“Dear PoPville,
Someone at Chaplin’s parks his very large Mercedes SUV in the same tow away zone located directly in front of the main entrance at the corner of 9th and P St, NW every time they visit and/or is working at the location. They are not loading/unloading; rather they park there the entire day. The place where they park is clearly marked as NO STANDING OR PARKING ANYTIME, yet every time I pass the restaurant, the same black SUV that belongs to them is illegally parked and to the best of my knowledge, has not received a ticket or been towed for parking illegally. This illegal parking creates a potentially dangerous situation should emergency vehicles like fire and/or EMS need to access Chaplin’s or the surrounding structures.
I am curious if they have worked out a special arrangement with parking enforcement whereby they can park in a tow away zone anytime they are at Chaplin and avoid receiving a parking ticket/being towed or if it’s a bit of the entitlement we’ve come to expect from the business class in the city.
With the dearth of parking spots available in the immediate area, it seems only fair that everyone play by the same rules with respect to parking.
I should note, I love Chaplin’s and patronize the restaurant regularly.”