'Screwing me over in the process,' groans driver after city clears huge parking area – but now he's out $5,000 | 2YJY87S | 2024-04-23 12:08:01
A BUSINESS owner was excited to see a group of long-term RVs towed from close to her door, but then she spotted several parking spaces were suddenly outlawed.
City officials painted red lines feet away from a business' front door – dozens of drivers spoke out against the parking rule change.
A series of recreational vehicles served as temporary housing for a group of people in Los Angeles.
The RVs were towed from the public spaces, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.
"We're really grateful that [the city] cleaned up the RVs, but [they're] screwing me in the process," Nancy Sexton, a nearby business owner, said.
Sexton owns a nearby co-working facility.
After the RVs were towed away from around her business, city officials painted dozens of new red lines next to the sidewalk.
The lines indicate that drivers can no longer legally park in the spots.
Sexton said the parking shift leaves drivers with two options – park in an expensive private lot, or use the city's two-hour street-side parking.
Peter Wacks, a manager for a start-up company that works in Sexton's office, said he pays $5,000 annually to get parking for his employees.
"We survive off of what I dig out of savings and small investments," Wacks said.
Sexton said she is bracing for potential business deals to fall through because of the perilous parking.
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> She described the situation as "incredibly frustrating."
Sexton said she is two years into a ten-year lease.
"Remove the homeless, but don't kill the parking," she said.
However, the city said that it needed to take emergency action in the area.
The Los Angeles Fire Department asked to ward off parking in the area after a recent spate of brush fires.
<p class="article__content--intro"> Parking on a public street is generally legal, even in front of someone's house, experts say. </p> </div> </div> Assistant Fire Chief Dean Zipperman wrote in September 2023 that the city should ward off parking in the area because of "multiple recent brush fires, and in order to help proactively protect open brush in a Very High Fire Severity Zone."
Zipperman said the city could look to "restore parking" in the area after further fire assessments.
But Sexton didn't buy the argument.
She said another area that has experienced brush fires still allows street-side parking.
"If you're going to take away parking (because of a fire hazard) – and I'm not saying I want this – the logic should be we take away all the parking," she argued.
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