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A section of our nuisance parking code reads: "In residential areas, the storage of no more than one commercial vehicle of a rated capacity not exceeding one ton is permitted."
Which, I take to mean that you can store only one commercial vehicle on your property as long a it is not over one ton.
What about this guy:
It is obviously over one ton. The guy uses it for work (truck driver for local factory) and drives it regularly for his job. (The other one is a rental and gone now so thats not a problem) The code enforcement person reads the above ordinance to say he can't park the vehicle at his house at all ever. I read the above ordinance to say that he can't STORE the vehicle there, but he can park it there. I looked up 'store' and 'park' and they are two totally different things.
I asked a friend of mine (also a planner), and she says since it is in the nuisance parking section, that parking is implied as well as just storage. I am not sure that I agree.
What do you think? Thanks in advance for your opinions!!!
Which, I take to mean that you can store only one commercial vehicle on your property as long a it is not over one ton.
What about this guy:

It is obviously over one ton. The guy uses it for work (truck driver for local factory) and drives it regularly for his job. (The other one is a rental and gone now so thats not a problem) The code enforcement person reads the above ordinance to say he can't park the vehicle at his house at all ever. I read the above ordinance to say that he can't STORE the vehicle there, but he can park it there. I looked up 'store' and 'park' and they are two totally different things.
I asked a friend of mine (also a planner), and she says since it is in the nuisance parking section, that parking is implied as well as just storage. I am not sure that I agree.
What do you think? Thanks in advance for your opinions!!!