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Originally Posted by Barefoot
[ Public roads, like most of our streets, come under the county. There are a few (very few) parking restrictions in Lake, Marion and Sumter Counties on the books today, usually concerning how near fire hydrants you can park, etc.
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It's that simple .... parking on the street is a County matter and is permitted unless there is a safety issue! I personally feel the ambiance is much nicer if everyone parks in their garage. But of course there may be times you need parking for guests.
By the way, if you have a temporary need for additional parking, you can request a pass from a Rec Center to park in their parking lot for 3 days, or a Regional Rec Center to park for a week.[/QUOTE]
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Originally Posted by Challenger
Without a county ordinance, I don't believe that parking can be restricted on a public street. In areas where there are non dedicated streets, the contracting parties ,ie property owners subject to restrictions because of covenants etc. can be bound to each other to follow the " rules" but these agreements would have no effect on non contracting parties as to the use of publicly owned property. Usually govt bodies will only restrict street parking for real( not imagined ) safety considerations.
If my statements are correct, it would be difficult to determine what car was or wasn't subject to enforcement action on a public street.
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Barefoot and Challenger - I believe you nailed it.
An attorney recently told me that at some point in time, most developer roads are turned over to the county. Clouding the issue are some roads North of 466, possibly in Marion County, that were not turned over. My guess is on those roads not turned over, parking restrictions might be enforceable through the covenants. There are very few in this category. This might explain why parking restrictions may still be selectively enforced in certain neighborhoods.
The county can pass what is equivalent to an ordinance to establish restrictions such as; no parking in roadway at anytime, parking on one side only, alternate side parking and time restricted parking ie: No Parking between 12am and 6am. They usually require a notification to the property owners of the street effected and a public hearing to allow residents to express their views. I have seen parking restrictions established based on a petition from a specific neighborhood but never one on a jurisdiction wide basis for obvious reasons.
One potential drawback to petitioning for parking restrictions in your neighborhood would be the mandatory posting of signs defining the restriction. Many believe the required signage is a worse eyesore than parked cars.