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Illegal to park on your own driveway?
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| TO guy |
This one's insane.
from citynews.ca
| quote: | New Markham Law Makes It Illegal For Homeowners To Park On Own Driveways
Wednesday June 28, 2006
It's an idea only politicians could endorse - making it illegal to park in your own driveway.
But it's now the official rule in Markham, where leaving your car on part of your own property can result in you getting a ticket.
Local councillors passed the regulation Tuesday night, banning any expanded driveways in the city and issuing a warning to those whose parking space currently covers more than 75 percent of their front yard.
If they leave their cars on that extra width, they'll be issued tickets for the offence. And fines could range as high as $1,500.
Under the changes, the maximum allowed measurement of a driveway is the width of a garage door plus an additional two metres. Or it could be 6.1 metres, but only if at least 40 percent of their yard is devoted to green space.
And they'll also be tagged if they park on the street overnight without a permit - a license that costs at least $70 a month.
The plan is designed to prevent Markham from turning into a paved over concrete jungle. It's estimated there are at least 17,000 expanded driveways in the area, where parking is tight. But when council refused to exempt those who already had their space expanded, it raised a furor among voters.
CityNews first told you about the plan last April. And residents weren't happy about it. "It's absolutely insane, asinine," fumed Peter Sommer, one of those affected. "Nobody can understand the logic of what these people are trying to do."
"What was the big problem?" railed one homeowner as he addressed town councillors in a meeting, desperately trying to get them to reconsider. "Somebody sitting at home was complaining that somebody else's driveway was bothering them? Why can't they mind their own business?"
But from now on, they'll be minding other people's business. And it could cost them all.
Officials insist they'll issue warnings at first, before seriously enforcing the law in 2008. |
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| Cosmic Fur |
Holy crap. A new low.
And the justification for that is the prevention of a concrete jungle in Markham? Gaaaaaayy. The only people who would spend th emoney to extend their driveway are the ones who need the extra space because of extra cars. This is nothing more than a blatant ing tax on the people who own multiple vehicles. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
Actually, I think this is a good idea. Living in Milton, I see a lot of people who have taken the small front yard they have and have paved over it so they don't have to bother mowing it.
When you pave over all this land you are creating huge problems. The amount of water run off is just one problem...since the water can't be absorbed into the ground it is entering the sewer system and the system cannot handle all this water and it is causing sewer back ups in houses....the costs to insurance companies and health concerns for the people living in the houses are huge. Not to mention all the run off pollution that is making its way to the lakes. |
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| weema |
| quote: | | "Somebody sitting at home was complaining that somebody else's driveway was bothering them? Why can't they mind their own business?" |
No . When is this madness going to stop? People have too much freaking free time that they worry about complete bull such as this. And what kind of clowns do these towns have in the town councilling meetings that sit around and dont' have anything better to do than to spat out nonsense laws like this. Frustratating.. |
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| joinT |
| let's go pour asphalt all over the councillors lawns.. |
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| TO guy |
I think its more about this....
| quote: | | And they'll also be tagged if they park on the street overnight without a permit - a license that costs at least $70 a month. |
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| Skipper |
They are being fined because they are violating an existing law about driveways.
The headline is purposely sensationalist.
I echo what ChemEnhanced said...not only that, but in a residential neighborhood like markham, paving one's driveway and parking cars across it can be a total eyesore and decrease property values of neighboring homes.. |
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| El Kay Dee |
*paging JayX1's plane ticket out of here*
ridiculous nonetheless |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| Personally, I think the people who have increased their driveways without proper authorization from the city should pay a fine and the driveway should be torn up. |
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| weema |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
They are being fined because they are violating an existing law about driveways.
The headline is purposely sensationalist.
I echo what ChemEnhanced said...not only that, but in a residential neighborhood like markham, paving one's driveway and parking cars across it can be a total eyesore and decrease property values of neighboring homes.. |
Yah existing law ...since Tuesday!
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Local councillors passed the regulation Tuesday night
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This nothing more than another excuse to introduce useless laws because someone doesnt have something better to do and wants a fast cash grab. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| so many narrow minded people.....not every law passed is to get your money. |
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| Stingray |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
Personally, I think the people who have increased their driveways without proper authorization from the city should pay a fine and the driveway should be torn up. |
But Scott, my bad influence, they arent making it illegal to pave over your lawn. They are making it illegal to park on that paved lawn. |
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