Boynton Beach residents will soon face new restrictions on where they can park vehicles on their own property, with violations potentially resulting in citations starting Feb. 1.
Boynton Beach homeowners face new parking restrictions on their property
The city’s new parking ordinance aims to address what officials describe as widespread parking issues in residential neighborhoods, where large vehicles, cars have been parked in yards, on sidewalks and blocking roadways.
“You pretty much have to swerve around it and wait for other vehicles to pass. There’s some houses that are loitered with vehicles and that sort of stuff, it’s kind of an eyesore,” said Boynton Beach resident Kevin Sanchez, who supports the parking changes.
Under the new rules, vehicles will only be allowed in driveways or parked horizontally at the end of driveways without blocking sidewalks. Long-term parking on streets or in yards will be prohibited, as will oversized trucks like 18-wheelers, and inoperable vehicles with flat tires, broken windows or missing license plates…