Manhattan Beach Gets Serious About RVs
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The Manhattan Beach City Council unanimously voted this week in favor of a new program to help end RV parking abuse.
The Manhattan Beach City Council unanimously voted this week in favor of a new program to help end RV parking abuse.
Residents of the coastal burg are a little too familiar with motorhomes in their neighborhood. For the last couple of years, RVs taking up valuable curbside parking spots have been plaguing residents. Police have gotten involved, but even today, the problem persists, Manhattan Beach Patch reported Friday.
The issue was up for discussion in front of the Manhattan Beach City Council on Tuesday, according to the news website.
"Another concern is people parking in neighborhoods that are not their own," Manhattan Beach Police Chief Rod Uyeda told the Council. "We've talked to (the vehicle owners) and asked them to be neighborly, but they say it's cheaper for them to get the tickets than to store their vehicle properly."
At the meeting, Uyeda endorsed a citywide ordinance and permit program to help curb the problem, Patch reported:
(Uyeda and Lieutenant Andy Harrod) presented the results of a departmental survey of local neighborhoods indicating some key problem areas where RVs and boat trailers are frequently parked for long periods of time. Out of the 166 motor homes registered to Manhattan Beach residents by the DMV, Harrod said he and his officers discovered 30 of them parked along city streets on the day they performed a field inspection. Some locations -- such as near the corner of Manhattan Beach Blvd. and John Street, adjacent to Pacific Elementary School -- attract clusters of the vehicles.
The proposal is now in the hands of the Parking and Public Improvements Commission for consideration. After its review, a final Council vote will be held.
