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| Parking temptation in Long Beach Island, N.J. Photo credit: L. Tripoli |
So much about this sign just makes me want to park beyond
it. Enjoying the view of the bay from Long Beach Island, N.J., I also can’t
help but wonder about all sorts of legal issues, beginning with ordinances on
signage and leading me to wonder about selective enforcement (are these signs
on every street, or just the ones with really good views?) and about going to
trial over a parking ticket. From there, I contemplate visual detritus and the
impact of just so much writing on my enjoyment of the view. Then I do a bit of
quick research and learn that all sorts of limitations on parking exist in Long
Beach Township, from prohibitions on parking beyond signed street-ends near the
ocean or bay to restrictions on parking near town-owned tennis courts to
prohibitions on parking at specified cul-de-sacs. Legal research can be fun.
Parking restrictions, however, aren’t quite as enjoyable.
—Lori Tripoli
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