Unmoved or stored vehicles on the street (Albuquerque: apartments, HOA)

[lfopy]

My neighbor has parked a flatbed truck on the street, unmoved, for about a month. Just looks bad. Is there an ordinance against "storing" a vehicle on the street? This is a residential neighborhood in SE Albuquerque.
Thanks.

[Poncho_NM]

Does it have a valid license plate/registration sticker?

Are you sure it is "stored"?

FAQs — City of Albuquerque Look at the code enforcement portion. I would just call code enforcement: 505-924-3850

[lfopy]

License looks like regular NM plate. Haven't checked registration sticker.
I don't know what else to call a vehicle that has not been moved for a month other than "stored".
Thank you for the code enforce number

[Poncho_NM]

Originally Posted by lfopy

License looks like regular NM plate. Haven't checked registration sticker.
I don't know what else to call a vehicle that has not been moved for a month other than "stored".
Thank you for the code enforce number

I had a pick-up truck that was parked in front of my house for over 10 years. It was moved 2 to 5 times per week that entire period. It was not a junker. Someone reported it. The police came out, saw it was registered, licensed and insured. It was not a commercial vehicle. No problem. But it may depend th zoning for your area.

[ralthor]

Unless you are in a HOA or somewhere with special zoning I don't think there is any problem with parking an operable car on the side of the street.

Have you tried talking to him nicely about it? Do you have a suggestion for where he should park it?

[funkymonkey]

It's worth calling zoning, I'm not sure what the rules are, but if it's a commercial vehicle of a certain size I suspect it's not allowed.

[lfopy]

Well hmmm, interesting that most seem to think a permanently street-parked vehicle is prob okay. I heart NM :\

[funkymonkey]

Seems to be the case unless it's inoperable, commercial or an RV.

[ABQalex]

Originally Posted by lfopy

Well hmmm, interesting that most seem to think a permanently street-parked vehicle is prob okay. I heart NM :\

Why shouldn't it be okay? Parking cars on the street is perfectly fine in most places in every other state in America. Don't try to make this a quirk specific to New Mexico. Look at extreme places like New York City where it is necessary to park cars on the street due to lack of garages and driveways. In Albuquerque there are a few places where those conditions also exist, such as around the Lofts at Old Albuquerque High.

I'd wager that most neighborhoods in the specific area you mention (Southeast Albuquerque) face similar parking dilemmas/issues as the Lofts due to the density in the area and limited parking spaces, especially for visitors to the area. Cars parked on the street are quite common (and necessary, I'd say) in the really dense areas of that part of town. Most (newer) apartments are required by zoning to provide adequate parking for residents of 1 to 2 spaces per apartment (there's a formula involved, I believe it's approximately 1.5 spaces per apartment), but that still might not be enough for even residents since it is not unusual to have two, three or more cars per family nowadays.

In some cities permits are required to park on the street, but that has more to do with demand than a waver from the law. Here in Albuquerque there isn't quite the demand to necessitate permits citywide, but there's also no law against parking on the street so long as the conditions that others have already articulated are met.

I also think that cars look better parked on the street than jammed into driveways and elsewhere on front yards. You'll find that happening all over the city, mostly due to the increasing number of cars per family that I mention above.

[GregW]

I suggest checking with parking enforcement to satisfy your curiosity but just because a truck looks "unsightly" is no reason somebody should move it. Cities are tough enough to live in already without somebody whining about a truck. MYOB