Bella Vista

Cars parked on the street

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  • miko
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  • Tampa, FL
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i was told  by @ greenacre  that there is nothing in the bylaws regarding parking  in the street and that in fact it is lawful to park on public streets albeit not very conscientious to your neighbors....i was told this when i complained about the lawn service guys parking 1/2 in grass 1/2 in street fishing instead of doing lawn maintenance.......nothing in bylaws , nothing in bylaws, nothing in bylaws, that is the primary answer, secondary is, we are trying to keep legal fees down.....bottom line nothing will be done, i did speak nicely to my accross the street neighbor  who was parking in the street daily to leave their driveway empty for their children to play....this conversation resulted in about a 50% decrease in the problem,,,,,ill take it   .................

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  • pstreicher
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  • Tampa, FL
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There is this car that has been parked on the street often near my home.  Its there over night sometimes too.  I want to get my T's crossed before I go asking if the car could be parked in the driveway if its going to be left there overnight and sometimes not moved for a couple days.

It's such a pain to get out of the driveway when my husband car is in our driveway too.

Is there rules to leaving a car parked on the road??

If it were me I would make an attempt to go over and talk to the neighbor of which the car belongs and kindly ask them if they could park it in the driveway and explain to them the difficulty you have with trying to back out. It's a hard thing to have to do but sometimes people really don't know they are creating a problem and with a little nudging will respond well to you. But, then there are those times that you will get a gruff response and you are stuck with the problem. Then, the only avenue would be to get support from other neighbors and have a group of people confront this owner and suggest that if the car is not parked on the driveway that a towing service can be called to take care of the parking for them. If anyone else has an idea, please post it here.

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  • pstreicher
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  • Tampa, FL
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i was told  by @ greenacre  that there is nothing in the bylaws regarding parking  in the street and that in fact it is lawful to park on public streets albeit not very conscientious to your neighbors....i was told this when i complained about the lawn service guys parking 1/2 in grass 1/2 in street fishing instead of doing lawn maintenance.......nothing in bylaws , nothing in bylaws, nothing in bylaws, that is the primary answer, secondary is, we are trying to keep legal fees down.....bottom line nothing will be done, i did speak nicely to my accross the street neighbor  who was parking in the street daily to leave their driveway empty for their children to play....this conversation resulted in about a 50% decrease in the problem,,,,,ill take it   .................

I didn't see your post before I posted a moment ago. I believe there IS something in the bylaws and also in the county ordinances. It has to do with emergency vehicles being able to get through the street. I'll have to remember later to find these and post them for all to see.

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  • rich95
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  • Hillsborough County, FL
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Every newsletter I have ever seen at Bella Vista reminds everyone there is no overnight parking and Paul is correct-it is in the bylaws.

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