My neighbours have picked up a habit of parking on my nature strip with two wheels on the nature strip Image. They do have a large driveway and two garages at their house, but who wants to use those, right?. I left a note on their windscreens a few times asking politely not to park on the nature strip. Do you know whether it is illegal to park like this?, council area is Blacktown.
Parking on Nature Strip with Two Wheels on The Nature Strip
darshu on 05/05/2021 - 09:24
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- 369It is illegal - report to council
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I see this often on one way residential streets which are narrow. The residents park that way to not impede traffic coming through the street and to not have their driver side mirror smashed.
From what you've said, I get the feeling that unfortunately these people might not care if they get fined which would suck.
Also that commodore might be a rare classic in a few years time. It just needs a bit of tlc. Just have a look at other older holdens, eg. a gemini, torana and see how much they are worth now.
Blacktown and a clapped out sh1tbox
That could only possibly result in an entirely civil exchange of constructive, mutually palatable solutions to this problem.
And after all the "polite" notes OP has left on their car, when these people finally get a fine for parking like that, they wont possibly know who ratted them out to the council.
The car itself should be illegal.
I had this problem as well. I'm a bit pedantic with my grass and like to keep it looking good so it's annoying when someone parks on it. I mentioned to them that they can park on the road but they kept doing it out of habit, they're good people and I didn't want it to become a neighbours from hell thing.
I ended up getting stakes and high visibility tape and made a barrier around the lawn. Kept it there for a few months. Eventually that broke their habit and it stopped.
You can be fined for that as well. I got a lovely visit from the council after paying to lay turn on their strip and having the GALL to tape it off until it established
Almost all councils allow 2 wheels to be on the nature strip, as long as it is not a heavy vehicle (like a bus or a truck).
Some councils are much more strict. As everyone has mentioned here, you need to check with your local council first.Remember, you don't own the nature strip, no matter how well your keep your front lawn manicured.
So, you won't be taken seriously if you leave a note.If it is an infringement to park in such a manner, dob them in when they do it again.
My neighbour a few houses up works for council, or at least the car always parked on the nature strip with the council sticker on it makes me think so.
Do as we say not as we do!
Were you the only lazy one at that council or was laziness the general vibe in the workplace?
was laziness the general vibe
Comment of the thread for me. This tells us everything we already knew about council attitudes
It's a good job we are forced to pay you.
My bit of Sydney has narrow streets and everyone parks with two wheels on the grass so we can all drive along the road. Council seem to have a bit of common sense and don’t care. In my area someone that doesn’t park on the grass & blocks traffic comes across as a dick.
I would understand parking on the nature strip in front of my own house, but I can never imagine it’ll be ok for me to park on someone else’s front yard ruining their well-maintained lawn and being a nuisance when they try to mow it.
It’s not yours, it’s simply out front of your house. It pisses me off too, but nature strips are fair game, we just maintain them because we actually give a crap about the presentation of our house- it’s actually councils job to maintain the nature strip.
I think that there is an obligation on home residents to maintain nature strips.
@Peck: There is not. It’s generally accepted that owners do, however there is no requirement to do so as it’s council land.
@HelpMeiCantSee: https://www.domain.com.au/living/our-land-abounds-in-nature-…
This link says it is the property owners legal responsibility to maintain - but I have yet to find a true legal link.
Council policy varies, but indicate the owner should do the maintenance. There is some that say if you are unable council may be able to assist. One mentioned they would clear it once a year for fire hazard but also expect that it is near and tidy.
When I worked on council they’d send out a notice to clear it, and if you didn’t they’d eventually get it done and charge you for the privilege.
@Euphemistic: Incorrect. There is no legal responsibility to maintain someone else’s land. Councils simply allow it because it saves them money.
You won’t find the legal link because it does not exist. There have been many circumstances where owners would send bills to council for maintaining their land after some sort of dispute.
Sounds like you worked for yet another awful council.
@HelpMeiCantSee: Yeah. All councils are lazy and wasteful eh?
Councils don’t ‘allow’ you to maintain the nature strip, they actively don’t do it themselves and expect property owners to do it.
Can you provide any legal links that show you don’t have to do it? I couldn’t find any of those either.
I’d hate to see the rates bill if they had to maintain all the nature strip sections.
@Euphemistic: Onus is on you to prove it mate. You’ve just proven my point anyway.
I’m yet to see a council not bogged down by dead wood, so yes. “All Councils” are lazy and wasteful. Prove me wrong. I’ll wait.
