Parking of RV's in Front of Resident's Houses

[Bordercollie]

The city council of Garden Grove, CA has passed a new regulation that will require residents with RV's to register with the city for a no-cost permit to park their RV's in front of their residences for periods up to 72 hours and limited to 12 times per year for purposes of loading and unloading only.

The new regs do not mention a permit procedure for parking by visitors and others in front of resident's homes.

There was mention of city council plans to restrict or prohibit parking of RV's in residents driveways

Violators will be cited by Garden Grove police, details of fines are not available.

Best to try to monitor discussion of proposed RV-related regulations
in your city council so that you can have a voice and not be surprised. The justification for the regulation includes aesthetics, access by emergency vehicles , etc.

[gbopp]

ctilsie242 wrote:
Here in Austin, RV parking in the street, especially come some busy weekends, can mean trouble. You might find an extension cord plugged into your outside wiring, or a hose from your faucet going to the RV. Sometimes a nearby storm drain reeks suspiciously like black water as well.

The fun part is when the people park in driveways. If you don't have a "tow away zone" sign posted, there is a chance you may find some people in your driveway with their awning out, plugged into your your electric and water, and saying they are too drunk to move their rig, or they don't have a tow vehicle, if it is a trailer.

And the police won't arrest them for theft of your electricity and water?
Isn't your driveway private property in Austin?

[azrving]

ctilsie242 wrote:
Here in Austin, RV parking in the street, especially come some busy weekends, can mean trouble. You might find an extension cord plugged into your outside wiring, or a hose from your faucet going to the RV. Sometimes a nearby storm drain reeks suspiciously like black water as well.

The fun part is when the people park in driveways. If you don't have a "tow away zone" sign posted, there is a chance you may find some people in your driveway with their awning out, plugged into your your electric and water, and saying they are too drunk to move their rig, or they don't have a tow vehicle, if it is a trailer.

Wth! You gotta be joking. Who would do that.

[fireflock]

Smart move. It gives the authorities a way to deal with people living full time in RV's on the street.

It's also important to note that it's a tourist area, near Disneyland. Without a way for law enforcement to deal with it, people will come and park for the week in a neighborhood while visiting the amusement parks. We see something similar near the beaches where I live.

It's one of those things where no one will care if 1 person does it very occasionally. Problems start when you get a different someone doing it every night.

[ctilsie242]

Here in Austin, RV parking in the street, especially come some busy weekends, can mean trouble. You might find an extension cord plugged into your outside wiring, or a hose from your faucet going to the RV. Sometimes a nearby storm drain reeks suspiciously like black water as well.

The fun part is when the people park in driveways. If you don't have a "tow away zone" sign posted, there is a chance you may find some people in your driveway with their awning out, plugged into your your electric and water, and saying they are too drunk to move their rig, or they don't have a tow vehicle, if it is a trailer.

[Campfire_Time]

I don't see this as unreasonable at all. I wouldn't want people parking trailers and RVs unrestricted on the street where I live.

That said where I live we can park motor homes and trailers on the side of the house or behind (if we have room, I do). Not on the driveway, not on the street. And they must be kept neat, no over growth of weeds. We are allowed to park on the street for a few days with a call to the police dept.

[Chum_lee]

In Mission Viejo (Orange County, CA) the CC&R's in some communities do not allow parking of RV's, boats, and/or trailers anywhere within the guard gated community, even if directly on your property. Most ungated areas have signs posted which prohibit street parking of any vehicle over 25 feet long and 8 feet high. I don't remember the weight limit, but there is one which all but the smallest RV's will exceed.

Chum lee

[IAMICHABOD]

Several years my city not too far from the OP did the same thing,Good Sam sent letters to all the members in the city with info about our rights and laws that have to be followed,such as signage and other things.

At the first City Council meeting there were about 900 people there,not all against it but the majority. After 2 years of negotiating an ordinance was passed,making it legal to park on your property with certain boundaries and plot plans of all the houses in the city and where they can be parked. They also have permits for guests.

We get up 72 hours in 1 day permits they are free with 52 days per household per vehicle with up to 2 vehicles. It has worked out fairly well, there are still some that set for more than that but the city only will check if a complaint is lodged or the roaming parking enforcement just happens to sees them. I just used it for 3 days to do some work on mine then parked it back beside my house.

If needed I take it off the street for one day then get another permit for how many days I need.

I have lived here for 40 years and one reason I liked it was being able to park my RV and toy trailer on the street when needed but I can live with the this ordinance.

[azdryheat]

I'm not a fan of RV's parking in the street as it's a complete eye-sore. If it can't be parked on your property then pay to store it. I grew up in Santa Ana, next to Garden Grove, and know what a problem it is with the streets overcrowded with cars (wasn't like that 45 years ago) without adding in RV's.

[guidry]

That's a lot better than Temecula, CA. You can only get 4 permits per year. That is actually only two trips with loading then unloading. (Glad I moved to Texas!) I now park my 5th wheel behind my gate on a RV pad with 50 amp hookup.

[Lwiddis]

Reasonable regulation IMO.

[ReneeG]

We have an HOA that allows you to park as long as needed, with valid reason, in the street in front of your house, as long as you notify the HOA. City code though only allows 72 hours, so we also have to alert the homeowner of that city ordinance and that if they are fined, it is beyond the HOA's control.

[Leeblev]

Why bash California. Many cities in many other states have similar regs. A good reason to have regs like this: I live on a court and I park my MH BEHIND a fence even with my front edge of my house. A neighbor down the street purchased a large profile 5er. We talk about RVing, so I am not bashing him. After a couple of trips, since our street is steep, he parked his rig on the cross street below ours for several days. He parked about 30' from the intersection. As I was about to enter the intersection, an unseen car emerged from being shielded by his rig. Had I not been alert, we would have collided. I talked to the owner and asked that he park further back so cars emerging from our street can do so safely. I also told him that it was illegal to park any vehicle on a city street for more than 72 hours. (State law) I suggested that should someone complain, he could receive a citation. Now, I did NOT complain to anybody, but a couple of days later I saw a citation hanging on his rig. Somebody complained. He did move his rig back when I asked him to so there was no problem from me. My point is that RV's do tend to destroy sight distance, and often times owners don't seem to be aware of the fact that the street belongs to the public, not the home that they are parking in front of. If you want to buy a large rig, make sure you check your local regs first. The man made allowances and parks his rig on his property and everyone is happy!

[azrving]

Bordercollie wrote:
Not complaining, new regulation is reasonable, IMO. City currently has no plans to prohibit parking RV's in resident's driveways. Resident's can get permit for parking of legit visitor's RV's in front of residence.

That is a good system because it cures the problem without penalizing the homeowner or visitors. Some police departments use lic plate scanning so it's easy to monitor. Keeps the dirt bags from using the homeowners bushes as a restroom.

Fecal related

[Bordercollie]

Not complaining, new regulation is reasonable, IMO. City currently has no plans to prohibit parking RV's in resident's driveways. Resident's can get permit for parking of legit visitor's RV's in front of residence.

[Merrykalia]

That's the reason we live where we do. We are in a neighborhood, but we have a gravel pad that is adjacent to our house to park with a 30 amp hookup and water. We have sewer that is about 50' away, but we haven't done that, yet!

We live on a paved one lane road that goes up the side of a mountain, but we have no problems getting up and down during 80% of the year. The other 20% can be slick to almost impassable, but worth every slip and slide.

The only restriction on the RVs is that we must pay personal property taxes on them each year.