Santa Barbara bans RVs w/o temporary permits
I knew the New England states were hostile towards RVers, looks like California is trying hard to join the club. http://m.independent.com/news/2016/oct/20/santa-barbara-bans-rv-parking/?templates=m...
Forum Discussion
I live in a nice subdivision in a city that is very "loose". We can do open burning and fire pits. We can park RVs and trailers next to our homes or in our yards. If we have family that brings their class motor home and needs to park on a street plugged in for a week, it's a simple call to the police dept. April 1st - Dec 1st we can park on the street with no permits.
We cannot however randomly park RVs, boats, unregistered/broken down cars, semi trucks, etc. on the street for more than 48 hours. And I support that. It would become an eyesore real quick. I don't live in the "hood" and I don't want my neighborhood looking like one. If that makes me a snob then so be it, but I make no apologies about it.
The Santa Barbara law has nothing to do with snobbery or RVs in particular. It's about the homeless. Santa Barbara has a huge homeless problem. Worse in my opinion than many California cities. Many people live in RVs and just park. As pointed out in the article, they have places for these folks to park. Why the uproar about a law aimed at keeping things looking nice? Ever go there? It's a beautiful city. I don't blame them in the slightest for passing this law.
We cannot however randomly park RVs, boats, unregistered/broken down cars, semi trucks, etc. on the street for more than 48 hours. And I support that. It would become an eyesore real quick. I don't live in the "hood" and I don't want my neighborhood looking like one. If that makes me a snob then so be it, but I make no apologies about it.
The Santa Barbara law has nothing to do with snobbery or RVs in particular. It's about the homeless. Santa Barbara has a huge homeless problem. Worse in my opinion than many California cities. Many people live in RVs and just park. As pointed out in the article, they have places for these folks to park. Why the uproar about a law aimed at keeping things looking nice? Ever go there? It's a beautiful city. I don't blame them in the slightest for passing this law.
