The District of Columbia is ticketing people for vehicle violations in their own home driveways, according to a report on WTOP/103.5 news radio.
Complaints are rolling in about the city ticketing vehicles that are not parked far enough into their driveways, even if the vehicles are in no way on the street. The rationale being used is that the driveways in Washington, D.C. are technically considered public space for which private property owners are responsible.
WTOP reports that this (nonsensical) interpretation of rules has even managed to trip up Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton on several occasions. Councilman Jim Graham is already rumbling about a potential legislative solution if Mayor Fenty doesn't act.
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