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In front of my building, there's room for five cars to park comfortably between the two driveways on either side of the building. But, since there are no parking spots marked on the street, if one car parks in the wrong spot, then there's only room for four or sometimes three cars. This drives me nuts, especially at times like last Sunday night, when I came home to find four cars and a space in the middle that was about 7/8 the size of my car. Monday morning is street-cleaning on the other side of the street, so it was more crowded than usual, and I had to go down a few blocks to find a spot.
The spot I found was on a stretch between a street and a driveway that could comfortably fit three cars, but there was a car parked in such a way that only one other would fit behind it. So, I figured I would be nice and parked close to the street corner, so that when the other car moved, there would be room for two cars in front of me. But when I got back to my car on Tuesday afternoon, I found a parking ticket! (Two, actually, one for Monday afternoon and one for Tuesday afternoon. Since it was several blocks away, I couldn't see it from my house, or I would have noticed the ticket on Monday.) Tell me if you think this looks illegal:
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The citations ($40 each) were for "within 20 ft. of intersection", which is a rule I was not aware of. Twenty feet seems like a lot; I figured if I was ahead of the part where the sidewalk starts to curve toward the corner, I'd be okay. Would it be unreasonable to expect them to mark the unavailable space somehow? I would also like to be able to get email (or text or robo-call) when I get a parking ticket, but I imagine that's a bit too high-tech for them.
The spot I found was on a stretch between a street and a driveway that could comfortably fit three cars, but there was a car parked in such a way that only one other would fit behind it. So, I figured I would be nice and parked close to the street corner, so that when the other car moved, there would be room for two cars in front of me. But when I got back to my car on Tuesday afternoon, I found a parking ticket! (Two, actually, one for Monday afternoon and one for Tuesday afternoon. Since it was several blocks away, I couldn't see it from my house, or I would have noticed the ticket on Monday.) Tell me if you think this looks illegal:
( 4 photos )
The citations ($40 each) were for "within 20 ft. of intersection", which is a rule I was not aware of. Twenty feet seems like a lot; I figured if I was ahead of the part where the sidewalk starts to curve toward the corner, I'd be okay. Would it be unreasonable to expect them to mark the unavailable space somehow? I would also like to be able to get email (or text or robo-call) when I get a parking ticket, but I imagine that's a bit too high-tech for them.