I thought it was ridiculous at the time of the discussion back on September 3, 2013 when it was tabled with the vote to bring it back. I don't recall this ordinance 2013-42 ever coming back for a vote. It might have fallen through the cracks. I remember one resident thinking it was a great idea to be able to back his car into a spot.
It took them a few years to figure out that backing into a parking spot at the beach is dangerous and ties up traffic. On top of that, a parking attendant cannot see the parking stub on the dash and it makes his job more time consuming.
November 3, 2015
Contact: Larry D. Lightfoot, Parking Operations Manager
Phone: 561.493.2527
Email: Llightfoot@lakeworth.org
WHAT: CITY OF LAKE WORTH BEACHSIDE PARKING LOTS
WHEN: NOVEMBER 3, 2015
WHERE: LAKE WORTH BEACHSIDE PARKING LOTS
WHO: ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Lake Worth, Florida - Due to public safety and concerns the City of Lake Worth has installed “No Backing” signs at all entrances to all beach area parking lots. It is now illegal to back into any space in all of the beachside parking lots per the City Ordinance.
The City Parking Division will be issuing parking warnings the week of November 3, 2015 to November 7, 2015 for this. Then beginning on November 8, 2015 the City Parking Division will begin issuing citations for any vehicles backed into spaces.
Please take note of this.
I wish that the traffic was still one way up at the beach. It was much safer that way.And I also wish that we still had parking that looked out on the ocean. My 87 year old Mom can't get out of the car but she could still see the water.
ReplyDeleteWrong again! Filling people up with misinformation, it's always been an ordinance that the city enforces in the top lot, there are 14 signs in total,at each meter, entrances, walkways. Dual purpose. 1.PBSO has a vehicle with cameras that scan the license plates for anything to do with law enforcement, Amber/Sliver Alerts, Stolen vehicles. They recovered a stolen vehicle in front of Benny's last year.2. When a big truck backs into a space the back bumper and/trailer hitch might block the sidewalk. The sidewalks and everything at the beach are ADA Handicap approved.
ReplyDeleteThe bottom lot was never enforced since there was not enough SIGNS posted to issue citations. So now they are installing more signs, and enforcing the state statute and city ordinance. You do NOT have to display your meter ticket at the beach. You pay the specific space number and they check it with software on the smartphone. OR you can use the Parkmoblie pay by phone app, which does NOT give you a meter receipt.Not the same at Old bridge park where you MUST display your ticket on dash or use ParkMobile with your tag number.
Well, look up the Ordinance that never passed on this--2013-42.
ReplyDeleteHappy to know you know your job, Mr. Hunt.
Per the city Clerk's office, Ordinance 2013-42 that was to cover beach parking and the allowance of backing into a parking spot was never brought back for a vote.
ReplyDeleteApparently for the last 2 years, beach goers have been backing in to spots from time to time against Florida Statutes:
It shall be a municipal parking violation for any person to park a motor vehicle, as described in F.S. ch. 316, where the vehicle is backed into the parking space and the back of the vehicle blocks, encroaches or otherwise impedes the use of a sidewalk or other pedestrian passage right-of-way in any manner. A violation of this provision shall be punished by a civil penalty as set forth by city resolution.
The question then is, what if the backed vehicle does NOT block the sidewalk or right-of-way?
I agree with enforcing this statute and that no vehicles should back in to a spot for any reason..
Meh, this has nothing to do with safety and everything to do with PBSO license plate scanners. Frankly it is often safer to back into a spot because you can see what is in front of you when it is time to exit. Yes it takes a little bit more time to back in, but its much safer when people are leaving especially in a parking lot area where people are walking across the lot.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I really don't care, and assume this will give the City additional revenue for parking tickets and that will help the budget.
It's not safe backing into a parking space at our beach. have you tried it?
ReplyDeleteAlthough the city says one of the reasons is public safety, it doesn't matter now. I-t is illegal to do it. Good move, city.
ReplyDeleteThe entire parking situation sucks at the beach for decal parking! Now all the Canadians and northerners are back taking all the spaces, so it is hard to find a parking spot again, which stinks. They should never let the snowbirds have the same parking decal rights that year-round permanent residence have to buy decals, this should change.
ReplyDeleteToo, put all decal parking back in one spots, it creates to much circling around for a damn spot.
This city stinks, the elected need to be voted out. How can Canadians or northerners who who have a lic. plate from up north have this right! So odd. Make them pay the higher fee in regular parking each day.
Anon at 1:41 thank Dirty Szerdi and the three stooges for this.
ReplyDeleteI agree absolutely about the glaring need for more resident parking. Now we only have about 26 resident spaces up by Mulligans on the beach. How is this equitable for a city of 36,000? Snow birds are snowbirds--NOT yearly residents. Wasn't this one of the big issues in getting rid of Greater Bay--that there were too few resident parking spaces? And how about the green market? I used to park at the bottom there every Saturday to try and buy as much of my groceries as possible there to support our local farmers. I like to think my money makes a difference then supporting local business--and healthier. But if I can't park there now that they moved a lot of our spaces to Benny's--. We didn't have any say about this. What's to stop them from taking away most of the resident spaces?? The only thing they care about is more money and more development.
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