Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:34:17 -0500
Reply-To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject: Re: Municipal camper bans
In-Reply-To: <254152.44394.qm@web82707.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Sheesh. Makes me happy to be in Virginia, where I can park my
Vanagons in my driveway, or lawn or on the street and not get hassled.
Of course, the neighbor requested that I not leave my trailer in
front of HIS house, and being neighborly, I complied. But I wasn't
legally required to do so.
Of course, if I park on the street, the car has to have its personal
property tax kept up to date and have legal tags. If I park on my
driveway (private property) I don't have to have legal tags.
On Dec 11, 2007, at 2:15 PM, David Kao wrote:
> I am in San Jose, California. This city has had something in civil
> code
> like that too. But the code disallows parking of RV on the street
> longer than 72 hours. If it is a trailer then it is not allowed on
> the drive way either.
>
> I have a Vanagon GL and a Westy. I looked at the registration paper
> from DMV there is nothing on the Westy's paper that is different from
> the paper for the GL. It says nothing about RV, camper, etc. In fact
> it is just like my Passat. I don't think if I somehow someday park
> my Westy in Oakland the cops can legally tell from the license plate
> that it is a RV. You can argue that it is a car, a van, and you pay
> no less registration fee and do no fewer smog checks. He, he, LOL.
>
> David
>
> --- Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
>
>> Folks,
>>
>> Have any of you ever dealt with this kind of a problem? My city,
>> Oakland,
>> CA, is very seriously considering a ban on camper parking within
>> the city
>> limits, apparently following the lead of Santa Barbara and other
>> places.
>> This ban would include Vanagon Campmobiles such as the type owned
>> by yours
>> truly. Obviously, I'm concerned.
>>
>> Does anyone have experience with this kind of thing? Can cities of
>> this size
>> get away with such ordinances, which would prohibit even non-city
>> residents
>> from parking their RV's, etc., for even a few minutes on city
>> streets?
>>
>> The first offense is $250; the second, towing. It would apply even
>> to a
>> Vanagon Weekender without a poptop, as long as it has anything inside
>> intended for camping (per Calif. vehicle code.)
>>
>> If this passes, I can't keep my Westy. Is that unbelievable or what?
>>
>> If you have any interest in it, read Chip Johnson's article in the
>> SF Chronicle.
>>
>> Geza
>>
>
>
>
>
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