The Oviedo family’s two kids are home for summer, which means there are four cars parked in the driveway. This doesn’t sit well with code enforcement, which due to a recent rule change on so-called Open Space Community property can only allow two cars to be parked in each driveway.
Cobb County created Open Space Community zoning as a way to “encourage the preservation of natural resources within residential development.”
As such, a portion of the relevant review criteria for obtaining open space zoning is that “[l]ots must be designed so to accommodate on site parking for at least two vehicles.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that a recent rule change prompted the visits from code enforcement, so the on site minimum may have been changed to an on-site maximum.A reporter with WSB-TV was able to contact Cobb County to get the Oviedos a reprieve for the summer, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The family will have to apply for a permit to park more than two cars in their driveway for next summer, or the conflict will start anew.
The Parking Nazis -- just like the other Zoning Nazis.
ReplyDeleteIn Southern Florida, these HOA 'code enforcers' were affectionately called Condo Commandos.
ReplyDeleteAs newlyweds in 1980, we moved into one of the 55+ HOA governed communities in South Florida. We were 'reported' for 'mold on the roof tiles' and chastised because our tin trash can wasn't placed within 12 inches of our mailbox post on trash day.
This was 35 years ago...a precursor to the big government we witness exploding today.