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Update to Parking on Stewart Lane – New No Parking Signs to be Installed

Post author By Ashley Grimes
Post date October 14, 2020

As previously posted on Nextdoor a few months ago, the HOA filed a complaint with Montgomery county transportation about cars parking on Stewart Lane. As this is the only entry point into Whitehall Square, the narrowing of the road makes it extremely dangerous and will only become more of a problem if we get a heavy snowfall. The county made the decision and the HOA has been notified that due to the restricted access on the street for emergency vehicles, new no parking signs will be installed on one side of the street. Montgomery County will be monitoring the road for illegally parked cars and ticketing or towing. As a reminder Stewart Lane is a County street and any enforcement of parking regulations is done by Montgomery County not by the HOA or Vista Management. Any complaints of cars parking there or any issues with your car being ticketed or towed should go to Montgomery County (311).

Here is the email from the county for your reference:

Fire Rescue conducted their assessment and recommended to restrict parking on one side of Stewart Lane. MCDOT has started the process to install that restriction. A Traffic Order and Work Order are being created for approval. I will keep you updated as it progresses.

Area Engineer, Traffic Engineering Studies Section

Montgomery County Department of Transportation

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PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON TUES 9/29 AND WED 9/30

Post author By Ashley Grimes
Post date September 24, 2020

The HOA is having community streets paved next week on Tuesday 9/29 and Wednesday 9/30. All homes have received a hand delivered notice of road paving work on their front doors as of yesterday, Monday, 9/23. There are also signs on the mailboxes and website informing all of the paving work.

**There can be no parking on any of the HOA streets, access roads, or visitor parking during the paving work.

**Please move your cars by Monday night or 6 am Tuesday morning, to your garage or driveway. The only road that is not impacted is Stewart Lane.**

**Please inform your neighbors, visitors, or guests who could be impacted. The only road that will not be impacted is Stewart Lane.

Streets to be paved as scheduled:

Whitehall Drive and Chiswick Court on Tuesday 9/29/2020 – 6am to 7pm
Hadden Manor Court and Regent Manor Court on Wednesday 9/30/2020 – 6am to 7pm

If you do not move your car and you are towed contact Henry’s Wrecker Service at 301-927-0007.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Guidelines

Parking Policy Warning

Parking violations

The Board of the Directors would like to remind all residents to not park in the turnabout lanes (on Whitehall Drive, Chiswick Court, Regent Manor or Hadden Manor) or at the end of Whitehall Drive. This is both a violation of the parking regulations and is a safety issue because those areas are used by emergency services, delivery and trash trucks to turn around in the courts. The HOA has received numerous complaints from the trash company and vendors who are not able to turn their trucks around due to cars. These areas are also not for permanent parking.

If you own a car, homeowners are assigned 2 parking spaces per home – parking spaces consist, of the garage (regardless whether such garage has been converted into living spaces or is used for garage purposes), driveway or assigned parking spaces if you do not have a garage. Homeowners/Renters may not use Visitors Parking as one of those 2 assigned parking spaces. (Sec 4.2). Visitor parking and internal HOA street parking is not for additional cars. The tow company has been made away of the violations and will tag and tow.

If you have a large truck/trailer of dumpster scheduled to be on the property you must also contact Vista Management company to request permission.

Also, do not park on Stewart Lane at the end of Regent Manor Court in the “no parking zones as it impedes visibility for cars turning off of Regent Manor and cars coming down the hill on Stewart Lane. Police will ticket or tow your car.

In addition, if you have not signed up for Whitehall Square HOA on Nextdoor these type of immediate updates are posted there here is the link: https://nextdoor.com/

For your reference the guidelines are listed below.

IV. Unauthorized or Prohibited Parking

The following vehicles are prohibited from parking on the Common Areas and Community Facilities, Property and Lots in Whitehall Square: abandoned vehicles, airport shuttle vans, boats, buses, campers, camper trucks, commercial vehicles, disabled vehicles, flat beds, junk vehicles, house trailers, inoperable vehicles, trucks, tagalongs, welders, trailer accessories, any type of aircraft, and unlicensed vehicles and other vehicles or prohibited by County ordinance.

All vehicles (including motorcycles) must be parked within a defined and marked space: No parking is permitted in fire lanes, cross parking, yellow curbing areas, in restricted areas, double or stacked parking, on common grass areas, or on or over any portion of a sidewalk.

Homeowners are prohibited from parking on internal townhome streets. (Sec 2f)

f. Street Parking Private Streets

All homeowners, residents and other permanent or long-term occupants of any dwelling are prohibited from parking on private streets (internal townhouse streets). Reasonable allowances and limited exceptions shall be considered to accommodate visitor and guest parking on private streets (as noted per the aforementioned Section 2.c. Visitor Parking) unless otherwise restricted by signage. All restricted parking on privately owned streets shall be enforced by Whitehall Square Homeowners Association, Inc. or it’s agent.

County owned Streets and Rights-of-Way

All homeowners, residents and other permanent or long-term occupants of any dwelling shall abstain from parking on County controlled streets. Resident, occupant or other long-term parking on County controlled streets and thoroughfares shall comply with any County regulations or ordinances. All restricted parking on County controlled streets shall be enforced by the County.