@HelpMeiCantSee: Well you stated council have a legal responsibility to maintain my nature strip so you should be proving it.
Council say otherwise on their website, they say it’s up to me and they won’t do it. Given that councils are extremely averse to risk and legal action why would they state something they can’t enforce?
@HelpMeiCantSee: Thank you for your informative reply now i fully understand the legalities of why council is legally responsible but don’t do it and owners don’t have responsibility but council makes them maintain it.
That's nothing, my neighbours gravelled over the nature strip in front of my house to park their cars on it instead of using their own 3 car driveway! It's easier to drive on/off the nature strip than reversing off their driveway.
This needs it's own thread? What did you do?!.
In front of YOUR house?! 😱 Do you still live there? What dicks!
Purposely mow your lawn when he drive onto your nature strip.
No way in hell i would let that go on.
Before long the grass will be (profanity) and mud will be everywhere. A bloke a few door down on the corner is a renter and he parks his triton 4wd in the same way. The grass disappeared a long time ago and the mud hole grows continually. The muddy tyre tracks are also a nice touch.
Talk to your local councillor and ask for help to find a solution to the truck issue.
Just park your car there so he can't.
I don’t know what you are complaining about OP, seems pretty standart for Blacktown.
Hey, that's my dealer's car!
Drug dealers for sure. Lay low for a few months before you report them to the council. Then maybe they won't immediately lay the blame on you for getting fined.
Bad people blame whomsoever it suits them to blame. It’s just their nature.
My neighbours resolved a similar issue through council, but their neighbours were parking with all 4 wheels on nature-strip.
As far as I know, 2 wheels were ok, but 4 is not.
This was through Sutherland Shire Council (close-ish to Bankstown).Yes, it is your naturestrip, but isn't it technically council land? I know it's annoying but not much you can do.
Also, it's not worth having a difficult relationship with your neighbors. It never ends well.
As far as I know, 2 wheels were ok, but 4 is not.
That's what I said above: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/10425587/redir
I somehow offended someone for stating the obvious.I have random cars parking on the nature strip every now and then leaving their tire marks on rainy days.
My local council won't take any action unless they were a complete jackass with all 4 wheels on the nature strip.
The person parking could, with a bit of effort, park on the rise of the curb but off the grass.
It is easy to understand why you don't want car tyres on your nature strip. If they are ignoring your pleas, then you have nothing to be shy about.
Obviously they need training. I'd put 2 long starpickets into the ground about 30 cm in from the concrete edge, and string 'keep off'/'danger' plastic tape. Later you could remove the tape, and, maybe even later, the starpickets. If you put the starpickets in well enough they can be impossible to remove without a post lifter. Better than council giving him a fine, as he will know that you are the source.
Just don't run your lawn mower over said star pickets.
I would recommend 1800-2400 length & leave about 1 metre above the ground.
Point of order here. It’s not your nature strip. Property boundaries define where your property starts and ends. Perhaps you are looking at this from the wrong angle?
So the portion of council owned (or at least publicly owned) land that the adjacent property owner has a level of responsibility to maintain?
I can’t quite see your point
It hinders the passage of those on the footpath and is deemed unsafe and illegal.
Report via Snap&SendJust tell the neighbour that you got fined for parking like that before.
Most likely, they won't do it now that you have mentioned it.Another option is to plant a couple of trees in line and put stakes around them.
What about a whole vegetable garden that the community can share and engender neighbourly love?
You can report to their real estate and they will contact on your behalf.
How would you find out who the real estate agent is?
you just google the address….
Google the address and realestate website will show you.
Tried this for the rental behind us. Didn’t show up anything. What did I miss?
Is it only for listings that have been advertised on real estate websites?
@Euphemistic: Try searching the address and realestate.com.au in google. You will get a page that has the history of the property (photos used when it was listed, current value, previous sold and leased prices)
@Quantumcat: Did that for another couple of rentals I know of. Showed the agents listed at time of lease at advertised time. I suspect it won’t show any change of agent while the tenants stay the same.
Ie you might get lucky and find out who the agent is, but it’s not guaranteed to be current or have any data at all.
Unacceptable
Blacktown that's racist
That’s probably how it got it’s name.
Where's the chevy badge?
Inconsiderate parking on another mans maintained grass
More inconsiderate than cutting his grass?
the ol clapped out commo with blue front bar, classy.
Use a key on their car door with discretion.
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Get yourself the snap send resolve app. My council are onto pothole issues after I sent pics on Sunday. Easy to use