Garage Parking
I certainly do understand the ''insufficient space'' statement. That in fact was a point that I was trying to make, which is, there are many garages so filled with other items that vehicles cannot be parked in them. I believe that if the vehicle can physically fit into the garage, then the garage should be cleaned to permit this. For those with two vehicles, both of which cannot fit into the garage at the same time, I certainly support one vehicle being parked in the garage, with the other on the driveway. I personally drive a 3/4 ton Suburban with rear spoiler. It fits into what is (I think) a standard garage.
I don't want you or anyone else to believe that I am someone who is a ''mad dog'' when it comes to CC&R enforcement. I personally like them because I believe that if they are adequate and enforced, then all of our property value is protected and we all stand to gain if we ever decide to sell our homes. By protected, I mean that I can reasonably expect the association members who are elected by the WPTC residents, to enforce CC&R's, and protect this community, preventing it from becoming like some of the nearby neighborhoods. There are some CC&R's which are restrictive, and some residents would just as soon ignore them. Yet until they are changed by a democratic vote process of all the residents, they are the rules that everyone who lives here has agreed to abide by. There are those who choose to ignore the rules, and I believe that our Board and the Management Company are making great strides in correcting these abuses. I know that I have seen an improvement. Yet there remain residents that will push the Board to and beyond their limits and remain eyesores, or cause safety concerns, for everyone. Compliance with the CC&R's is agreed to by the new homeowner even before they move in. The fact that our Board must take legal action to obtain compliance is really too bad. But again, to prevent the degradation of our neighborhood, it is necessary.
I attempt to attend our Board meetings whenever possible, and I urge all my neighbors to do the same. It is enlightening to see some of the mundane CC&R violations that take up not only the Board's time, but also the paid time of the management company.
I certainly do understand the ''insufficient space'' statement. That in fact was a point that I was trying to make, which is, there are many garages so filled with other items that vehicles cannot be parked in them. I believe that if the vehicle can physically fit into the garage, then the garage should be cleaned to permit this. For those with two vehicles, both of which cannot fit into the garage at the same time, I certainly support one vehicle being parked in the garage, with the other on the driveway. I personally drive a 3/4 ton Suburban with rear spoiler. It fits into what is (I think) a standard garage.
I don't want you or anyone else to believe that I am someone who is a ''mad dog'' when it comes to CC&R enforcement. I personally like them because I believe that if they are adequate and enforced, then all of our property value is protected and we all stand to gain if we ever decide to sell our homes. By protected, I mean that I can reasonably expect the association members who are elected by the WPTC residents, to enforce CC&R's, and protect this community, preventing it from becoming like some of the nearby neighborhoods. There are some CC&R's which are restrictive, and some residents would just as soon ignore them. Yet until they are changed by a democratic vote process of all the residents, they are the rules that everyone who lives here has agreed to abide by. There are those who choose to ignore the rules, and I believe that our Board and the Management Company are making great strides in correcting these abuses. I know that I have seen an improvement. Yet there remain residents that will push the Board to and beyond their limits and remain eyesores, or cause safety concerns, for everyone. Compliance with the CC&R's is agreed to by the new homeowner even before they move in. The fact that our Board must take legal action to obtain compliance is really too bad. But again, to prevent the degradation of our neighborhood, it is necessary.
I attempt to attend our Board meetings whenever possible, and I urge all my neighbors to do the same. It is enlightening to see some of the mundane CC&R violations that take up not only the Board's time, but also the paid time of the management company.
