Street parking in the burbs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If this sort a f thing bothers you I don’t understand why you would buy a house in the kind of neighborhood where that would happen.

New poster here.
It can happen anywhere.
We just bought a house in a neighborhood where street parking is not allowed by the HOA, but people still do.

+1 it's a never ending battle between the street parkers and the HOA. The terrible street parkers just do not care. We can put a lien on their house, have the cars ticketed etc., and they're right back at it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate it when people going to the pool in our neighborhood park 2 feet from our driveway. Virginia law requires that people park ten feet from driveways but these entitled people cram their cars right next to our driveway.

call the police



seriously, has it ever kept you from getting out of your driveway?

My neighbors actually do call the police for this, and they come out and ticket/tow.

If your street is narrow and cars are parked on both sides of the street and driveway, then no, you cannot maneuver to get out of your driveway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate it when people going to the pool in our neighborhood park 2 feet from our driveway. Virginia law requires that people park ten feet from driveways but these entitled people cram their cars right next to our driveway.

call the police



seriously, has it ever kept you from getting out of your driveway?

My neighbors actually do call the police for this, and they come out and ticket/tow.

If your street is narrow and cars are parked on both sides of the street and driveway, then no, you cannot maneuver to get out of your driveway.

If the street is marked as no parking, that's one thing... but if it's not on what justification can they ticket?

Also, you didn't really answer the question—have you ever been blocked?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are we talking about random people visiting your neighbors or you?

Or are you talking about neighbors who park their own car in front of your house instead of their own when there is plenty of open space?

The former does not bother me, the latter does. When my neighbors did this, I had my teens friends park in front of their house.

Why were you concerned about them parking in front of your house? and why was having your teens park in front of theirs such a big deal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mainly I hate when other people park in front of my house. It feels rude.

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Seriously, not this AGAIN‼️

The street is a public street meaning that anyone can use it to park their vehicle as long as they do not block someone’s driveway, do not leave their car parked in the same place more than 72 hrs., etc.

Anyone who doesn’t understand this concept is a pure idiot.

I live in Ashburn. We have a pond on one side of our street and we ocassionally have people who drop off cars there and then ubers/cabs pick them up with luggage. I think they are using Dulles and avoiding parking fees there and getting a cheaper Uber fare. I know this has happened in many neighborhoods here.

Ask to have the street zoned as resident parking... otherwise, I don't really see what the problem is. It's a public street.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate it when people going to the pool in our neighborhood park 2 feet from our driveway. Virginia law requires that people park ten feet from driveways but these entitled people cram their cars right next to our driveway.

call the police



seriously, has it ever kept you from getting out of your driveway?

My neighbors actually do call the police for this, and they come out and ticket/tow.

If your street is narrow and cars are parked on both sides of the street and driveway, then no, you cannot maneuver to get out of your driveway.

If the street is marked as no parking, that's one thing... but if it's not on what justification can they ticket?

Also, you didn't really answer the question—have you ever been blocked?

The law in Fairfax County is that cars need to be parked at least 10 feet away from the end of a driveway. There’s a reason for the law. Yes, it does make it more difficult for people to get out of their driveways, and accidents can happen when it is more difficult for drivers to maneuver.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate it when people going to the pool in our neighborhood park 2 feet from our driveway. Virginia law requires that people park ten feet from driveways but these entitled people cram their cars right next to our driveway.

call the police



seriously, has it ever kept you from getting out of your driveway?

My neighbors actually do call the police for this, and they come out and ticket/tow.

If your street is narrow and cars are parked on both sides of the street and driveway, then no, you cannot maneuver to get out of your driveway.

If the street is marked as no parking, that's one thing... but if it's not on what justification can they ticket?

Also, you didn't really answer the question—have you ever been blocked?

The law in Fairfax County is that cars need to be parked at least 10 feet away from the end of a driveway. There’s a reason for the law. Yes, it does make it more difficult for people to get out of their driveways, and accidents can happen when it is more difficult for drivers to maneuver.

yeah, it's pretty self-explanatory that cars that crowd or block a driveway would, you know, crowd or block a driveway... I'm asking have YOU ever been blocked in?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People who get annoyed by a vehicle parked directly in front of their house on a PUBLIC, city street have got a huge entitlement complex!!

Unless the vehicle is illegally parked (like blocking a driveway) then it has the same right to be there as the homeowner does.

First come - - first served. 👍🏽

yup. unless it's a private road, we all paid for it and so we can all park.

and also, for all the times this topic has come up here, not one person who expresses rage over a car being parked on the public street in front of their house has been able to explain why it makes them angry.

