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RV parking - Motorized RVs and trailers are different?

El Cajon (near San Diego) in California has a law that allows RVs to park for up to 72 hours.  This is the city and state limit.  Every 3 days owners must move parked vehicles at least one tenth of a mile.

This law doesn't apply to trailers however.  These are only allowed to park for "a reasonable period of time while loading and unloading.”

Some residents say the rules are vague and unfair however, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. "Trailers should be allowed as long as RVs, some say, because it can take hours to prepare for a trip and just as long to unload, clean and make repairs to trailers upon return."

What do you think?  Should motorized RVs and trailers be considered differently?
And what do you think of parking restriction on RVs in general?

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Readers' comments:
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harvey hetrick :   Some cities i.e.Torrance, Ca. add insult to injury. The council passed a code which allows the city to charge for those three days of parking. What happen to freedom we had in the 50's 60's and 70's. We are losing the American way, slowly every day.

Rufus :   The 72 hours applies to the whole of California, they say this is what the majority want. This is good for the storage companies.

John A :   I don't see any reason why they should be treated differently. In my area (Arizona) they are the same. 48 hours restriction. I can understand that they should not be permanently allowed to sit in the street, but I also read of towns that don't even allow them to stay on people's property, even behind the property where no one can see them!

Chris Valenta :   There are a lot of things I don't like to look at, Hummers with their Spinning wheels, the kids with their droopy pants. But this America! Land of the Free! Regulate things from a safety position not a discrimatory opinion base. It is Discriminatory by nature and should be stopped! Who is to decide what is ugly! Antioch City Council: Two voted to leave RV/Boat people alone Two voted against The mayor Chickened out and voted against and put it up for a Vote by the people. Sounds good except the Vote will cost in excess of $83,000.Insane! People have been parking their boats and RV's for Decades and no property values have dropped. What car or truck will be next? Hummers? BMW's? When all those pretty police start having their cars removed then they will ask: Why can't I park my property on my property?

Mo :   You call this a Democracy! Its a Dictatorship.

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