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Subject: [EXTERNAL MAIL]Whiting Avenue/Early Morning Parking Exemption Date: Saturday, March 18, 2023 8:43:42 AM
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I was at the Transportation and Circulation Commission meeting of March 6, 2023 where the commission fortunately voted against allowing cars to park overnight. Prior to that time, I was approached by a neighbor to sign the petition to allow overnight parking. Against my better judgement, I signed the petition. However, after attending the commission meeting, I approached Jeffrey Chinchilla and advised him I was against this petition and wished the overnight parking restriction to remain in place.
Unfortunately, I will be babysitting April 4 in San
Diego and can’t commit to even calling in as the kids dictate the schedule. That’s why I am writing this email.
We moved to this neighborhood with my mum and dad in 1970 and, at that time, it was a bedroom community with single family housing.
Over the years, it has changed. Houses have been razed, apartments built, and houses have become rentals. Whatever happened to consideration and courtesy? There was a time when neighbors would ask if they could park in front of your house in a particular situation. I DO understand people’s plights with the parking, however, I don’t understand why, when the city allows all this building, parking isn’t factored into the equation. A neighbor down the street on the north side actually built a driveway at the very front of their house to avoid parking on the street.
At the commission meeting, one of the neighbors said they were building a 3 bedroom unit above their garage, I believe, and also putting in an ADU. Why does the city allow this, but doesn’t factor in parking for all these people that will be living there? I have been told the State of California likes to take the money but that the parking becomes everyone’s problem.
Everyone has a parking space. I even let one of them park their car in my driveway.
There is pride of ownership here, on my part. Plus, I would like to have parking available during the daytime if family and friends visit. Basically, in paying taxes, I feel that I’m paying for parking in front of my own house! Why should friends and family members have to go looking for parking if the spots in front of my house are filled? There is a gentleman renter next door who has a business trailer hooked to his truck and he takes some of my parking, but I know that if I need the parking I can ask him and he will move it to allow for more spaces. We’ve had people from Wilshire parking all their cars and people from Whiting to the east of Highland parking here. I have had people use this for their personal long term parking space for 6 nights or 12 nights, whatever, without moving.
Believe me, it happens frequently.
The reason I want this restriction is so that I am able to call the PD to ticket if they have parked here more than 3 nights. Particularly, when I know they don’t even live on my street. If that restriction is removed, it’s a known fact that they will play games with the PD and just move their car around to avoid the parking ticket. (There are people who do that now.) Currently, when one calls the PD, they ticket that day. If this restriction is removed, we have to wait 72 hours to call, then the PD has to wait 72 hours. That’s when the games begin.
Good for those people that are building units. I’m sure this helps in paying their mortgage, and, again, I do understand their plight, but I also have rights as a homeowner.
One of the commission members said, “Be careful what you wish for”, and that is absolutely true.