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SandyC (West Virginia)
Posts: 18
Posted:
Please clarify if boats and/or boat trailors ARE permitted to be parked on home owners property.

In our declaration under Restrictions and Protective covenants,
section 11. Nuisances
(c) No dump trucks, commerical road trucks, tractors or rigs normally used for pulling or hauling trailers, box-trailers, tank trailers, low-boys, flat beds or other similar vehicles, heavy trucks, truck-type tractors, or other similar vehicles with or without trailers, box-trailors, tank trailers, low-boys, flat beds, or other similar vehicles no matter how propelled or any pick-up trucks, van trucks or similar vehicles having a carrying capacity in excess of one (1) ton, or any construction machinery,

boats or boat trailers may be placed, parked, stored, or permitted to remain upon any lot or street in the properties, except for temporary use during construction or repair of any residence or appurtenant structures, streets, utilities, or other common amenities or while actually being used in such construction or repair or for such temporary used as moving or making deliveries.
RogerB (Colorado)
Posts: 5,067
Posted:
Sandy, the answer seems obvious based on what you posted.

No .... boats or boat trailers may be placed, parked, stored, or permitted to remain upon any lot or street ....
GeraldT4
Posts: 1,022
Posted:
SandyC - Roger said the answer is no. To me the answer is yes. I'm open to correction. But my read according to your restriction is that boats or boat trailers MAY be placed, parked, stored, or permitted to remain upon any lot or street in the properties, EXCEPT for temporary use...... Therefore boats and or boat trailers ARE permitted.
CharlesW1 (Georgia)
Posts: 826
Posted:
Quote:
Posted By GeraldT4 on 03/12/2008 11:03 AM
SandyC - Roger said the answer is no. To me the answer is yes. I'm open to correction. But my read according to your restriction is that boats or boat trailers MAY be placed, parked, stored, or permitted to remain upon any lot or street in the properties, EXCEPT for temporary use...... Therefore boats and or boat trailers ARE permitted.

SandyC,

I too would have to agree with GeraldT4, although I’m pretty such that isn’t the intended interpretation. However, that is also how I read it.
Good luck.
Chuck W.

Charles E. Wafer Jr.
RogerB (Colorado)
Posts: 5,067
Posted:
Try removing the space and read that none of the items listed are allowed except for temporary use ..........

"section 11. Nuisances
(c) No dump trucks, commerical road trucks, tractors or rigs normally used for pulling or hauling trailers, box-trailers, tank trailers, low-boys, flat beds or other similar vehicles, heavy trucks, truck-type tractors, or other similar vehicles with or without trailers, box-trailors, tank trailers, low-boys, flat beds, or other similar vehicles no matter how propelled or any pick-up trucks, van trucks or similar vehicles having a carrying capacity in excess of one (1) ton, or any construction machinery, boats or boat trailers may be placed, parked, stored, or permitted to remain upon any lot or street in the properties, except for temporary use during construction or repair of any residence or appurtenant structures, streets, utilities, or other common amenities or while actually being used in such construction or repair or for such temporary used as moving or making deliveries.
GeraldT4
Posts: 1,022
Posted:
SandyC - Yeah, agree with Charles. If I was writing the regulation it would be the other way around. Parking boats/trailers temporarily for some construction purpse YES, parking permanently NO. Oh well. : )
GeraldT4
Posts: 1,022
Posted:
DUH!! Thanks for the correction Roger!! SandyC, Roger is correct, answer is NO.
DonnaS (Tennessee)
Posts: 5,671
Posted:

See what one little space between a sentence can do? I say NO to boats, and agree with Roger.
BrianB (California)
Posts: 2,820
Posted:
I agree... if the first paragraph is a complete paragraph, and ends with a period, then the second "clause" stands alone as a complete sentence, and boats can be parked. If, however, you remove the space, then the boats and trailers get lumped into the entire group of "no can do" vehicles that cannot be parked.

As stated, the importance of a period, comma, space, etc..
CharlesW1 (Georgia)
Posts: 826
Posted:
Quote:
Posted By BrianB on 03/12/2008 3:15 PM
I agree... if the first paragraph is a complete paragraph, and ends with a period, then the second "clause" stands alone as a complete sentence, and boats can be parked. If, however, you remove the space, then the boats and trailers get lumped into the entire group of "no can do" vehicles that cannot be parked.

As stated, the importance of a period, comma, space, etc..

RogerB

OOOPS sorry! Open mouth insert foot. BrianB, makes a very good observation as to the second paragraph NOT being of a separate statement, but to be a continuation, with what was previously restricted.

Again, sorry to have doubted you However, I needed to be shown WHY, not just told to believe it for myself.

Chuck W.


Charles E. Wafer Jr.
RogerB (Colorado)
Posts: 5,067
Posted:
"Again, sorry to have doubted you However, I needed to be shown WHY, not just told to believe it for myself. Chuck W. "

I think you have a very good policy Chuck;I do the same thing

Another approach I use is to listen to others views while challenging when I do not agree or do not understand (play devil's advocate). This help me recognize and correct misunderstanding.

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