closed #202040
Blocked Sidewalk
517 1/2 W Howe ST
- Case Date:
- 4/12/2025
Vehicle parked blocking sidewalk on south side. Green Chevy Aveo LT, Indiana T208027. I can provide photo of back of CSR with license plate if needed.
Vehicle parked blocking sidewalk on south side. Green Chevy Aveo LT, Indiana T208027. I can provide photo of back of CSR with license plate if needed.
There is no category for my issue, so I chose miscellaneous. Parking complaint. Mechanically inoperable vehicle without license plate has been sitting on the driveway at 717 S Eastside Drive for at least a year. Grey sedan, 4-doors, parked next to the garage door. Because this vehicle takes up a parking space on the driveway, one other tenant has to park in front of the house. That often means they are right across from our driveway. Sometimes we hardly can get out.
This is not a complaint about parking meters or a citation, but I could not find another category that fits my complaint. Referring to closed case #201015. Reason for closing this case is given as: 'vehicle is located on private property'. See attached text of the Bloomington City Ordinance, 15.04.020 6). It seems that the grey Dodge without a license plate, parked next to the garage door in the driveway at 717 S Eastside Drive makes a prefect fit. One of the tenants at 717 S Eastside Drive has confirmed that the vehicle is inoperable. Whether it is older than 3 years will need to be determined. The vehicle is visible from the street and has been there for at least 1 year. HAND thinks that this is Parking Enforcement's turf, Parking Enforcement refers me to HAND. This car takes up one parking space in the driveway, resulting in one other tenant having to park their vehicle in the street, oftentimes right across from 704 S Eastside Drive. Especially after snowfall, it is very hard to maneuver out of 704's driveway with a car parked right in front of it.
Parking in dirt.
Someone regularly parks a relatively new Hyundai Elantra on the sidewalk here, blocking the sidewalk. There is plenty of driveway and on-street parking. No idea why they feel the need to do this, but it forces pedestrians to either cross the street or walk in the grass. I think they should stop parking on the sidewalk because the sidewalk is not for cars. Thanks!
Residents of 517 W Howe St refuse to stop parking on the sidewalk
The cul de sac is routinely clogged in evening with cars parked on both sides. One car has been in front of my house for 4 weeks and hasn’t been moved and is parked illegally. Sometimes I have a difficult time even backing out of my driveway. What can be done about this
Someone abandoned their car last week in front of my house, parked wrong way. It hasn’t moved at all.
Parked in alley can't access
Absolutely not an emergency, just wanted to start a paper trail in case it’s needed later. Multiple cars repeatedly park in front of my house, and have recently begun blocking the driveway. I left a note, so hopefully the incident will not be repeated, again, just wanted to make sure it’s on the record in case there is any further development. Thank you!