Mrs. Beaufait:
A motor
vehicle is not abandoned when it has a
current vehicle registration, when is
mechanically operable, and when it
remains under the control of a owner or
operator. By your own
descriptions, it isn’t abandoned because
the owner moves it. In Louisville,
parking on the street is not against the
law and the Police Department will not
pester people because you do not like
the appearance of parked cars in your
neighborhood. I’m sorry that your
disagree, but the Police Department will
not take action for this and similar
parking issues.
Bruce Goodman,
Chief of
Police
From: Bev Beaufait
[mailto:bbeaufa@beaufait.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 13,
2012 11:32 AM
To: Bruce Goodman
Subject: City Abandon Car Codes
The
tan truck is still abandoned
next to Sundance Park on
Sycamore Street.
Over
the years, I have been
given/told many versions of
"neighborhood parking on
City streets" over the
years. It has been very
confusing. The version
depends on who I speak with.
This
tan truck was first reported
last March for this truck
being abanoned. The
owner moved it. Then it
was reported in May as
abandoned on W. Elm Street in
front of the Stop Sign at that
intersection. The owner
moved it. This tan truck
was again reported as
abandoned in October
and again November.
Both times the owner moved the
truck temporarily, only
to abandon it next to
Sundance Park again and
again. Pictures were
sent proving this recurring
abandonment situation to Code
Enforcement, who cannot
control the owner of this tan
truck.
Others
who have been "tagged", moved
their
vehicles ASAP. The
owner of this tan truck does
not.
Why
is not the owner of this tan
truck also "tagged", as
abandoned for removal?
Or is it? Is the owner
of this truck only told to
"move" the vehicle? Why
is the owner of this tan truck
not compliant with the "only a
few days neighborhood parking
allowed"?
Can
our City Attorney check out
the laws for folks who do not
comply, like others?
This
truck owner should not be
allowed to be allowed to
constantly park on our City
streets. If this owner
needs more parking space, the
owner should rent parking
space elsewhere for "long
term" parking for his needs,
as others do. He
has room in front of his
house to park the truck.
We in the neighborhood assume
he does not want to look at it
in front of his
house. We in the
neighborhood do not want to
look at this
truck parked next to
Sundance Park for
2 weeks out of every
month since October. And
just around the corner is the
fire hydrant, to boot.
This
time around, the tan truck
first parked at Sundance Park
on Sycamore Street on Friday,
November 30. It was late
at night; I did not get a
picture. But, I have
sent you the pictures dated
December 1 to 6. Here
are pictures from December 7
to today showing the tan truck
still abandoned. So,
that makes 13 days in a row
for this vehicle parked there
with picture proofs. A
number of years ago, Code
Enforcement told me that
14 days is the limit for
abandoned vehicles in
residential neighborhoods.
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