Off Street Parking
I have a question regarding in off street parking The houses concerned are 289 and 293 16th St, in Park Slope. They both have the same thing going on. I’ll post the second picture on the next thread (maybe Mr B can squeeze them both in without distorting the scale) From the photo you can…
I have a question regarding in off street parking
The houses concerned are 289 and 293 16th St, in Park Slope. They both have the same thing going on. I’ll post the second picture on the next thread (maybe Mr B can squeeze them both in without distorting the scale)
From the photo you can see that the curb has been cut way. I know there is some sort of Grand Fathering with this feature
The actual part of the curb which is street level (were a car could pull into the house) is probably 3 ft wide. The part that is painted is probably 5 ft wide.
They are obviously serous about not parking due to the professional “No Parking” sign that’s only recognizable if you’re walking on the sidewalk
These are my questions
Is this legal?
If it is, then how can a 3 ft wide “driveway” be legal
If the 3 ft wide “driveway” is legal, is the 2 ft either side legal.
How do I find out if any of this is legal
If this is legal, who to I contact as to the ridiculousness of it all
They are three houses down from each other. That coupled with the fact that there is a fire hydrant involved, they “reserve” a bunch of space.
What to do………….
Even though these look like ped ramps, there is a problem with entitlement parking here.
I used to live across the street from condos in Carroll Gardens. The condos had legal curb cuts and driveways – no big deal there. The problem was when one of the condo owners told me I couldn’t park my motorcycle in the section between curb cuts (about 4-5 feet long, only enough for a bike or Mini Cooper) because it was HIS spot. They would park one car in the driveway, and the other on the street blocking their own curbcut.
I knew I was in the right, but I wasn’t about to argue with him nor park my bike there again, because I’m sure he would have just knocked it over with his FUV.
I just got back from a CB-9 meeting where the board voted to support two Intros proposed by Tish James.
One would end self-certification for curb cuts; the second would empower the City to repair [i.e. remove] illegal curb cuts and bill the property owner.
There was a study done back in Howard Golden’s days which found that most of the driveways in Brooklyn were illegal, either because they were built without a permit or weren’t being used in compliance with the law.
The law requires that a curb cut must either be accompanied by an enclosed garage (e.g. not a car port) or off-street parking a minimum of eighteen feet from the public right of way (e.g. the sidwalk). There have been relatively few variances granted which make exception to this law. In other words, if you see a car parked on what would otherwise be the home’s front lawn, the probability is almost certain it’s an illegal driveway.
We have a lot of problems with this in Bay Ridge too, especially when row house owners get second cars or rent out illegal apartments. Then these idiots park those cars the sidewalk. There are four row houses on 68th St off Ridge where parking is brazenly illegal, sometimes completely obstructing the sidewalk.
We all pay NYC taxes but some arse with a sense of entitlement thinks he should have a prvate parking spot. Go suck an egg.
i say get rid of the gardens in carroll and everyone get a driveway…
the really important burning question that Brownstoner needs to answer: when the cop comes to write you the parking ticket, do you tip him? if so, how much?
Another hilarious thread from the disgruntled.
Curb cuts are approved by the Department of Buildings. Complaints about possibly illegal curb cuts should be directed there as well.
didn’t read all the way down but 2 comments:
1. the regulatory agency is NOT Buildings (DoB), it is Transportation (DoT).
If you hope to see any response, in addition to calling 311 go onto the city’s web site (nyc.gov), go to the transportation dept. (agency) homepage and “contact the Commissioner”. All city agencies must reply to email correspondence to an agency head.