Large vehicles could be banned from neighborhoods
Should commercial truck parking be banned in residential areas? The county board of supervisors is considering amendments to the county code that would prohibit large vans, pick-up trucks, box trucks, and other vehicles more than 21 feet long, more than 102 inches wide, and more than eight feet high from parking on residential streets.
Those measurements would include attachments, such as ladders. Exemptions would be allowed for moving vehicles and U-Hauls for up to 48 hours and vehicles transporting people with disabilities. Dump trucks, 18-wheelers, and other vehicles with a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or more are already restricted from parking on residential streets.
A public hearing is expected to be scheduled for Dec. 7. If approved, the restrictions would take effect Feb. 1. You can obtain a copy of the draft policy change from Supervisor Penny Gross’s office, 703/256-7717, [email protected].
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Unfortunately I couldn't find the proposed legislation on the county's website, so I have a couple of questions.
What about RVs or are the rules meant for commercial vehicles only? How will anyone know a truck used for family camping from one used for a business? Please don't say its a new licensing authority.
Will vehicles that convey people with disabilities be allowed to do other things? Suppose the vehicle conveys the disabled only two hours a day twice a week and after that is used for personal use (or a housepainting business)?
What if your conveyance of the disabled is a for-profit business? So that business can park at home, but its contractor neighbor cannot.
These new regulations don't sound fair to me and will just add another layer of local burearcracy to manage the permitting and enforcement. We're supposed to be looking for ways to cut costs, not increase them. And this, for something that, in my opinion, is a non-problem.
At least it will give the Neighborhood Association folks something new to worry over.