Parking regs in California

just me wrote:
If you live in the 91722-91723-91724 area codes in California,

Uh, AREA codes are 3 digit.. Did you mean ZIP codes? (Those are CA Zip Codes).

It is not always the City Fathers,, They listen to folks who talk to them like the campground owners assn.. A member of which is Affinity, Guess Who owns these forums.

gemsworld wrote:
A couple of things:

Those of you unfamiliar with metropolitan and suburban areas in California may not realize most residential lots are fairly small and it's almost impossible to store or park an RV behind the house where it can't be seen from the street.

Having said that, I fully realize most non-RVers see RVs as giant eyesores and I agree with them. As an RV owner, I would not want to live next door to someone that stores an RV in front of the house or in the street. I commend the municipalities that require RVs to be stored on the side or rear of the house.

You can flame me now, I'm ready. :B

We're in Upland as mentioned and I don't mind the regulations at all. All one needs to do is take a stroll through San Bernardino to the east and see the junk yards in the front and rear of homes. Junk cars, old washing machines, etc. No thanks. Upland has a median home price of around $600,000 with lots of homes over a million dollars. They want to keep it that way.

Ron3rd wrote:

2012Coleman wrote:
California is way over regulated. They just lost the North American Toyota headquarters to Texas.

I don't blame them, if I were Toyota I would do the same thing.

You guys obviously didn't listen to the back story about why they made the decision to move. Got nothing to do with parking anyway.

A couple of things:

Those of you unfamiliar with metropolitan and suburban areas in California may not realize most residential lots are fairly small and it's almost impossible to store or park an RV behind the house where it can't be seen from the street.

Having said that, I fully realize most non-RVers see RVs as giant eyesores and I agree with them. As an RV owner, I would not want to live next door to someone that stores an RV in front of the house or in the street. I commend the municipalities that require RVs to be stored on the side or rear of the house.

You can flame me now, I'm ready. :B

jspence1 wrote:
Let this be a lesson to everyone who doesn't live in CA, do not post anything that could impact the RV community in CA because you will be told to mind your own business for trying to be helpful.

If you hear of any of this happening in Ontario Canada feel free to post it up. I narrowly missed getting hit with that hammer last year. They have an 18' limit just 1 mile from my house.

I don't think you read how "just me" titled his post. Most would think from the title that it covered all of CA. And what's the purpose of ragging about things like Toyota moving out of state? Five of the first ten posts have nothing to do with RVing.

I for one thought that the Mod settled this California Bashing thing months ago because it serves no good purpose. Maybe he'll step up again.

I'm a native Californian and also an Army brat. I was raised here, all over the country, and not in this country. I find plenty wrong with this state. I have lived in or near the L.A. County since '64. I also accept any and all constructive criticisms. I will not be parochial or defensive. Observe that the population of CA has actually decreased for the first time in history. People and companies are fleeing the state, even counting those immigrating in. I believe I know why, but draw your own conclusions.

Let this be a lesson to everyone who doesn't live in CA, do not post anything that could impact the RV community in CA because you will be told to mind your own business for trying to be helpful.

If you hear of any of this happening in Ontario Canada feel free to post it up. I narrowly missed getting hit with that hammer last year. They have an 18' limit just 1 mile from my house.

Kudos to Redsky and Shakyjay, I am a second generation and my wife is a first generation Californian. We live in the N/E corner of LA and these folks that bash us from a distance should read their own laws. Some are really restrictive.

To begin with parking regulations other than Interstate and State Highways are controlled by local governments so this is not "California" that is doing this. Such parking regulations are not that unusual in cities throughout the US. There are numerous reasons that communities have to resort to them. Some of these areas have narrow streets with limited parking and a large RV can be an obstruction. I have seen some places where trailers, fifth wheels, motorhomes, and boats stay parked on the street in the same spot for weeks and months at a time. In these cases they can be hazardous and in most cities it would be illegal. Much of California unlike many other states has fairly moderate weather. As such we attract quite a few people who have no where to live other than a car or RV (that is if they are lucky). A growing problem in some communities are these RV's being parked and camped in and not always just overnight. I also understand that regulations to address the issues can and sometimes do become a little too heavy handed. Instead of ranting about it we should be discussing a solution that is fair and just for everyone.

As far as bashing California goes, there is plenty wrong here. Of course there is plenty wrong anywhere you go. I just don't understand why all these people that hate this place so much keep coming here.

We really love having people in Utah helping us in California - NOT. Are you really that bored that you have to start a rant about something happening many hundreds of miles away?

Many people use the city streets as their own personal parking lot and I am glad when the local officials enforce the ordinances. Unfortunate that some people are so lacking in consideration that the ordinances are needed in the first place.

Anyone who thinks this applies only to California is extremely uninformed and naive. Time maybe to get out more.

I for one hate living in California and having the ocean with free beaches 10 minutes from my house. It is awful. Even worse with the weather being bright and sunny and 71 degrees. Not sure I can survive this much longer.