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Resident says new street-parking rule creates access problems for van users; city assigns police contact
Summary
A Pembroke Pines resident told the City Commission the Jan. 1 ordinance barring parking on non‑paved swales and gravel could force people who use vans with ramps into the street when exiting. The mayor directed Deputy Chief Bermudez to work with the resident to explore solutions.
A Pembroke Pines resident told the City Commission on Jan. 15 that a new city ordinance taking effect Jan. 1, 2025, barring parking on non‑paved swales and gravel is creating accessibility problems for people who use vans with ramps.
Al Salvi, a resident of the Silver Lakes community, told commissioners that the ordinance "says that your most vehicles now cannot park on non paved roads. There can't be no gravel, no swell," and that the rule forces some ramp‑equipped vans to unload into the street. "If we drop the ramp in the middle of the street," Salvi said, "we're gonna be right in the middle of the street. We can get hit by a car or people will just get pissed off…
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