Sun City West Owner Members will be asked during March’s Governing Board Election if they want the Recreation Centers of Sun City West to continue enforcing CC&Rs related to street parking.
The Rec Centers currently enforces RV, boat, trailer, utility and other long-term vehicle parking on our streets. The state Legislature passed a new law this year that will remove that authority, unless residents reaffirm it.
Without a positive vote by a quorum of members, the Rec Centers and its CC&R Department will have no jurisdiction over whether RVs and other large vehicles can remain parked on the streets indefinitely.
The new law, Arizona Revised Statute 33-1818, states:
- Notwithstanding any provision in the community documents, after the period of declarant control, an association has no authority over and shall not regulate any roadway for which the ownership has been dedicated to or is otherwise held by a governmental entity.
According to HB 2298, the House Bill that put the change into effect, Sun City West and other communities that were recorded before Jan. 1, 2015, also will lose enforcement ability, but unlike the newer communities, they have an opportunity to override it. Communities like Sun City West must hold a membership vote prior to June 30, 2025, allowing members to decide if they want their communities to continue enforcing CC&Rs related to roadways. If the election is not held by that date, or if residents do not pass the measure, then the Rec Centers will be forced to stop enforcing street regulations.
The question will be put to members alongside the Election for Governing Board Directors on March 25. Information about registering to vote, early voting and other details will be announced closer to the Election.
We need restrictions
I agree.
Yes we need to vote to keep the parking clause in our CC&R’s. We then need to enforce it. If we don’t vote for this, I can see people leaving their RV’s etc on the street all winter to keep from paying the fee to store it. It will be a mess as I believe it will increase the amount of accidents.
Excellent point.
We need to follow restrictions! Voting is a must send email or by mail!
Very true!
How will an RV parked on a street cause more accidents?
Hi Mary, having an abundance of RVs and commercial vehicles parked on the streets throughout the community makes it more difficult to see pedestrians, especially if walkers, bikers or even pets come out quickly from behind an RV, and a passing driver does not see them. Our streets are quite wide, but it becomes more difficult to navigate if both sides have large vehicles parked on them.
I have lived here almost 30 years. I can tell you that we must help pass this restriction. We have a great community so let’s keep it that way.
Many streets are narrow and the type of vehicles that are prohibited now take up space. Accidents would definitely increase, especially if utility trailers do not have correct decals that can be seen at night.
It narrows the available road space. In addition, electric cords placed across sidewalks are a hazard to walkers.
The problem would be too many vehicles always left on the streets would make it more difficult especially at night to drive. Most streets are not especially wide. Always having to look around edges of the permanently parked vehicles for people or for animals would be hazardous and time consuming. And this area would begin to look like a trailer park. That’s not good. There is a park provided here for the RVs. What was it built for if not to use?
Please vote to keep regulations – imagine going down Alleppo with a maze of campers to maneuver & I don’t want to see the pick up camper on the corner of Franciscan sitting there 365 days & it will w/o restrictions & enforcement!
Or we can become like Portland, LA, Seattle and have homeless campers parked on our streets, be sure to vote
Definitely 100% Agree!
Excellant point.
Absolutely an important issue to vote on. We have someone on our street with a massive travel trailer and they complain about the storage costs. Honestly, would someone want their travel trailer, motor home, etc., sitting in front of their home 365? Doubt it, but there will be that person(s) who would not care – think it was funny and do it to aggravate neighbors … remember, there are those people that live among us!
Whatever time restrictions there are, they should only be for residents or visitors of residence.
No restrictions at all would mean that anyone visiting Phoenix could park on front of our homes instead of paying to stay in an RV park.
Is it possible to have residents sign petition for this matter.
I think it would be a safety issue to allow campers & RVs to park on these streets. 1. More break ins by vagrants we all know live nearby. 2. Many of the streets here are too narrow for this and there would be an increase in accidents as a result. 3. It would really look ugly here with that, and then it would decrease our property value – just sayin…
Keep the parking restrictions.
I was told by the Rec.Center R & R that Maricopa County has no restrictions for Sun city West. That is NOT TRUE!!! They have restrictions in Sun City Grand. I have lived here since 1988 & every year the policies are getting more liberal!!!
Sun City Grand is not comparable to Sun City or Sun City West. Grand is just a development in Surprise. It is not a “city” at all.
Keep the restrict
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