I will go out today and look at this issue

I went out last week and talked with the owner. They are going to remove one car they do not use and they are going to expand the driveway 10 feet to the right so they won't have to park on the front lawn. Please be patient and keep in mind that most families seem to have 4 vehicles these days and struggle with a place to properly park them.

With all due respect Mr. Lum, that’s not my problem. We have zoning ordinances for a reason - because it looks tacky and makes our neighborhoods look terrible. And I’d add further that no sooner than you closed it the last time, they did the same thing immediately and they’ve been doing it for years. Why are you so quick to close cases that are not yet resolved. He hasn’t removed the car. He hasn’t expanded the driveway. He still parks on the lawn. So why is this being closed?

I live and play by the rules - so should other homeowners.

And, if I read your response correctly, the Buildinv Department is going to allow him to blacktop the area where he’s currently parking? Expanding his driveway to the right puts it in front of the house! So what exactly does that do? Do our zoning ordinances allow that?

With all due respect to you sir, we do the best we can with each situation. When the zoning regulations for parking were written people where lucky to have one car.
Nowadays every family member has one. The zoning hasn't kept up with the real world experience. We close the cases for administrative reasons after we talk to the parties involved. Please have some understanding for your neighbors and be thankful you have the room for all of your vehicles.

That’s a truly disappointing response, though I appreciate your empathy for their situation. But as I made clear, we (the neighbors) have been “understanding” for YEARS! If zoning regulations have not “kept up” as you suggest, it’s for the Town to change them - not for the folks entrusted to enforce them as written to ignore them or lecture those of us who do.