Should street-side/on-street parking be included in the property of homeowners? (suburban, houses)
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No. Because the streets themselves are a common good, so their repair and upkeep should be paid for through city/county/state taxes. But property owners in many cities co have parking permits that let only property owners in the neighborhood park their cars there overnight, which nis good for busy crowded cities like Chicago, which has this in
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No. Because the streets themselves are a common good, so their repair and upkeep should be paid for through city/county/state taxes. But property owners in many cities co have parking permits that let only property owners in the neighborhood park their cars there overnight, which nis good for busy crowded cities like Chicago, which has this in
parts.
But, does the "common good" argument extend to parking next to houses in a neighborhood?
I'm not even sure that argument makes sense for streets within neighborhoods, as they are mostly only used by individuals who live in that neighborhood. (I'm thinking of suburban neighborhoods in this case)
Should street-side/on-street parking be included in the property of homeowners?
If the road frontage of the house is less than needed to safely park the 2 or 3 cars the residents will have
PLUS leave room for 1 or 2 visitor cars to park then some OTHER place to park should be required.
Driveways, alley access to rear yards etc might work OK for that.
Last edited by MrRational; 11-28-2012 at 04:56 PM..
I'm confused by the question, if you don't mean on street parking. Here in the historic district of Savannah, unlimited on street parking requires a sticker, which costs $110. a year. Many houses do not have driveways or garages, so it stands to reason that a homeowner should be able to reserve one, two or three parking spaces on their street. I do not have that situation, but if I did, I would gladly pay for stickers, but if I did, I damn well better have a spot on the street when I get home.
If the road frontage of the house is less than needed to safely park the 2 or 3 cars the residents will have PLUS leave room for some visitors to park then some OTHER place to park should be required.
People visiting don't all come at once, why should extra space be required for people who don't live there? My place definitely doesn't have enough space for every resident plus any visitors to park in that situation, but there's usually a few spaces left on the street. If a visitor can park with a block or two of my street it should be fine in most situations. Or in most places, squeeze in the driveway.
In a city it would never happen because there are utilities underground in the streets. Water, sewer, gas, phone lines, electrical lines, etc. If a property owner "owned" the road in front of the house it would be a planning nightmare for any utility to do any work.
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