This came as a surprise
I have an enclosed utility trailer parked in front of my house in Minneapolis, because I'm moving, and it is a lot easier to park on pavement than in the back yard, especially in winter. And handier t...
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Street parking prohibitions for detached trailers are not unusual. That one usually goes along with prohibitions on "storage" parking, where there is a time limit (24, 48, 72 hours) on how long any vehicle can sit on the street between the times it is moved. There is an assumption that a vehicle that cannot be moved is probably stored.
But even when the PD has a parking enforcement division, they are often too busy working the 30 minute - 1 hour - 2 hour zones to be looking for storage violations elsewhere, so it is likely a response to a complaint. If there is no parking enforcement division, parking enforcement is such low priority that it gets done only by complaint.
I live in a city where there are also limits on parking certain classes of large vehicles (RVs, boats, utility trailers) for extended periods on private property. This is not usually part of the traffic code, rather building and property use codes.
Many of these codes are borrowed by adoption of 'uniform' codes modified as needed by local legislation, or by administrators given that authority. Building codes in this town come from an "International" code borrowed from the EU. Interpretation to local conditions is made by officers in a code enforcement department with police authority, and when we have issues about what is reasonable, we argue before an administrative judge. It is not something we can take to the city council, because once adopting a uniform code as a whole, they don't want to be bothered by the details.
But even when the PD has a parking enforcement division, they are often too busy working the 30 minute - 1 hour - 2 hour zones to be looking for storage violations elsewhere, so it is likely a response to a complaint. If there is no parking enforcement division, parking enforcement is such low priority that it gets done only by complaint.
I live in a city where there are also limits on parking certain classes of large vehicles (RVs, boats, utility trailers) for extended periods on private property. This is not usually part of the traffic code, rather building and property use codes.
Many of these codes are borrowed by adoption of 'uniform' codes modified as needed by local legislation, or by administrators given that authority. Building codes in this town come from an "International" code borrowed from the EU. Interpretation to local conditions is made by officers in a code enforcement department with police authority, and when we have issues about what is reasonable, we argue before an administrative judge. It is not something we can take to the city council, because once adopting a uniform code as a whole, they don't want to be bothered by the details.
