Dear City Council and Staff,
Im writing with questions and concerns about certain sections of the Administrative Regulations for Oversized Vehicle Storage, identified below.
NOTICE. The timeframe for a pre-citation warning is not provided. Is there a minimum grace period?
SIGNAGE. The City will be installing signage in specific areas indicating that vehicles parked in violation of the ordinance may be subject (to) tow.... Towing shall not occur in any location where a sign has not been conspicuously placed.
Its not clear why signage needs to be part of the implementation of this ordinance? There are NO SIGNS in the City to notify residents and visitors that overnight parking is not allowed without a permit. And yet the existing overnight ban is enforced equally throughout the City.
By contrast, this section appears to allow for the selective and targeted enforcement of a city-wide ordinance because it is based on placement of signage, but signage will only be placed in specific--yet unspecified--areas.
If were not going to place signs everywhere throughout the city, how will enforcement be handled? Towing will not be an option. Will a citation be issued?
DURATION OF STORAGE: RETRIEVAL AND RELEASE OF OVERSIZED VEHICLES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY CONTAINED WITHIN OVERSIZED VEHICLES.
What is the cost to the owner for retrieving their vehicle and/or their property? Is it a set cost or does the cost increase over the duration of storage?
Thank you,
Katherine Dumont
Menlo Park resident
