(Photo courtesy of Brennan Lindner.) How many times does one see this repeated in a neighborhood? It is against the law. Lindner sent seven photos showing service on the street. This photo shows them being worked on in street, waiting for work unattended, and driving in for service. Looks like street repair.

By Brennan Lindner
Here’s fun happenings on Garfield Ave at  A Step Above Auto Repair. They’ve been slowly taking over the street.  I’ve asked the owner to repair vehicles in his shop. He basically said “sure,” but of course, nothing has changed.   All we want is a half decent looking street, not cars getting torn apart on the street and leaking oil/gunk on the street/sidewalk…

Are rules so hard to follow?

SEC. 85.01   REPAIRING VEHICLES ON STREETS.
(Amended by Ord. No. 168,782, Eff. 7/12/93.)

(a) No person shall dismantle, repair, or make any repairs, or add or install any part or accessory, to or on any vehicle, machine, motor, appliance or other device, while the same is upon any public or private highway, street, alley way or similar place.

(b) No person shall park any vehicle for the purpose of making repairs while the same is upon any public or private highway, street, alley way or similar place.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to prohibit the driver of any vehicle, which is disabled while upon any public or private highway, street, alley way or similar place to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping, from making, or causing to be made, the repairs necessary to enable such vehicle to be moved from the public or private highway, street, alley way or similar place.