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Visitor Parking and Towing

Posted on by Don Ryan

Since April of 2014, we have been telling residents that only Visitors can use the Visitor Parking lots. This rule was put into place over 10 years ago, but has not been fully enforced.  Anyone parking in the Visitor lot that is not an actual Visitor will be considered as “unauthorized” and will be towed at the owner’s or operator’s expense. For far too long we have had residents who continually abuse the visitor lots and that time is coming to a close.  We have been warning our residents for over a year, which is more than reasonable.

If your car is towed, it is your own fault.

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Visitor Lot Parking Permits and Rules

Posted on by Don Ryan

We sent another notice by mail to all property owners detailing the new Visitor Lot Parking Permit program and Rules.  Only property owners can apply for a Permit and permits will be issued based on several requirements. Not all who apply will be approved for a permit and there are a limited number of permits available.

Here is a copy of the mailing sent out this week    Parking July 2015

Anyone who continues to park in the Visitors Lots who are not actual visitors and who do not have a Parking Permit will risk being towed at their expense. The approximate cost of this is $300.00 per vehicle, per tow.

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New Visitor Parking Program

Posted on by Don Ryan

At the regular June 4th and special June 18th Board meetings, the Board voted to approve a modification to our Visitor Parking rules. No, the original rules that have been in place for decades have not changed, meaning Visitor Parking areas are still solely for Visitors to the subdivision. In the last 3 Notices that were sent out to all property addresses, the Visitor Parking rules were once again detailed and yet many of our homeowners and their tenants have chosen to not follow them.

The Board of Directors approved a program which will allow a VERY limited number (37) of our visitor parking spots to be rented out to residents. The main details have been finalized and we will be selecting a committee to oversee the process, headed by a Board member.  We are sending out notices to all property owners within the next week detailing this program, its restrictions, implementation, and enforcement. We will use an identifier on approved vehicles, but all this approved parking identification will accomplish is prevent that one approved vehicle from being towed out of the Visitor Lots. Any unapproved vehicle in any Visitor Parking lot still bears the same risk of towing, per our long-established Parking rules.

The only parking spaces that any homeowner has a right to use are the two spaces in the carport on your property. Paying your dues, your taxes or other excuses made when confronted about abusing the visitor parking lots will not change the rules that exist.

Make no mistake, we WILL tow your vehicle(s) if you violate our parking rules. Failure to follow Board approved rules or regulations also violates our Declaration and can result in fines or other actions.

To refresh yourself on our Parking rules, here’s the link.

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Visitor Lots, Fire Lanes, and Towing

Posted on by Don Ryan - 4 Comments - Updated

Beginning this week, our towing company will begin policing the visitor lots for inoperable vehicle, vehicles with expired registration or inspections,  vehicles with flat tires, and any other vehicle which violates our Parking Rules.  These Parking rules are available from the “Governing Documents” link in the menu above.  Each visitor lot is clearly posted indicating that we do not allow expired tags or inspections, so you cannot say you are unaware of this rule.

We have also had a large number of people parking in the clearly marked Fire Lanes, and who apparently believe that putting on the emergency flashers will prevent them from being towed; this is not the case. Unless you are an official emergency vehicle, you cannot park in the Fire Lanes, period.  We have advised the towing company to allow 10 minutes for you to unload groceries or help someone inside, simply as a courtesy.

Just so we are clear, this is what the Code says regarding all Fire Lanes:

Sec. 12-22. – Obstructions; regulations.

 The owner or person in control of the property upon which a fire lane exists shall maintain the entire required width and height of the fire lane free and clear of any parked vehicles or other obstructions at all times.

(1) The owner or person in control of property upon which a fire lane exists shall cause any motor vehicle other than an authorized emergency vehicle that is parked in a fire lane to be removed in accordance with Vernon’s Annotated Texas Statutes, Article 6701g—1.

(2) No person shall park, stop or leave standing any non-emergency vehicle, either attended or unattended, within any portion of the fire lane.

(3) No person shall permanently place any object of any kind in, on, across or over a fire lane in such a manner as to obstruct the free passage of fire apparatus over a fire lane. Fire lanes may be temporarily obstructed with specific written permission of the fire chief or his designee.

(4) Any vehicle found parked or standing in any designated fire lane shall be subject to citation and/or impoundment, or both, by any peace officer of the city, or subject to removal as authorized by law.

(5) For purposes of this subsection, a “non-emergency vehicle” shall mean a vehicle of any type other than the following:

a. Vehicles assigned to the fire department that are engaged in emergency activities.

b. Police department or other law enforcement vehicles on official business.

c. Ambulance vehicles on emergency calls.

Excalibur Towing will be patrolling our subdivision periodically and will be looking for violators in our visitor lots/fire lanes. If your vehicle is towed, it costs about $250 to get it back, excluding storage or other fees.

(NOTE) Excalibur will not tow expired or inoperable vehicles from under your carport; only the City of GP can do that, after proper notice.

Our rules do not allow inoperable cars under carports. Warning letters will be issued and possible fines imposed upon owners who have inoperable vehicles under their carports.

 

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Residents Using Our Visitor Parking

Posted on by Don Ryan

As stated in the December 2014 Notice, we have begun enforcement of our Visitor Parking rules, as adopted by the Board around 15 years ago. We tow vehicles parked in our Visitor Lots for over 48 hours and have done so.  We will issue only one more warning to residents who continue to abuse the Visitor Lots and should they continue, they will be towed at Owner or Operator expense.  The Visitor lots are for those who visit this property, not addition free parking for those who refuse park in their own carports, have more than 2 cars or who want to park a trailer under their carport and park their vehicles in Visitor lots.

The Visitors Lots within the subdivision belong to the Association, are Private Property, and are controlled by Parking Rules approved by the Board of Directors and which are published on this website.

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