Well, one thing its against city ordinance. "No parking of domestic equipment (boats, utility trailers, and recreational vehicles) in front of the main structure". If its allowed, then Mullet boats will be next along with other eysores. And, who wants the neighborhood looking like trashy Lealman.

Thank you for reporting this issue to us via SeeClickFix St. Pete. We have forwarded the information you have provided to our Codes Compliance Assistance Department, and they will now inspect the location and take any necessary action. We appreciate your help! Sincerely, Mayor's Action Center

Update from the Codes Compliance Department: a case has been opened and is being investigated for this reported location. Any further updates or action will be handled by the Codes department. To track the status of this case, or to find contact information for the assigned investigator, click here:

https://actiononline.stpete.org/Click2GovCE/casesearch.html?caseYear=16&caseNumber=125

or call 727-893-7373 and refer to case number 16-125

Issue 2182542 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue.

Issue 2201404 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue.

The boat is only parked for a couple days at a time when my son is planning on fishing. I've cleared this with the city and I am not in violation. Wouldn't it be more productive to appreciate the fact that I've spent thousands of dollars improving the house over the past two years thus adding value to the neighborhood instead of criticizing something insignificant, like a boat occasionally parked in the driveway? There aren't many people who have purchased on that street and invested in improving their properties inside and out.

A boat is allowed, just not in front of the house. Park it along side the house or at a marina. The problem is, once you let someone park in front, then this opens the door for others to park huge RV's, commercial utility traile, commercial trucks mullet boats, motor homes and so on. Then the neighborhood looks like crap.

Irrelevant in this situation. A boat is allowed as long as it is not for more than a couple days, per the enforcement code officer in the city. And I hardly think you need to be extrapolating the perils of what someone might do to destroy the neighborhood based on nothing but your own imaginations. Take a look at the improvements I've done. Hardly a situation that would result in destructive influences on the neighborhood.... suggestion: keep your thoughts to yourself.

Let me chime in on this. Its fine that you have made improvements, great. But, most of us will agree with Rex. Once you get away with parking a boat, it opens the door for other eyesores that he has mentioned. I have been neighborhoods outside of the city that does not enforce items like boats, commercial trailers, ect and let me tell you, what a slum of a eysore those neighborhood look like. This is a nice neighborhood, lets not ruin it.

Well, I'm looking forward to selling and getting neighbors who actually spend their efforts on improving their own properties instead of wasting time picking on other people unnecessarily. This whole conversation is clearly from people who have too much time on their hands and not enough common sense.

Great, no one wants to look out their window and see a boat either. Looks like Lealman is the perfect place for you to move to.

becki, I can appreciate where you're coming from. You've been hassled and are upset. You're clearly intelligent and well-spoken. But I think you're missing the overall point due to being annoyed. The reporter probably had no idea it's there for only a few days at a time when your son is going to go fishing. Likewise, the reporter is going off of written code, where you are hearing a different more lenient story from a code officer (an error on his part, if you ask me). I live several blocks away and saw this reporting here and thought, "Awww mannnn, this is a bummer. That house is well-kept. Meticulous even. And that small boat isn't ratty looking at all. Surely there are more pressing things to pick on." Ultimately though, in my opinion, this isn't a matter of people with too much time on their hands or too little common sense, as you've put it. People are trying to keep their neighborhood, your neighborhood, as straightened out as they can. Would I have reported it? Because of what I already mentioned about how nice your house looks: No. But it's your neighborhood's right to do so. I hope you have a good rest of the week :(

re: code officer -- I said "him". Or her!

The issue that you reported previously has been addressed by the City, and this open work order is now closed. Please feel free to submit future requests to us via SeeClickFix St. Pete, and thanks again!