Boat/RV question

One last question before I retire from my board.
I read a lot of the other threads about this topic and one thing possibly from TimB - caught my eye.
It was mentioned drafting a resolution vs amending the decs or having a rule that may contradict with the covenants could be an option - at least that was how I read it.
Would a resolution be the better way to go to allow homeowners to temporarily park their Boats and RV's on the lot for loading/unloading and cleaning purposes only during a very specific timeframe? We have a rule that was reviewed by the attorney and given the okay to use but there is some pushback. I see both sides.
We have tried for 3 years to amend our decs, I am resigning and I don't see the current board members attempting to actually do the legwork as they didn't care to for the other things.
I don't own a boat despite my last post about boats too...

Yes, I think a resolution would be a reasonable way to allow what you are proposing . . . essentially a modification or fine-tuning of a rule without totally trying to negate, change, or bypass the overall intent of the rule.

How to specifically word it based on what your declaration currently says may be tough, but it's probably doable.

Example . . . rule currently states "no RVs are to be parked within the HOA". I assume the intent of this rule is to prevent the HOA from becoming an RV storage area 24/7 and the unsightliness and lack of space for personal vehicles that would occur. The intent is to not prevent people from owning RVs and enjoying those RVs for their intended "recreational" purposes. In order to do that, people need the ability to prepare those RVs for that recreational purpose by loading them up with stuff for the trip. I suppose they could shuttle the stuff back and forth in their cars to wherever the RV is stored. Or they could just bring it to the house for a brief period, load it there, and be on their way.

A resolution could modify that rule as follows" "no RVs are to be parked within the HOA except for a period of no longer than 24 hours when necessary for loading, unloading, cleaning, or other similar activities."

so I'm not sure I follow the group think here.

CCR's say something like "No RV's shall be placed on any portion of the property..."

and rules cannot contradict the CCR's.

so how can an HOA make a Rule that allows <24 hours of temporary RV parking for purposes of cleaning?

I get it, I want to allow temporary RV parking to gear up for the weekend, but how to square this w/ the CCR's?

The board has discretion in how and when to enforce the CC&Rs so they could decide that they will allow limited parking of RVs even though it violates the CC&Rs. Essentially, they are not changing the rule, they are just saying, "if you park your RV for less than 24 hours for cleaning, it is not in the HOAs interest to enforce the rule."

I would guess that most HOAs have some rules that they do not enforce strictly for various reasons. It is not a bad idea to put that into a resolution to ensure consistency.

oh boy, this opens up a whole can of worms about selective enforcement, abandoned covenants, etc.....seems like a bad precedent to start selectively enforcing what the feel....