San Francisco Liberals Outlaw Storing Items in Your Own Garage

[Fontucky]

That wasn't so much a theory as it was a knee-jerk reaction to an inaccurate piece of right wing troll "journalism."

[Pito_Chueco]

Originally Posted by NorCal Dude

This is a good law. I hate trashy people who park cars on the street and use a garage as a storage unit.

Even worse, people who convert garages into bed rooms and studio rentals.

If people were not so trashy there would be no need for this law.

This behavior is very common where I live (long Island), and a large number of people in this area seem to be staunch right-wingers. Could there be a connection?

[GatsbyGatz]

I can understand some of the reasoning:

This measure prevents garage-owners to consume on-street parking spaces when they have the option to store their car in a garage.

This measure encourages garage-owners to rent out under-utilized garages or convert their garages into micro-studios which will promote the use of unused space in the city and either remove more cars from the street or provide more housing.

This measure creates a disincentive to people who don't own cars to take up properties which offer parking. The city has a public interest in car-owners living in units with garages and non-car-owners to not occupy those units.

In general, the measure seems very logical. It maximizes land use and utility of land. I'm surprised so many posters here seem vehemently opposed to it when it clearly is promoting a logical use of land space. Invasive? More like a slap on the wrist for the idiots who have a garage but fill it up with blankets and clothes from when they were teenagers. Go rent a storage unit or move into a garage-less property.

[California831]

OP, come on.. An article from some biased conservative website. Hey guess what, I googled it.. and this is an old law, not some new "liberal" push to infringe on all of you civil rights. Ahahah conservatives.. they so silly!!

[silverkris]

These sort of local ordinances are common in many places. Silly for someone to try to politicize it as a liberal vs. conservative kind of thing.

[Fontucky]

It's actually a good example of local-control government at work, a concept that should send tumescence to the OP's conservative lil thingamabobber. A municipality has a unique problem with street parking, then enacts a local ordinance to help solve the issue. Did it work? I dunno, but it's area-specific and certainly doesn't sound like the heavy hand of commie pinko lib-rulls to me.

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

Not true. City of San Marino, CA - Home Page

What was this supposed to prove? Are you serious?

Established trees located on private property are subject to the tree preservation ordinance. An established tree is at least 24 inches in circumference and at least 15 feet high. Established trees cannot be removed without a City approved permit. Established trees must not be severely pruned and can only be pruned by licensed contractors, homeowners who solely perform the work themselves, or those who have passed a special City approved course in tree pruning. Illegal tree removal and pruning is considered a misdemeanor and is subject to penalty fees and/or replacement at the owners expense.

Even on your OWN property. But wait, there's more...

No automobile, boat, motor home or other vehicle may be parked or stored on a driveway visible from the street for more than 48 hours. Cars should be parked in the garage.

Each home must have a 2-car garage available for automobile storage only. Garages may not be converted to living quarters nor used for storage of non-household related items. Cars should be placed in garages at night.

Man, I need some popcorn.

Front yard fences and/or hedges may be no more than 4' high in most areas and are restricted to certain material, opacity and setback requirements. Chain link and wire fences are prohibited in front yards and street side yards. Contact the Planning and Building Department for specific details.

Sorry, but we should be able to use whatever the hell we want!

San Marino has an ordinance which prohibits all-night parking on City streets and states that no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on the street between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Information about permits to allow a vehicle to be on the street between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.

Just gets better and better doesn't it? City of San Marino, CA - Brief Ordinance Summary

[CSD610]

Originally Posted by sargentodiaz

Posted on Friday, January 10, 2014 12:54:50 PM by Beowulf9

How far will the government go to infringe on your rights?



(Excerpt) Read more at americanoverlook.com San Francisco Liberals Outlaw Storing Items in Your Own Garage | American Overlook

Where does it stop? To what level of intrusion will Democrats go to govern every level of your personal – and professional life? Will Americans ever wake up to what's happening? Okay, so it only deals with hotels and apartment houses. What comes next?

Where was this originally posted by Beowulf9?
I know a Beowulf and I wonder if this is my Beowulf or someone else's.

[DinsdalePirahna]

Quote:
Originally Posted by CA4Now View Post
Not true. City of San Marino, CA - Home Page
What was this supposed to prove? Are you serious?

Quote:
Established trees located on private property are subject to the tree preservation ordinance. An established tree is at least 24 inches in circumference and at least 15 feet high. Established trees cannot be removed without a City approved permit. Established trees must not be severely pruned and can only be pruned by licensed contractors, homeowners who solely perform the work themselves, or those who have passed a special City approved course in tree pruning. Illegal tree removal and pruning is considered a misdemeanor and is subject to penalty fees and/or replacement at the owners expense.
Even on your OWN property. But wait, there's more...
Quote:
No automobile, boat, motor home or other vehicle may be parked or stored on a driveway visible from the street for more than 48 hours. Cars should be parked in the garage.
Quote:
Each home must have a 2-car garage available for automobile storage only. Garages may not be converted to living quarters nor used for storage of non-household related items. Cars should be placed in garages at night.
Man, I need some popcorn.
Quote:
Front yard fences and/or hedges may be no more than 4' high in most areas and are restricted to certain material, opacity and setback requirements. Chain link and wire fences are prohibited in front yards and street side yards. Contact the Planning and Building Department for specific details.
Sorry, but we should be able to use whatever the hell we want!
Quote:
San Marino has an ordinance which prohibits all-night parking on City streets and states that no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on the street between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Information about permits to allow a vehicle to be on the street between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.


Blah blah blah. We had very similar rules and regulations in Lake St. Louis, Missouri. The place was so conservative that the Walmart Superstore was located on Ronald Reagan Boulevard.

So much for liberal conspiracies.