Parking Tickets In Willow Springs?
#1
Posted 29 December 2008 - 10:00 AM
Just curious if anyone else saw anything like these, or if its an isolated incident...
I know (pretty sure) the parking is a violation of the CC&Rs, but is it also a city ordinance? If its not a City violation, then the offender must have been "reported" by someone (I can't see the Police bothing with this otherwise).
I understand the desire to keep the neighborhood looking nice, but I wonder if anybody contacted the "offender" and tried to work things out first??? Just curious if somebody tried to work something out, and be neighborly, or just went straight to the authorities... IMO, the authorities should be the last resort...
I didn't look at the ticket, so I don't know if its a fine, or just a warning... Ironic though, because I am pretty sure I saw the "offender" driving one of the cars yesterday or the day before (I think the CC&Rs state "72 hours")...
#2
Posted 29 December 2008 - 02:26 PM
If it was a neighbor, it would be neighborly to let someone else know if they were parked illegally (seeing the other thread under Folsom General discussion, I let my visiting father-in-law know to park his car so that he wasn't on the curb, since they've been ticketing for that lately).
It all depends on the circumstance(s), the violation (blocking a fire hydrant is the one that fires me up, and EVERYONE should know better) and, maybe, the frequency of the violation. If it was a neighbor, there is also the possibility (not saying right or wrong) that one party may have felt that they wanted to avoid a confrontation, whether that fear is/ was warranted or not.
It might just be the case (and I am behind the PD's efforts, if this is the case) that the PD is out looking to enforce parking violations to drum up more revenue for the City during a time of budget cuts. Enforcing the law is a good thing, although, in the Spirit of the Season, I guess they could have used December as a "warning" month and then dropped the hammer on violators starting in the new year. Then again, our City needs the flow.
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#3
Posted 29 December 2008 - 02:53 PM
#4
Posted 29 December 2008 - 02:57 PM
give me a break, water running down the gutters having to make a minor detour around car tires does not ever cause any kind of water backup problems.
Let's be real folks!!!
#5
Posted 29 December 2008 - 02:59 PM
#6
Posted 29 December 2008 - 03:06 PM
#7
Posted 29 December 2008 - 03:14 PM
Let's be real folks!!!
I am REAL and I have real issues with water backing up into my yard when the flow is blocked... The city does nothing to help as I have tried. It has caused flooding in my front and back yards.
#8
Posted 29 December 2008 - 03:35 PM
Storm drains backing up is a real problem, car tires in the gutter path is not.
Be real!!!
#9
Posted 30 December 2008 - 11:11 AM
I looked closer, and they are City of Folsom parking citations (I couldn't read what the violation was because it was a faint carbon copy). The cars aren't on the sidewalk...
But they are parked for extended periods of time (one gets driven about every week, but the other rarely seems to move). They are nice condition and they don't really look "abandoned" (and I see them everyday)...
I think the City should require builders to build larger garages when they build new homes... Not that it would totally help, but I know my garage, even when completely empty of storage, is a tight fit for my family's cars... I know my garage door is only 15 feet wide, whereas the "typical" door is 16 feet wide... I guess Forecast homes saved a few dollars with the smaller doors (I have seen other Forecats Homes in different cities that also use the 15-foot wide doors).
#10
Posted 30 December 2008 - 11:18 AM
Not knowing the specifics, I would have to agree with Bill, that car tires in the gutter should not cause a significant backup of water... Some backup, sure, but the area blocked by the tires is not very significant, and water will flow around before backing up over the curb(usually, under most circumstances)...
Then again, I know MANY people that "assume" that the rolled curb is meant to be driven onto when parking (nothing to do with water flow)... Afterall, why wouldn't the curb be the old-style vertical curb if they (the city) didn't expect/intend car tires to easily roll up it???
#11
Posted 30 December 2008 - 12:05 PM
I'm guessing to improve the asthetics and safety at driveway entrances. But I'd question the developer's installation of the sidewalks if a car tire is causing the water to flow into your yard -- i.e. does the sidewalk and street have proper grading to the curb? A properly poured curb should be able to channel plenty of water around a 7" obstacle. I know if folks who live on the low spot of a street who have flooding issues, but it's not the fault of any cars parked there. Again, it was the fault of the developers for not correctly identifying the locations for the storm drains.
On a similar note, I know you can't leave a trailer or boat parked for more than three days unhitched. So there is a law for cars that are left for three days? Without marking the tires with chalk, how do they know the cars were undriven for three days? Our vehicles stay in the driveway most of the year, but I'd be miff'd if I went out of town on business for the week and came back to find a ticket on my car in front of the house.
If it's a CC&R issue, the FPD shouldn't be enforcing it anyways, that should be left to the HOA to resolve, correct?
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#12
Posted 30 December 2008 - 12:10 PM
Just look around town and see how many "for lease" signs are out there...dozens. The city needs to create income somehow.
#13
Posted 30 December 2008 - 12:25 PM
Just look around town and see how many "for lease" signs are out there...dozens. The city needs to create income somehow.
How about fining the folsomsingles.com company for littering?
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#14
Posted 30 December 2008 - 01:38 PM
That would be a good thing. Their signs are everywhere.
#15
Posted 30 December 2008 - 03:43 PM
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