Expect city leaders to start looking at the number of vehicles permanently left parking in public view on residential driveways and on city streets.
Mayor Darren Musselwhite told aldermen at the city’s board meeting Tuesday night he intends to present for consideration an ordinance revision that would limit the number of permanently parked vehicles. Musselwhite said he was given a copy of a similar ordinance in Memphis from a citizen, reviewed it, and believes it addresses a problem in Southaven residential areas.
“It restricts the number of vehicles that can be parked at a dwelling unit that are not completely enclosed,” Musselwhite told aldermen. “We have a lot of people who work on cars as a hobby or like to have extra recreational vehicles. No problem with that. You just need to have a garage to put it in.”…