Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does this issue come up all the time? It’s a public street. People can park anywhere. If you don’t like what they are doing, go knock on the door and tell them to move their car.

It comes up because it is basic etiquette to park in front of your own house. Not a law, but etiquette.

Literally no. You ATA in this situation.

Anonymous wrote:Why does this issue come up all the time? It’s a public street. People can park anywhere. If you don’t like what they are doing, go knock on the door and tell them to move their car.

No, they can't. In Alexandria no vehicle can remain in the same location on the street for a period greater than 72 hours. I call them in all the time. Also, just be a decent person and leave the spot in front of someone's house for them if you can.

how about you park in front of his house?

problem solved

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does this issue come up all the time? It’s a public street. People can park anywhere. If you don’t like what they are doing, go knock on the door and tell them to move their car.

I know it's a public street and I would tell them to move it if I needed the space but it's not encroaching yet but I know it's encroaching on our next door neighbors space. He's older and parking aways away from his house. It's just rude. Our street is narrow and with four cars space is limited. Since the street is narrow there should be more etiquette to park in their driveway or garage.

You'd tell them to move out of a legal parking spot on a public street because you want to park there? Because they are "encroaching?"

OK.

If the front of their house is car less and they're parking for weeks on end in front of my house yes I would tell them to stop and make it known they're being rude because I take care of a senior parent who needs that space. They are encroaching with their rude etiquette.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does this issue come up all the time? It’s a public street. People can park anywhere. If you don’t like what they are doing, go knock on the door and tell them to move their car.

I know it's a public street and I would tell them to move it if I needed the space but it's not encroaching yet but I know it's encroaching on our next door neighbors space. He's older and parking aways away from his house. It's just rude. Our street is narrow and with four cars space is limited. Since the street is narrow there should be more etiquette to park in their driveway or garage.

You'd tell them to move out of a legal parking spot on a public street because you want to park there? Because they are "encroaching?"

OK.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does this issue come up all the time? It’s a public street. People can park anywhere. If you don’t like what they are doing, go knock on the door and tell them to move their car.

It comes up because it is basic etiquette to park in front of your own house. Not a law, but etiquette.

NP, and completely agree with you. Additionally annoying because he works from home and drives maybe once a week to run an errand.

It’s rude. If I need to park in front of someone’s home and I see that space in front of mine opens up, I move my car. It’s poor neighborly etiquette to leave your car parked in front of someone else’s home when there’s space in front of yours.

Anonymous wrote:The reality is we have no idea why they do it OP. People have different reasons for doing things.

Not true. It's because they come from cultures who don't respect customs, social norms or common courtesies.

Anonymous wrote:Since they finished remodeling they have parked their cars next to the neighbor next to them and a few doors down where we live right across the street ( it's a narrow road so cars parked on opposite sides makes it even tighter). Is this just to be rude? Why would they do this?

First or second generation foreigners?

The reality is we have no idea why they do it OP. People have different reasons for doing things.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does this issue come up all the time? It’s a public street. People can park anywhere. If you don’t like what they are doing, go knock on the door and tell them to move their car.

I know it's a public street and I would tell them to move it if I needed the space but it's not encroaching yet but I know it's encroaching on our next door neighbors space. He's older and parking aways away from his house. It's just rude. Our street is narrow and with four cars space is limited. Since the street is narrow there should be more etiquette to park in their driveway or garage.

As long as they are obeying the law by moving their car every 72hrs., then you have no leg to complain about where they park their car.
They pay the same taxes as you do to use the PUBLIC street.

Honestly, this is not something that should even be an issue for you.

Or anyone for that matter.

How do you have so many open parking spaces that this is a concern? I park where there's an open spot on my street that I can fit into. Sometimes that's near my house and sometimes it's not. I have a fire hydrant in front of my house so I literally cannot park in front of my house and must park in front of someone elses. It's a public street and I could care less who parks where, I mostly am just annoyed if there are so few parking spaces that I cannot park on my street at all, which happens occasionally.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does this issue come up all the time? It’s a public street. People can park anywhere. If you don’t like what they are doing, go knock on the door and tell them to move their car.

It comes up because it is basic etiquette to park in front of your own house. Not a law, but etiquette.

Yet, spiteful people with no lives keep being rude, and parking where they don't belong.

Our neighbors have a double wide driveway but park their three cars on the (yes, public) street that has 10 spots for 9 homes. They do it so their staff can park in their driveway, come and go, and not get ticketed or have to move their cars throughout the day.

Of course it’s annoying when other residents have to park a block away but no one can do anything about it.

C’est la vie.

Anonymous wrote:Why does this issue come up all the time? It’s a public street. People can park anywhere. If you don’t like what they are doing, go knock on the door and tell them to move their car.

It comes up because it is basic etiquette to park in front of your own house. Not a law, but etiquette.

You don’t own the public street. Your neighbor can park wherever he wants. I don’t understand why this irritates people as much as this does. I lived in San Francisco and I was just happy to get a parking spot, I just walked over to my building. There was no reserving spots because it was in front of where you lived. If it bothers you, then get a single family home with a garage.