Residents of Boynton Beach, brace yourselves for stringent new parking regulations that promise to alter everyday life in your neighborhoods—starting February 1, vehicles will no longer be allowed to stop, stand, or park on public rights-of-way, yards, swales, or easements adjacent to both paved and unpaved roadways, as CBS12 reports.
The decision, coded in Chapter 14, Section 145 of the City Code, spells the end for swale and yard parking, practices upon which numerous residents have depended for years, the updated ordinance also demands that all vehicles be adorned with a current license plate and registration sticker, not to mention, vehicles in disrepair, inclusive of those with flat tires, missing plates, or shattered windows, are strictly forbidden—a situation presenting a particular challenge for households with multiple cars, older models, or cramped parking space which will now be subject to ticketing if they are parked outside of allowed zones.
Adding to the complications are the newly imposed limits on oversized trucks, which cannot be parked for over 15 minutes in residential zones or facing residential areas, thus presenting a logistical puzzle for workers who routinely park commercial vehicles at home, including contractors or those who own larger trucks who may now need to scheme around strict dropoff times or scout out alternative parking solutions, as explained in the Facebook post by WPTV5…