People "reserving" spots in 5-Points with little orange cones.

[RiversideLoki]

I've been noticing this more and more on my morning commute. People are blocking parking spots using little orange cones for their friends/co-workers/whatever. Is this legal? Would I be out of line if I just ran their little flag-football cones over because I want to stop and get a cup of coffee at BREW and they have 4 spots "reserved"?

Come on, guys. Really?

[Dog Walker]

Sometimes spaces are reserved for contractors who are going to do work at one of the buildings that day.  They need to be close to the work so that they have quick access to tools and equipment.  There have been spaces blocked off in front of the old Fuel building when they were doing demolition inside.

Perhaps this is what you encountered?

[jaxlore]

That could be the issue but isn't that what the back entrances are for?

[WarDamJagFan]

A sign stating something along those lines would be nice. Otherwise, it's tough not to just ignore the cones and park there anyways.

[InnerCityPressure]

Agreed. In a real city , you would apply for a permit to reserve a spot for work purposes.  Then, there would be an official sign reserving said space.

[urbanlibertarian]

Agreed. In a real city , you would apply for a permit to reserve a spot for work purposes.  Then, there would be an official sign reserving said space.

Yeah, that's what we need.  More permits.  Why not just park a vehicle there and then move it when the contractor shows up?

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

Not sure about the rest of you, but whenever I've shown up to a job site in a crowded commercial area, my installers are allowed to park out front just long enough to load and unload tools/material.  They have to park somewhere out of the way.

[acme54321]

Yeah I've seen this on King St too.  Either way it's not legal.  And it's certainly not illegal for you to move a cone and park there anyway.

[RiversideLoki]

In the instance I saw this morning, there was a little car and one spot to the left of it, and two to the right of it. In similar instances it's been all sorts of cones, boxes, etc.. There IS parking in the back of that building that would better suit unloading materials into the building. This is either lazy contractors or entitled employees. I'm apt to just start pulling the cones and park anyway.

[johnnyliar]

Yeah I've seen this on King St too.  Either way it's not legal.  And it's certainly not illegal for you to move a cone and park there anyway.

I have also seen it on King St. The guys in front of the tattoo place there are always hanging out outside, cat calling women, and saving a spot for their buddies when they roll up. That place is the worst.

[Glenn OSteen]

Liz Grenamyer put up a permanent sign reserving a space in front of her Bella Sera take out store front.  It's a $250 fine when she's asked to remove it by the city.

[RiversideLoki]

Well, it certainly speaks to the parking problem that some people here claim absolutely positively doesn't exist.

[CG7]

There really isn't a parking problem in the whole R/A district. It is purely a people want to park right in front of the business they are going to, and are too damn lazy to park around the corner and walk 1/2 a block.

[RiversideLoki]

So why should people feel entitled to park closer by reserving spots illegally?

[InnerCityPressure]

Anyone who cries of parking problems in Riverside immediately reveals his limited experience in any other major city.