https://n2v.almanacnews.com/square/print/2014/12/22/menlo-park-no-overnight-parking-enforcement-through-jan-4


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Menlo Park: No overnight parking enforcement through Jan. 4

Original post made on Dec 22, 2014

Guests driving in from out of town to celebrate the holidays? They now have a place to park overnight without fear of tickets, at least temporarily.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, December 22, 2014, 9:27 AM

Comments

Posted by whatever
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Dec 22, 2014 at 10:15 am

Nice, at least Santa's sled won't get a ticket.


Posted by why
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Dec 24, 2014 at 11:11 am

Why do we even have this ban? No an give me a good answer? Anyone?


Posted by Menlo Voter
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Dec 24, 2014 at 11:31 am

Menlo Voter is a registered user.

Drive down the streets of North Fair Oaks at night and you'll have your answer.


Posted by Tunbridge Wells
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Dec 24, 2014 at 1:45 pm

Tunbridge Wells is a registered user.

Banning overnight parking on city streets means that people have to be able to store their cars in their garages or on their driveways. It's only appropriate that people store their private property not on public land. The ban facilitates street sweeping and also makes it easier for abandoned cars to be tagged and towed more quickly. When I lived in Palo Alto people would leave their car on the street for weeks at a time, adding to congestion and parking problems.


Posted by k
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Dec 25, 2014 at 7:53 pm

This enforcement has been around for many years since the 1960's that I know of.