I recently received a parking violation in Rehoboth Beach on East 6th Street directly behind Egg restaurant on Rehoboth Avenue where I dined that morning. It stated that I did not have a visible parking permit in my car, which was true. However, along the route I took from the front of the Egg restaurant to the spot I parked in front of 25 E. 6th St., there were no signs posted that said parking permits required or words to that effect.
I called the parking office and stated why I thought it was OK to park there. Their response was there are parking signs all over the city stating you need to have a parking permit in residential areas of Rehoboth Beach. My response to that is I am not from Rehoboth Beach and am not at all aware they have all these signs posted including down from where I parked my car. I told the office staff as well as the Court of Appeals that there are no signs between where I drove from to where I parked. I even provided photos. How was I supposed to know I could not park there if I never passed any signs prohibiting parking without a permit?
My appeal was denied simply because there are signs “near” where I parked despite the fact that I couldn’t possibly know this unless I was familiar with the neighborhood. The alderman who ruled on this appeal apparently ignored and failed to consider the circumstances of my appeal. At the very least, they should have reduced the penalty from a fine to a warning. Very unfair.
Mauro Licciardello
Lewes
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