Bus conversion ruled commercial

[JimC]

Are you a member of the FMCA?
They have a section on their website that deals with parking, storage, harassment ect. you may want to check it out, I'm not sure, but they may even have the people that can help you out with the fight (under the right circumstances) just to set precedent(?)
Jim

[Nick Badame Refrig/ACC]

Hi Stepeen,

Here are the FMCA governing board members that fight these battles

Governmental and Legislative Affairs Committee
Max Durbin, F76454, Chairman
Frank Brodersen, F289730
Paul DuBois, F296221
Vicky Ferrari, F369332
Al Talbott, F223128

Phone #'s
FMCA National Headquarters
8291 Clough Pike
Cincinnati, Ohio 45244

FMCA Mail Forwarding Service
3590 Round Bottom Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45244

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Phone


FMCA National Headquarters
(513) 474-3622
(800) 543-3622

FMCA Mail Forwarding Service
(800) 448-1212

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Fax

General office, Convention Services, Chapter Services
(513) 474-2332
(800) 543-4717

Convention registration (exhibitor), FMC magazine, Government & Industry Affairs, FMC Classifieds, display advertising
(800) 543-4791
(513) 388-5286

Convention registration (family)
(800) 544-8524
(513) 388-5295

Membership, Mail Forwarding
(800) 547-1219
(513) 388-5314

[Ncbob]

I'm certainly not an Attorney...but your plight raises some questions for me to the ability of Hampton to make their regulations more stringent than those of the state and get away with it.

Here's the givens: Your bus is registered by the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Motor Home on the State Rolls.  How is it that the City of Hampton can change that classification when youj have the Title to prove its' classification?

Next Tuesday is Election Day in many States. I'd make sure that the people who are sympathetic  to your situation are the ones who believe that they will get your vote. I'd also contact my local representative for the reason that he'd like to know the Hampton is attempting to usurp the power of the State.

I'd move the bus to Rescue...just temporarily..and because the name of the town would help your case.
But move the bus somewhere...it's cheaper than litigation. It's fine to fight for principle but damnned expensive.

I still believe your best chances of winning are contacts in Richmond.

FWIW

Bob

[DrivingMissLazy]

This same situation exists in most of the small bedroom communities in the greater LA area. It got so bad you could hardly drive down some of the streets. RV's are therefore outlawed in many, many of these communities.

The same when I moved to Florida. I bought a home in Pompano Beach, adjacent to Ft. Lauderdale. When I got there with my coach, there was an inspector of some kind there within the hour advising me I could not park in front of my house or in my driveway. It was fine to park a boat there, but not a bus. LOL

I really believe you have absolutely no chance of getting the city to change their law. Even if they charged you initially with the wrong no parking ordinance, you can be sure they will be back with the correct one.
Richard

[wcox]

Vote with your $$$$...move
That is what I do.

Wayne in Yorktown