I live in a city where every spot on the street is always filled and that's fine, so this suburban stuff is a real mystery.

you must not have read the thread? they very clearly are upset it blocks their "view". Now this is a moronic take, but they did in fact say why it makes them angry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People who get annoyed by a vehicle parked directly in front of their house on a PUBLIC, city street have got a huge entitlement complex!!

Unless the vehicle is illegally parked (like blocking a driveway) then it has the same right to be there as the homeowner does.

First come - - first served. 👍🏽

yup. unless it's a private road, we all paid for it and so we can all park.

and also, for all the times this topic has come up here, not one person who expresses rage over a car being parked on the public street in front of their house has been able to explain why it makes them angry.

I live in a city where every spot on the street is always filled and that's fine, so this suburban stuff is a real mystery.

you must not have read the thread? they very clearly are upset it blocks their "view". Now this is a moronic take, but they did in fact say why it makes them angry.

Sorry, I didn't take that seriously because it didn't make very much sense. Their view of what? Sorry if I'm being dense...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are we talking about random people visiting your neighbors or you?

Or are you talking about neighbors who park their own car in front of your house instead of their own when there is plenty of open space?

The former does not bother me, the latter does. When my neighbors did this, I had my teens friends park in front of their house.

This is what we have told our kid to do when he’s upset. He believes we own the space in front of our house. The public street that anyone can park on. So when neighbors have people visiting, we tell him to go park in front of their house to feel better instead of peering out our window angrily. He never has.

Yes, there are many irrational people who are angry about people who park on a public street. Bring it up at a party, many feel this way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we talking about random people visiting your neighbors or you?

Or are you talking about neighbors who park their own car in front of your house instead of their own when there is plenty of open space?

The former does not bother me, the latter does. When my neighbors did this, I had my teens friends park in front of their house.

This is what we have told our kid to do when he’s upset. He believes we own the space in front of our house. The public street that anyone can park on. So when neighbors have people visiting, we tell him to go park in front of their house to feel better instead of peering out our window angrily. He never has.

Yes, there are many irrational people who are angry about people who park on a public street. Bring it up at a party, many feel this way.

This makes absolutely no sense. It's public property! Do they also get mad at people who drive on the street?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a kid of the suburbs, I love the idea of complaining about living in the suburbs and having cars in my field of vision.

My neighbor (Eleanor!) planted a holly bush that is aggressively growing across the front of the yard and overhangs the road a foot or more. Nobody parks there a second time after they discover the scratches on their car. You can complain and might even get the county to trim it back to the curb but it only takes a couple months to grow back.

Ruin your front yard to own strangers you don't know using public property...

and people wonder why we think everyone who lives in the burbs is nuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate it when people going to the pool in our neighborhood park 2 feet from our driveway. Virginia law requires that people park ten feet from driveways but these entitled people cram their cars right next to our driveway.

call the police



seriously, has it ever kept you from getting out of your driveway?

My neighbors actually do call the police for this, and they come out and ticket/tow.

If your street is narrow and cars are parked on both sides of the street and driveway, then no, you cannot maneuver to get out of your driveway.

If the street is marked as no parking, that's one thing... but if it's not on what justification can they ticket?

Also, you didn't really answer the question—have you ever been blocked?

Reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit.

If I said my neighbors have this issue then yes, they have been blocked in. I didn’t share any information about my driveway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we talking about random people visiting your neighbors or you?

Or are you talking about neighbors who park their own car in front of your house instead of their own when there is plenty of open space?

The former does not bother me, the latter does. When my neighbors did this, I had my teens friends park in front of their house.

This is what we have told our kid to do when he’s upset. He believes we own the space in front of our house. The public street that anyone can park on. So when neighbors have people visiting, we tell him to go park in front of their house to feel better instead of peering out our window angrily. He never has.

Yes, there are many irrational people who are angry about people who park on a public street. Bring it up at a party, many feel this way.

This makes absolutely no sense. It's public property! Do they also get mad at people who drive on the street?

Lots of people get mad about cut through drivers, especially in DC proper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate it when people going to the pool in our neighborhood park 2 feet from our driveway. Virginia law requires that people park ten feet from driveways but these entitled people cram their cars right next to our driveway.

call the police



seriously, has it ever kept you from getting out of your driveway?

My neighbors actually do call the police for this, and they come out and ticket/tow.

If your street is narrow and cars are parked on both sides of the street and driveway, then no, you cannot maneuver to get out of your driveway.

If the street is marked as no parking, that's one thing... but if it's not on what justification can they ticket?

Also, you didn't really answer the question—have you ever been blocked?

Reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit.

If I said my neighbors have this issue then yes, they have been blocked in. I didn’t share any information about my driveway.

So you’ve never been blocked in? But still feel big angry about it?