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HVCA Truck Parking and Towing Policy
The
HVCA Declaration of Covenants Article X,
Section 10.02 (d) states 裥pt for parking within garages, and except as
herein elsewhere provided, no junk vehicle, truck (as defined by the
Maryland Department of Motor Vehicles and/or by common usage and practice),
unregistered or inoperable motor vehicle...shall be kept upon the
Property...殢sp; The purpose of the truck parking prohibition in Section 10.02
(d) is to prohibit vehicles which are not compatible with a residential setting,
to maintain safety on association roadways and to prolong the life of the
asphalt roadways and parking areas.
The Declaration of Covenants was written in
1986. The style and use of both passenger vehicles and utility vehicles (work
trucks) has changed since 1986. These changes have brought about a need to
clarify the definition of ⵣk鮠the context of Article X, Section
10.02(d). Therefore, for the purposes of Article X, Section 10.02 (d), the
HVCA Board of Directors defines ⵣkᳺ
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Any vehicle with four or more
wheels that is licensed as a truck versus being licensed as a passenger vehicle
or a multi-purpose vehicle.
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Any vehicle which exceeds any of
the following dimensions:
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Any vehicle that has more than
four wheels.
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Any work vehicle (truck, van or
SUV) that displays commercial lettering on the body of the vehicle.
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Any work vehicle (truck, van or
SUV) that displays or regularly carries tools, toolboxes, materials, equipment,
etc. in the bed or on the roof, sides or back of the vehicle.
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Any vehicle with an open or
covered bed (including cap) that regularly contains equipment, tools, materials
or the like.
A vehicle that falls under any of the above
descriptions is, for the purposes of Article X, Section 10.02 (d), a truck by
common usage and practice and is therefore prohibited from parking on property
that is owned and/or maintained by
HVCA. This covenant may be enforced at any
time, 24 hours a day.
HVCA realizes the need for homeowners to
maintain their property, and it is not the desire of
HVCA to prohibit
contractors access to an ownerలoperty.
HVCA will not tow any truck that is
on HVCA property for the purpose of maintaining an ownerਯme during the hours
of 7:00 am. to 7:00 p.m., HOWEVER, IF THE OWNER OF A TRUCK REGULARLY AND
WILLFULLY PARKS THE TRUCK ON
HVCA PROPERTY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:00 A.M. AND
7:00 P.M. FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN PERFORMING NECESSARY MAINTENANCE TO AN OWNER͊PROPERTY, THE TRUCK MAY BE TOWED AT ANY TIME SUBJECT TO
HVCA POLICY.
Prior to towing any truck from property owned
and/or maintained by
HVCA, a 48-hour warning sticker will be placed on the
windshield or on the driver೩de window of the truck. This warning is
continuing in nature. In other words, if the truck is found parked on
HVCA
property at any time within 180 days from the date of the sticker, the
truck is subject to immediate towing by
HVCAࡵthorized towing contractor
without further warning.
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