DwightT (Idaho)
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Posts: 664
Posted:
Like many HOAs, our CC&Rs include a section about "Vehicle Storage". How it deals with boats, trailers, etc. is pretty clear - they must be screened from view. The part for cars is a little less clear:
"Parking of automobiles or other vehicles on any part of the properties or on public ways adjacent thereto shall be prohibited except within garages, carports, or other approved areas."
I've been trying for the last couple of years to get the Board to adopt a written policy to deal with enforcement of parking, but as I have mentioned here before, for various reasons our Board has been reluctant to address cars parked on the streets and in the driveways. However, since we've started to receive complaints from homeowners about excessive amounts of cars parked on the street, the others are starting to think that coming up with a policy might not be such a bad idea.
So, does anybody have a wrtitten parking enforcement policy that they would be willing to share as an example? I'm not looking to circumvent the CC&R, just come up with guidelines for the Board or enforcement committee for verifying violations and sending notices. We've pretty much decided that we can allow parking in the driveway as an "other approved area" (and that should at least get a lot of them off the street), but we still would not want to allow long-term storage of junkers. That means that we would probably need to keep records of how long a car was parked in one spot and define time limits. Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any help.
"Parking of automobiles or other vehicles on any part of the properties or on public ways adjacent thereto shall be prohibited except within garages, carports, or other approved areas."
I've been trying for the last couple of years to get the Board to adopt a written policy to deal with enforcement of parking, but as I have mentioned here before, for various reasons our Board has been reluctant to address cars parked on the streets and in the driveways. However, since we've started to receive complaints from homeowners about excessive amounts of cars parked on the street, the others are starting to think that coming up with a policy might not be such a bad idea.
So, does anybody have a wrtitten parking enforcement policy that they would be willing to share as an example? I'm not looking to circumvent the CC&R, just come up with guidelines for the Board or enforcement committee for verifying violations and sending notices. We've pretty much decided that we can allow parking in the driveway as an "other approved area" (and that should at least get a lot of them off the street), but we still would not want to allow long-term storage of junkers. That means that we would probably need to keep records of how long a car was parked in one spot and define time limits. Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any help.