Parking in front of my house

[OLDROADDOG]

Just got a parking ticket for leaving my 40ft. Parked on the street in front of my house. I was parked leaga)y, and not living in it. Normally leave it there between trips.

[4x4van]

In California, it is STATE law that dictates a maximum of 72 hour parking on ANY street or highway, applicable to ALL vehicles. A city (in CA) may enact stricter parking regulations, but those must apply equally to ALL vehicles (except commercial vehicles) and cannot single out RVs for more restrictive parking regulations. In other words, if RVs are restricted to 24 hours, ALL vehicles must be restricted likewise. This is per California State Attorney General (Opinion 89-602), based on the California Vehicle Code (sections 22507 & 22507.5).

However, "off-street" parking can be highly regulated by cities, since the CVC only applies to public roads, and most gated communities can do anything they want as well, since the streets are private.

[2gypsies1]

Might as well not waste any more time on this.....the OP isn't, for sure!

[Mr_Beebo]

Ladies and gentlemen, it appears the OP has left the building...

[wa8yxm]

I will say again.. Many cities have rules about parking for more than 24 or 48 or 72 hours when it comes to on-street parking, also the time limit may vary from block to block.... It does not matter if you are parking a Semi, a Motor home, A TT a 5ER or a Mini-Cooper... For that matter a Motorcycle. The time limit stands.

I had a trooper run afoul of that time limit and man was he ticked off. But he still had to pay to get his ride out of impound.

[LarryJM]

wowens79 wrote:
Our HOA has found that it can't enforce parking on the street violations since the streets are owned by the city.

The city of course can, and has regulations on parking boats and RV's on the street.

I love my neighborhood, but I sure wish I had the space to build a shed for the camper and boat.

The lack of HOA ability to dictate or enforce street level parking except in TH or Condo developments is common, but even then they attempt to make non enforceable rules and regs anyway so you have to determine who in fact controls the street parking where you live. Our HOA did something similiar WRT to commercial vehicles but found out they couldn't apply it to the streets so now instead of the vehicle in a person's drive it sets out on the street clogging them and still not accomplishing anything, but making the overall situation worse in the end.

Larry

[Crowe]

Why should anyone complain IF it was parked in front of the owners house and there were no signs prohibiting such.

Because beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To some an RV is an eyesore. Not everyone shares the same adoration of the lifestyle.

[wing_zealot]

free radical wrote:

timmac wrote:
Well I would not normally complain but a 40 foot RV parked across the street from my house I would complain, that's why I bought a larger lot with RV parking, a small boat or small trailer might be OK but a 40 footer, that takes up a lot of parking spaces for cars..

They have storage yards for RV's or just buy a home with RV parking.

Why should anyone complain IF it was parked in front of the owners house and there were no signs prohibiting such..

On my street for example there are no sidewalks and room to park cars is only on one side of the street..
so many people having several cars park on the street also,,why should RV be any different as long as no one lives in it?

That's probably why so many municipalities have rules. Too many people that think there is no difference between a 40 foot RV parked on the street and a Ford Edge. Why not allow 65 foot semis also. No difference between that and a 40 foot RV?

[Dance_Chick]

Our community allows RV parking in front of our house 24 hrs. before & after a trip for loading/unloading. We have covered storage within the community. Even though it's "legal", out of courtesy for the neighbors as the streets are narrow, and we don't have sidewalks, we load it and then take it back to the storage lot for the night. We then drive the toad to the MH the next morning and hook it up at the storage lot. A little courtesy can go a long way.

[rhagfo]

free radical wrote:

timmac wrote:
Well I would not normally complain but a 40 foot RV parked across the street from my house I would complain, that's why I bought a larger lot with RV parking, a small boat or small trailer might be OK but a 40 footer, that takes up a lot of parking spaces for cars..

They have storage yards for RV's or just buy a home with RV parking.

Why should anyone complain IF it was parked in front of the owners house and there were no signs prohibiting such..

On my street for example there are no sidewalks and room to park cars is only on one side of the street..
so many people having several cars park on the street also,,why should RV be any different as long as no one lives in it?

More than likely because a 40' long by 8'+ wide box sitting on the street can be a traffic hazard! most cars and even pickups are only 6' wide.

The street in front of your house is NOT your property, it is a city street, city gets to set the rules.

If you don't have space on your property to park your 40' RV, find a storage yard, and do like the rest of us an pay to store it. If you can afford a 40' diesel pusher, you should be able to afford a space to park it.

The OP stated it was parked in front of his house "Between trips", sorry I am an RVer, but I find storing an RV on the street a bit of a traffic hazard, and an eye sore, even a very nice 40' diesel pusher!

I live in a townhouse, an end unit I can fit the unit on my property, but tend to check with the neighbors first, only keep it over night

I guess I don't understand why people it is their right, to park their RV on city property 24/7 for weeks or months at a time.

What if a neighbor was a logger, and parked their log truck with a self loader on the street all the time?

just because it is in front of your house it is still on public property.

I think it is one of those "it is all about me" things, if you don't like what I do tough sh**.

Sorry, try looking at it from the other side of the street, as a non RVer.

[Greyghost]

I had a similar problem when we lived in San Jose CA. It turns out that in San Jose you can park your MH on the street for no more than 72 hours. Then you must drive it for at least 1/10 of a mile before parking it on the street again. Consequently I moved the MH every 70 hours, drove it around the block and parked it in the same place. I asked my neighbors who might be upset with me parking it on the street and finally found out who they were. It was the two neighborhood grumps. They asked me if I was worried about vandalism and I responded with the comment that I hoped someone would vandalize it because I had pinhole cameras on both sides and front and rear (I lied). They then asked me when I would move the **** thing. my reply was that I would move it when the ###-##### quit calling the parking police on me. The sad thing is that I had already made arrangements for off site storage but held back for another 2 months because of the grumps. You don't have to resort to violence, just know the law in your neighborhood.

[free_radical]

timmac wrote:
Well I would not normally complain but a 40 foot RV parked across the street from my house I would complain, that's why I bought a larger lot with RV parking, a small boat or small trailer might be OK but a 40 footer, that takes up a lot of parking spaces for cars..

They have storage yards for RV's or just buy a home with RV parking.

Why should anyone complain IF it was parked in front of the owners house and there were no signs prohibiting such..

On my street for example there are no sidewalks and room to park cars is only on one side of the street..
so many people having several cars park on the street also,,why should RV be any different as long as no one lives in it?

[wildviking]

Hey in Seattle they have all kinds of RVs all over the city on streets and public places people living in them. It's quite handy if you pass thru Seattle just pull over and set up the lawn chairs

[timmac]

Well I would not normally complain but a 40 foot RV parked across the street from my house I would complain, that's why I bought a larger lot with RV parking, a small boat or small trailer might be OK but a 40 footer, that takes up a lot of parking spaces for cars..

They have storage yards for RV's or just buy a home with RV parking.

[IBcarguy]

You probably had a neighbor that didn't like a trailer parked on the street and complained. Most cities have restrictions, where I live it's 72 hours.