LEBANON, Tenn. (WKRN) — Homeowners say there is not enough parking in their Lebanon neighborhood, and now some could be fined for parking on their property.

One neighbor told News 2 that Lebanon Codes Enforcement issued warnings and citations for vehicles that were blocking city-owned sidewalks. On top of that, people in the neighborhood are not allowed to park on the street. 

“If people can’t park on the street, and they don’t have enough room to put their vehicle in the garage, where does that leave them to park?” Ken Shorey asked.

Shorey has lived in the Spence Creek neighborhood for nearly 13 years. He also serves on the homeowners association board. 

According to Shorey, Lebanon Codes Enforcement has been in the neighborhood issuing warnings to drivers parking in their own driveway if the vehicle blocks the sidewalk, which is city-owned.

“If your car extends beyond the driveway and into the city-owned sidewalk, you can be issued a citation and be fined for that,” he said.  

Shorey added that blocking the sidewalk makes it non-ADA accessible, so homeowners have been parking horizontally on their property instead.

Some may ask, why not just park in the garage? Well, according to Shorey, homeowners use their garages to store lawn equipment since neighbors are not allowed to have a shed on their property.

“If the homeowners are not allowed to have shed for the lawn equipment and household tools, they keep them in the garage, which limits the space in the garage,” he explained.

During an interview with Shorey, a News 2 crew observed two different Lebanon Codes Enforcement vehicles driving through the neighborhood.

"They were here I think two or three days ago issuing warnings, and they said next time they’d be here, they’d be issuing citations and fines,” Shorey said. 

News 2 drove around the neighborhood and did not see any citations or warnings left on vehicles. However, Shorey is now calling on local leaders to find a solution so no one gets ticketed at their own home.  

“When I addressed the gentleman that was issuing citations the other day, he said we really need to come up with a resolution, and he said the resolution is tickets, which is why I decided to get on social media to air out our frustration,” Shorey expressed.

News 2 reached out to the city council person that represents the district, as well as the codes department, but did not receive a response as of this publication.

News Source : https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/fines-to-hit-residents-parked-on-sidewalks-in-lebanon-neighborhood/