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cindy r
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I live in town of Dewitt, NY and in Jan 2010 they enacted a law banning any parking of RVs, trailer, boats, nothing in your driveway or yard. They have something called an overlay that will exempt certain sections of the town for parking of a RV/trailer for 22ft and under if you get a certain number of people to sign a petition (which we did for our area) They were very sneaky when this passed with only 20 votes in a meeting that was not advertised very well. They said you can park your rig up to 10 days per year. What a joke it takes a day to load and 2 days to clean and unload. Is there any way around this? I have already had to move my 20ft boat from my side yard that was parked behind a 6 ft. fence for 11 years bec. the one problem neighbor complained. Meanwhile 4 doors down sits a neighbor with 2 boats in his yard.
Bob of Darien
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I just attended the city council meeting of Darien, Illinois about this subject. They recently passed an amendment that restricts my 31' motor home to not more than 3 days on my front driveway. Mayor, City Planner, were very standoffish. It was said they don't intend to enforce the ordinance unless there is a complaint. That sounds very prejudicial. Can they do this?
sparky
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I think this is great for many Rv-ers
i used to live in Norfolk,Va it was rediculous--now I can do what ever i want--cant be seen from the road--I now live in the woods--but not everyone can do that.
Pawtucket Local Yokel
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I don't know about anywhere else, but in Pawtucket, which is on a navigable river that leads to Narragansett Bay, lots of people have boats, with many more to come. However, there are a copious number of Self-Storage companies located in old empty mill buildings that are looking to make a buck, and what better way than by "encouraging" the city council to pass an ordinance requiring tax-paying homeowners with boats and RVs to avail themselves of their service. It's a real surprise that it got shot down, but trust me, it will come up again. At $100 per month and up per site, there's a lot of money to be made renting rundown rooms and selling storage.
Blueknight
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Great work by the people of Pawtucket,RI. I hope the people in Boulder City Nevada are reading about this victory.
Robyn Kirk
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I live in California. I can't park my new travel trailer outside of my house or even in the drive because of my home owner's association and even if they did allow it there's a new cityordinance against it. I think if they took a vote it would probably be against RVs because as someone else said many are jealous of the RV owners or they think it blocks the light or obstructs the view or just spoils the neighborhood. We live in a democracy so I guess the majority should make the decision. Makes me mad but I guess you've just got to go with it. Storage costs are a big item though. Good to hear about the folks in Rhode Island.
Chesney
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Isn't it good to see RVers winning and overcoming the prejudiced officials on the city council. Many of them are just jealous that they don't have an RV or boat. Good news and let's hope it helps other groups fight for RVers rights.
Newtown
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Good for them! a victory. Now to get Mayberry-on-the-Little Miami (AKA, Newtown OH, home of the FMCA) to rethink that stupid law that have that says that all RV's must be on a poured pad behind the front edge of the home. Note: POURED PAD, not gravel, not pavers and behind the front edge of the home. Of course, this is a selective enforcement, they pick on small campers but not the very large lawncare trailers
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