Just to be clear, I'm all for getting $ from tourists parking, but screwing the residents - thumbs down. The Esperanza site would make a great parking lot...
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@...> wrote: > > I live in a 2 family home that was converted from a single family. I have 1 > car as does my downstairs neighbor. The guy east of me commutes by train and > doesn't own a car. The guy to the west has a car and lot's of visitors. > Am I wrong to think it's absurd to pay for a permit that doesn't guarantee > parking in front of my home, just around 1 large block? I can forget about > 2nd Ave, because those spaces are always occupied by residents. Bergh, forget > about it, and there's no way I'll park at night on Bergh between AP Ave and > 1st because it's a high break-in area. What value do I then get to give the > city $30 basically for nothing? > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <oakdorf@> wrote: > > > > Good question. > > > > 1. You should have a resident sticker / resident parking on each block. > > (BLue sticker, blue "zone" parking, red sticker, red zone parking etc.... ) > > > > 2. there was never "enough" residential parking for single family homes in > > today's world. So that would make sense that when you take s single family > > home and chop it to four units and call them condos - there will be even > > less parking. I can site examples. > > > > 3. then you have places (like the steinbach) that have parking, but you pay > > per car per month. so guess what, not everyone wants to pay to park in the > > lot and pay extra - so they take a space in the state garage or take a spot > > on the street. > > > > So if you have a requirement that you need x number of spaces per unit, the > > developer should have to "include" it in the rent. > > > > If there are homes that have or had room for a driveway and elected to > > eliminate the driveway or it can't be used - you don't get a permit. > > > > Don't give co's for homes that have driveways that need repair. So many > > older homes in AP had garages in the back. Many homes have room for off > > street parking - but don't use it. > > > > Hinge - are you in a single family home - or a multi-family? Was it > > orginally a single family? How many units are there today? Hwow many people > > have cars? > > > > there's only so much land then you have 20,000 people want to come and play. > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: asburypark-dig...@yahoogroups.com asburypark-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: asburypark-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/