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Council advances first reading of code change to give HOAs authority over boat/parking in gated communities
Summary
On first reading the council approved a code amendment giving homeowners associations in gated communities authority to enforce regulations on temporary boat storage and private-right-of-way parking; members raised equity and enforcement concerns and asked staff to compile HOA bylaws before second reading.
The City of Homestead on Feb. 18 approved first reading of an ordinance amending the zoning code to allow homeowners association boards in gated residential developments to be the enforcing authority for certain off-street parking and temporary boat-storage rules in private rights-of-way.
Councilmember Avila, who presented the item, said the change would "put the power and authority for enforcing parking and boat storage within gated communities into the hands of the residents and the homeowners…
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