benefit of other homeowners because it is a police vehicle.

Thanks for all opinions.

Usually the covenants follow our county codes which basically excludes a police "sedan" as a commercial vehicle. Bear in mind that all of our streets and parking lots are privately owned common areas.

Definition of commercial vehicle in our docs (as example) is a little more specific.. " Commercial Vehicles - Parking of commercial vehicles in the Community is not allowed. Fairfax County Defines commercial vehicles as any vehicle with a carrying caacity of 1500 pounds (3/4 ton) or more. Commercial vehicles cannot be parked in open view in the Community. Additionally, any vehicles with advertising, regardless of its carrying capacity, is considered a commercial vehicle. Advertising is defined to include, but not be limited to, the display of a company and/or product name and telephone number".

Then it goes to say that police and government sedans are excluded from this definition. All of our spaces are very small and really won't accomodate the width of 3/4 trucks.

I'm with Harold,
They can come and park outside my door if they want to.
Really if anyone has a covenant about parking and it excludes the presence of vehicle with Police on them, best to dele that part of covenant.
In fact I think I will suggest at next meeting we buy a couple of old wrecks and paint police all over them and park them at the entrance in the flower beds at the gate.

Charles:

According to your CCR quote I do not see where it would prohibit a police car.

"Pleasure" vehicle? You're right! What's up with that description or definition? Never have I seen this reference in HOA Docs. Someone needs to tighten up the language here.

LOL Robert. You are from my generation. I was in high school and college in the 50's. So I know all about drive in movies. I think there might still be one left here in Phoenix, but the space they take up is more valuable for building something on instead. Harold

We have that same situation in our community, and we wouldn't care other than he parks it in parking designated for the non-garage units vs. his own driveway which his garage home plan provides. Means he'd block in his cute Mustang convertible. THAT'S the rub in our neck of the woods. He's made the claim that his department won't permit it to be parked in front of his house, something I find to be a bit unbelievable.

Then again, the argument comes up since HE is being permitted park, what about the lifeguards and the two firemen who bring home state vehicles...

If he'd parked in his own spot, no one would have cared.

Actually I could see the logic of a department not wanting it parked in front of an officer's house, just like they don't identify home addresses because of the possible risk of an officer/home being targeted by some whacko! It could be a safety issue for him or his family being put at additional risk.

Not only the vehicle maker name but usually the dealer's name on a decal and/or license plate holder too. Can't get more commercial than that.
I did refuse to buy my last car if they put the dealer decal on the trunk. Told them if they want me drive around town and US advertising for them, they can pay for it. They left it off. Harold