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Members of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith have been routinely using the sidewalk across the street from the church as a parking lot for members who apparently are too lazy to find a legal spot and then walk to the services. The church does own the lot and makes full use of it for not only parking but also for running an illegal restaurant from it during the warmer months. On weekends, when the lot is full, members then make use of the sidewalk in front of the lot for parking. They also park on both sides of the street with huge private buses blocking the public bus stop located just on the corner of 22nd and Bainbridge. Many of the vehicles illegally parked are from New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia--out of town members of the church who do not pay any local taxes, but feel entitled to use public sidewalks as personal property.
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lamosca (Guest)
lamosca (Guest)
From a previous post regarding illegal parking and the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith
http://en.seeclickfix.com/issues/106629-illegal-blocking-of-parking-spots
These buildings are owned by and are part of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith and are located just behind the main building located on 22nd street. The small homes are used to house senior members of the church, and there are several parking spaces located within the gated area. If the church needs additional parking for members, they should allow the congregation to use the spaces inside of their "gated community" and not illegally reserve public space for personal use.
beans (Guest)
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lamosca (Guest)
I didn't call 911, but did call 311 on Sunday. Unfortunately, 311 operators do not work on Saturday or Sunday as their hours "have changed" according the the recorded message.
I'll make sure to take pictures of the illegally parked cars on Saturday and Sunday and will post for all to see.
beans (Guest)
lamosca (Guest)
lamosca (Guest)
lamosca (Guest)
lamosca (Guest)
Again, the members of this church have taken to parking on the sidewalk just across the street from the church at the corner of Bainbridge and 22nd street. When I told one of the congregants with NJ plates that it was illegal to park on the sidewalk therefore using public space for personal use she started screaming that "it (her car) here now, you gonna move it?" "Arrest me then if it illegal" and "I'ma get my daddy and he tell you". She then went on to threaten me.
This has got to stop. It is illegal and the church members who seem to think they can break the law whenever they want to must be told that this behavior will not be tolerated.
bo (Guest)
lamosca (Guest)
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lamosca (Registered User)
This is an ongoing situation. Within the past several weeks a large SUV along with the same car ,in the above photos, both with NJ tags among others have blocked the area making it difficult to walk around. Other cars continue to park on the sidewalks at Bainbridge and 22nd.
I spoke to a PPA officer walking throughout the neighborhood about the problem and he stated "we don't ticket people when they're going to church". With that in mind, we should park Wherever we want on a Sunday. If you get a ticket, you can tell the judge that you're sorry and that you were just going to "Praise the Lord".
lamosca (Registered User)
lamosca (Registered User)