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Old 08-26-2010, 09:56 PM
 
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Did I read that right? I was looking for housing around there, but I guess not anymore.......

If I did read correctly, is there some reason for this? I am glad I read about it because I would have never in my life would have thought to ask if a pickup truck would be allowed in an area.

I do not own one, nor plan on buying one, but rather not reside around people with this type of mentality. I better start my list of questions for when I start house hunting, maybe some place does not allow red cars? White cats?

Just crazy!
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Old 08-26-2010, 10:00 PM
 
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Well, I like that idea of not allowing certain things in certain places. Such rules, keep in balance the order, the concept, the look, and the tradition of a place.
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Old 08-26-2010, 10:35 PM
 
Location: Miami/ Washington DC
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I have never heard of this before. Can you provide a link of this law? Is this the city or a certain neighborhood. Makes NO sense at all. I doubt this is true.
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Old 08-26-2010, 10:39 PM
 
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I do believe it is commercial trucks being parked in driveways, not just your garden variety pick up, and I do believe I read some place even that had been relaxed some. Your agent should be up to date on this kind of information.

No need to start hysteria over something that isn't true
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Old 08-26-2010, 11:10 PM
 
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Here is an old article:

Appeals Court Finds Ugly Implications in City's Anti-Truck Law - washingtonpost.com




Up-to-date;

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/25/1792147/citys-ban-on-overnight-truck-parking.html (broken link)
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Old 08-27-2010, 03:37 AM
 
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I support that law.

Just like I said : "Declaring that communities may pass ordinances to enhance neighborhood aesthetics..."

"These ordinances make perfect sense and are rationally related to

maintaining and enhancing the residential character and the aesthetics of the City’s

neighborhoods because any vehicle that was designed for commercial use,

regardless of whether it is used for commercial purposes, looks the same and is

likely to be used to store and carry bulk material exposed to public view.

The “attractiveness of a community . . . [is] of

prime concern to the whole people and therefore affect[s] the welfare of all.”
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Old 08-27-2010, 05:45 AM
 
Location: United States of America
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As long as it's not a commercial truck I don't see why there would be a problem. It's true that Coral Gable city ordinances keep the place looking like it does, but some of them are just plain stupid.
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Old 08-27-2010, 07:28 AM
 
Location: Hialeah
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There is a guy who has been fighting this for a long time. I think he is trying to push his agenda more so than being a poor worker who cannot afford anything more befitting of Coral Gables than an older Ford F-150.
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Old 08-27-2010, 07:54 AM
 
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Did I read that right? I was looking for housing around there, but I guess not anymore.......

If I did read correctly, is there some reason for this? I am glad I read about it because I would have never in my life would have thought to ask if a pickup truck would be allowed in an area.

I do not own one, nor plan on buying one, but rather not reside around people with this type of mentality. I better start my list of questions for when I start house hunting, maybe some place does not allow red cars? White cats?

Just crazy!
Coral Gables zoning code provides that one may not park an open-bed truck (for personal or commercial use) on the street, or uncovered on residential property, between the hours of 7:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. This means that if you have a pick-up truck, you have to park it in your garage during these hours. Even if you park it in your own driveway, you could get a ticket. I assume that the reason for this is aesthetic; many residents don't wish for "work trucks" to be present in their neighborhoods during non-work hours.
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Old 08-27-2010, 09:09 AM
 
Location: Houston, Tx
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I remember back when this made news many years ago. I thought it was a terrible errosion of private property rights back then and I still feel that way now. Even ignoring the snobish elitism factor, allowing this kind of ordanance for 'asthetic' reasons is a dangerous precedent. What they are really saying here is "we don't want working class people in our neighborhood". It's a small step from 'working class people' tp minority groups. Oh, they won't SAY that but there are lots of ways to target certain groups of people without having to explicitly mention race. What about ugly people? Fat people? Can a neighborhood require you to have a gym membership to live there? Could they require you to attend a minimum number of times a month? Where does it end? It used to be once you bought a piece of land it was actually yours. It seems that concept is gone. Thank God I live in Houston now with no zoning laws and few ordanances. If seeing the occasional purple house ( ) is the price I have to pay for defending private property rights then so be it.
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