Good morning Officer Dixon.
The Got Junk truck is still on El Camino creating a traffic backup. As of 12:40.
I was wondering about the definition of “temporary” in this situation.
Thanks for your help.
On Aug 1, 2022, at 9:49 AM, Dixon, William A > wrote:
Good morning, Mr. Soffer.
In early July I spoke with representatives at the “1-800-Got-Junk” corporate offices and the local franchisee. In addition to relaying the content of your previous email, I also reiterated the California Vehicle Code prohibits parking on public roadways in excess of 72 hours. While it was understood the temporary parking of their vehicles was lawful the franchise owner committed to finding an alternative site to stage their vehicles between jobs.
Parking in marked spaces along El Camino Real is free and provided with few restrictions. Additionally, while it may appear that there has been one “1-800-Got-Junk” truck parked there for long periods of time there are actually a few trucks being shuffled back and forth every couple of days. I confirmed this by documenting different license plates and physically marking several of the vehicles to ensure they had not been parked in excess of 72 hours.
If I can be of any further assistance or you would like to discuss this further, please feel free to reach out to me directly.
William A. Dixon
Police Commander
Police Department
701 Laurel St.
tel 650-330-6300
menlopark.org
From: Stuart Soffer >
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2022 2:48 PM
To: _CCIN >
Cc: sbsoffer@gmail.com
Subject: Parking on El Camino. Saturday July 30, 2022. 2:45 PM
I’ll ask this again:
There is a “Got Junk” billboard truck on El Camino (~700 El Camino) for multiple days,
Is the new motto for Menlo Park in place of Tree City.
What are the rules for parking on El camino?
What are the rules for billboards in Menlo Park?
May I park on El Camino for multiple days?
Stu Soffer.
