A Boynton Beach man is fighting back after the city told him the work truck he has parked in his driveway for nearly half a century has suddenly become a problem. No warning, no grace period, no grandfathering. Just a $345 fine and a ticking clock.
Bali Ramnarace, a single father, handyman, and man who apparently has been parking without incident since roughly the Carter administration, now faces $75 per day in additional fines if he doesn’t move his 10-foot box truck off his own property. The truck, which he uses to haul supplies for his livelihood, checks nearly every box the city requires: single axle, under 16,000 pounds, well within size limits. The one disqualifying factor? It’s a truck. That’s it.
A Man, a Truck, and 45 Years of Peaceful Parking
Ramnarace, who is also handicapped, says the truck isn’t a nuisance but a necessity. Without it parked nearby, doing his job becomes significantly harder. He asked the city to grandfather in his vehicle given the decades of zero complaints. The city’s response was essentially: rules are rules, no exceptions, ever, for anyone, no matter how long…