I would call my councilperson and ask them to exempt any vehicle that is a daily driver and essential to someone's livelihood...it would be unconstitutional to deny you your means of livelihood unless perhaps someone and/or their vehicle is very specifically a serious threat to society.

Anthony
'89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)

Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote: The more I look at it, the more Draconian this appears to be. The ordinance
would prohibit "standing or parking" (with no time limit mentioned) of any
"house car...(or) recreational vehicle" on city streets, anywhere in
Oakland. The California State definition of a recreational vehicle (which
this ordinance incorporates in its text)  is broad enough to include
Westies, Weekenders, and any other conversion made for "recreational
purposes." No mention of size, no mention of time. Put simply, park your van
on the street, for even 10 minutes, and you can get a $250 ticket, with
towing on the second offense. This is true for anybody passing through
Oakland and who is otherwise legally parked at a meter or whatever.

I don't have a side yard, like most Oaklanders, and  my garage isn't big
enough for the Vanagon.

Sorry to belabor this--I know it doesn't affect most of us here--but watch
for it coming to a theatre near you soon.

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