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chuco boy · Posted: 26 Mar 2008 05:13 AM Post subject: Used Car Lots and VACA

No other city in the United States would allow outside racks and hand painted signs. However city staff and council are indifferent about this.A paycheck at city hall and status quo as usual. Don't make waves and keep your job for life.

Used car lots= laundromats- Narcotraficante economy.

Bloodstar1 · Posted: 26 Mar 2008 11:06 AM Post subject:

Issues such as unsightly (or too many used car lots) and signs/bills being posted are legit concerns the Council can and should handle directly. These are called quality of life issues. Other cities, via council city ordinances, restrict the number of used car lots and signs and bills. It is a comon and practical approach other cities do, so as not to make their community unappealing to the eye.

Something that bothers me is seeing people working on their cars at the local auto parts stores. They spill oil, and other vehicle fluids on the parking lot and leave cans, plastic bags, etc., Just plain littering.

Downtown is littered too. Shoppers buy merchandise, remove the product from the package, then litter the down town. Just looks bad!

Mr. Mayne, would you endorse such city ordinances, or similar ordinances dealing with quality of life issues? If so, how would you implement this?

whitebread · Bulldogs' QB Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 88

El Christ,

Yes, there is something the city can do about all these car lots on Imperial Ave. But until this issue is brought to the council's attention, it will be over looked. When I say brought to attention, I don't mean 2-5 people in support of this idea to limit and restrict zones for used car lots. There needs to be a lot of support on the topic. It isn't because the argument you have isn't a legit one, because it is. It's just that the movement that you are asking the city to follow through with, is fairly large. You would have to re-zone all of imperial ave to restrict the intrusion of car lots. This would require a light commercial zoning, that would also affect all the gas stations that are on Imperial Ave. I know you would probably want all the gas stations off of Imperial Ave as well, yet where would you place all the gas stations as well. Imagine all the outrage that the city would have to deal with from the gas stations and the car lots. Lawsuit, after lawsuit, after lawsuit. Your support on the topic needs to be larger than the out cry from the retialers for this to happen. I'm in support of restricting the amount of lots, but as to moving them to another location, unless there is more people in favor of moving these lots AND gas stations than the amount of difficulty that the city will have to deal with legally, my hands are tied and will be tied.

Also, if you were to allow just the gas stations to stay on Imperial Ave. Car lots would be applying for a Variance due to the fact that gas stations and Car Lots fall under the same Automotive Catergory.

Michael C. Mayne

whitebread · Bulldogs' QB Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 88

Chuco,

I couldnt agree with you more, downtown with their racks outside is something that has bothered me for years, how can they use public property for there business reasons. That would be like me putting my Taco Stand at Kiki everyday and selling taco's and never paying rent for it. It looks tacky and brings the overall look of downtown down.

Used car lots don't allows = Laundromats for Illegal activities. How do you distinguish a legit one to a front. Unless your involved you wouldnt know.

Bloodstar,

These are quality of Life issues, but like I mentioned in the post to El Christ, there needs to be support from the community to restrict these activities. Like in El Cajon where they banned smoking in any public place other than a designated smoking area. That topic needed a lot of support from non-smokers, and they were out there to support it. If an issue is really a quality of life issue like smoking is, the public will respond with their support. The word just needs to get out that there is a movement pushing for that goal. Ordinances would get implemented if the support from the community is there. Getting people out there to fight for their cause is plan of mine to get things done.

Michael C. Mayne

elchrist · Posted: 26 Mar 2008 11:58 AM Post subject:

I'm pretty sure I can put together a petition with over 10,000 signatures that express the disapproval of all the used car lots on Imperial Ave. Let me do a little research on what the petition should read and I will follow up on this later.

As for the gas stations on Imperial Ave., they ARE excessive and also an eye sore. Although I do see the justification for some of these gas stations being located here due to Imperial Ave./111 being the "International Gateway to Mexico." I occasionally fill up at one before I cross into Mex. All of the gas stations could not possibly go away, but the used car lots can.

I can't imagine people just driving by on Imperial and going, "Oh, hold on, let me stop and buy myself a used car..."

elchrist · Posted: 26 Mar 2008 12:12 PM Post subject:

whitebread · Bulldogs' QB Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 88

El Christ,

A Petition would be a good starting point. If you can get that much support it may be feasible.

Michael C. Mayne

elchrist · Posted: 27 Mar 2008 07:35 AM Post subject:

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