Ahh the purposefully vague “improper parking.”
Not easily accessible to read or understand, but readily applied to whatever unsuspecting visitor to the general Wayne State Campus area. Oh how they love to prey on visitors to one of the only thriving business districts in the city.
See my letter to this delightful department, below:
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12/21/2009
Dear Sir/Madam,
I received the attached ticket while parked an extremely reasonable distance away from the mentioned intersection of Prentis and Cass. I frequently see cars parked much closer to the curb than I was, and as far as I know they are not a nuisance to the flow of vehicles whatsoever, nor are they obstructing traffic.
Included is a picture of how far away my car was from the curb at Prentis and Cass.
This is not the first time that I have received a questionable parking ticket from the City of Detroit, where I have previously resided and where I currently study at Wayne State University. I am disappointed that the Municipal Parking Department is enforcing draconian policies to fund their operations.
Like all laws, parking laws should be enforced with prudence, and when it is in the interest of the public.
The ticket issued me on 12-09-09 is not an example of prudent law enforcement.
Given that I was a patron at the Cass Cafe while receiving the ticket – located across the street from where I parked – I might mention my strongly held belief that tickets based on “violations” like these are unnecessarily hurting the business community in Midtown Detroit. Your department’s needlessly strict issuance of these kinds of tickets drives away customers from an area that is already sorely hurting from the economic crisis.
I hope that you will reconsider your stance in my case and in other similar cases.
Sincerely,
Hannah Kelley
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Take a look at the code here.
Readers – I am open to interpretations. I understand the fire hydrant is there, but I still stand that I was far enough away from it.
Well, you are definitely within 15 feet of that hydrant, but also you’re between the property lot line and the curb… and there is the crosswalk right there which you should be 20 ft. from. ???
I’ve never heard that you have to be 20 feet from a crosswalk.
I received a citation for parking on the grassy area between the side walk and the street out in front of my home,is that on your 802 list? please reply.
Harold, the link is here: http://library1.municode.com/default-now/home.htm?infobase=10649&doc_action=whatsnew
search “802″ then click
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ARTICLE II. ADMINISTRATION AND…
I hope that you find what you’re looking for.
I also got an 802 for parking on the area between sidewalk and curb in between the grass. Have been doing it for years, just like everyone else in the neighborhood. It is almost impossible to find ANY info on this and when you do, its written in a way that you have to try to decipher.
http://library1.municode.com/default-now/home.htm?infobase=10649&doc_action=whatsnew
I looked at chapter 55 and i suppose im guilty of parking between lot line and curb? But i am not sure. They should just tell you on the ticket. The city has been giving tickets to people who are not guilty of what they are accused of. It happened to my uncle in which he was ticketed for parking a block away from where he actually was LEGALLY parked. The city knows people don’t have the time or energy to fight this, but who can afford 30-80 dollars every time the city just feels like stealing our money?