The York County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to add Sherwood Forest to a list of subdivisions that prevent large vehicles from parking on its streets.
Sherwood Forest, set off Hampton Highway near Running Man in the Tabb section of the county, is a small subdivision. The president of the homeowner’s association, Frederick R. Kienle, told the supervisors that people parking large vehicles on the streets of Sherwood Forest poses a safety hazard. Such vehicles include recreational or commercial vehicles that weigh more than 10,000 pounds or are greater than 21 feet long and several other types of vehicles.
“It’s become a very vocal eyesore and issue with residents,” Kienle said of the vehicles. “It has near unanimous backing of residents. I’ve received more phone calls on this than anything else in the several years I’ve been president.”
He wrote a letter to the Board of Supervisors before the meeting in which he outlined what he believed was the problem.
“The current positioning of selected large vehicles hampers vision down the street and creates a potentially dangerous circumstance for neighbors exiting driveways and children playing along the sidewalks,” Kienle wrote. “Due to the heavy traffic using Robin Hood Drive as a connector between [Hampton Highway] and the Running Man/Wythe Creek developments, the situation is particularly dangerous in early mornings and afternoons when children are walking to or waiting at neighborhood bus stops.”
Thomas Shepperd, the supervisor for the district where Sherwood Forest is located, agreed.
“He’s absolutely correct,” Shepperd said. “This is a problem in the community.”
Running Man is on the list of subdivisions with the provision. Because Robin Hood Drive — the primary thoroughfare in Sherwood Forest — is used as a connector road to Running Man, the addition to the list leaves the connected neighborhoods governed by the same set of rules. The applicable rules, which includes a detailed description of the prohibited vehicles, is available here.
Nobody spoke during the public hearing.
The restrictions do not apply to vehicles parked on private property. The vehicles can be parked on driveways or on side or rear yards of homes in the neighborhood. The restriction applies to Robin Hood Drive, Arrow Court and a short segment of Pohick Run.
Other subdivisions with the restriction include Coventry, the Villages of Kiln Creek, Brandywine, Yorkshire Downs, Breezy Point and Woodlake Crossing.
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