• Farmington Hills officials are fuming over a glut of unsold Cybertrucks being stored in the city.
  • Tesla has been parking the EVs at a shopping center earmarked for major redevelopment.
  • Officials say the electric vehicles violate zoning codes and are warning the property owner.
  • Johnnykorn@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    But using the land for vehicle storage is against city code.

    You can park your car in the parking lot, but not that car…

    And dealers do not randomly park cars in parking lots without permission otherwise they would have been towed. The lot owner is getting paid.

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      5 days ago

      A lot of municipalities have different rules and definitions for “parking” and “long-term parking.” In a lot of cases long-term parking is strictly prohibited in places where parking is otherwise encouraged. You can’t just leave your vehicle in one place.

      You’ve got to move it, move it.

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      5 days ago

      I’m trying to figure out why someone would care. The mall is mostly closed. Yeah, the dealership must have paid the lot owner, so I don’t see the problem.

      It’d be great if the ugly things didn’t exist, but since they do, they have to go somewhere.