It probably won’t come as a surprise to them, but anyone living in any of San Diego’s more residential neighborhoods now knows what has been the top complaint on the city of San Diego’s “Get It Done” app for years.
It’s something that can even spark fights between neighbors.
It’s cars and trucks being left parked on the street for more than 72 hours.
We found that out this week when the City Council’s Public Safety Committee approved changes in the municipal code in what is officially called the Abandoned Car Rule.
According to a report in the San Diego Union Tribune, so far this year, there have been more than 37-thousand complaints about the 72-hour rule.
Council members have heard from residents who are not happy and are very frustrated when a vehicle they don’t own is parked on the street in front of where they live for days or even weeks without being moved.
So the new crackdown would require people to move their vehicle at least a half a mile to re-start the clock on that 72 hour time limit.
Mayor Todd Gloria’s office says this change in the rule reduces parking scarcity, frees up spaces for businesses in some areas and makes neighborhoods more attractive and safer.
Once this change in the 72-hour rule is fully approved, be ready to hear lots of cheers from neighborhoods across the city.
(Photo Cliff Albert)