Coral Gables: Keep parked pickup trucks out of sight overnight

sun-sentinel.com ^ | 6-15-11 | Tania Valdemoro,

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CORAL GABLES— Starting this month, the city of Coral Gables will issue warning notices to owners of pickup trucks who do not park their trucks inside their garages at night.

Since the 1960s, the city has banned people from parking their pickup trucks in their driveways or on city streets from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

After Aug. 8, Coral Gables will start issuing tickets to people who violate the parking ban.

The city has resumed enforcement of this controversial law because last month, the Florida Supreme Court decided not to consider an appeal by Lowell Kuvin, who sued Coral Gables in 2003 after code enforcement officers cited him for parking his pickup truck on a residential street.

City spokeswoman Maria Rosa Higgins Fallon said, "Historically, Coral Gables has gone through great lengths to preserve its character through the enforcement of its zoning code, a reason why in a downward economy, property values in Coral Gables have fared better than in other neighboring communities."

Fallon said Tuesday she didn't know how much fines would be.

[JimRed]

Classy hood. Got to get rid of those dirty, blue collar working dudes, y’know...

[JimRed]

Classy hood. Got to get rid of those dirty, blue collar working dudes, y’know...

[Gordon Pym]

Classy hood. Got to get rid of those dirty, blue collar working dudes, y’know...

I wonder how many of these anti-work truck enforcement supporters are gumbint employees that got their jobs so they could help the "little guy"

[Pollster1]

Is that an early 30’s LaSalle?

It's hard to be sure with that fixer-upper, particularly at that angle, but you might be right. I didn't think many would appreciate it in that condition (stock photo, it's not mine).

[old gringo]

it’s a 38 ford coach.

[steve86]

Coral Gables smelled bad last time I was there.

[ExSoldier]

I'm born and raised in Coral Gables. Graduated from Gables High as did my sisters, my wife and her brother and our daughter. We're a Gables DYNASTY! It has always been thus in ref to pickups as long as I can remember. The fine is $125 per day! I have friends who hide their pickups in a variety of ways. Most garages in the Gables have been converted into some sort of family room or laundry room anyway (another issue) so it's a net loss in trying to house the pickup. SUV's are fine. Thank goodness I drive a Jeep Wrangler 4x4 hard top. The idea is that having a pickup is most always attributed to having a business with a sign on the side and having that out front will lower the property values somehow. We have a brand new mayor. So we should see if he can swing things in a new direction....