The Advisory Board has received several complaints regarding cars, trucks, commercial vehicles, trailers and boats parked for extended periods in the pool parking lot, on empty lots or curbside on neighborhood streets. We would like to remind our neighbors of the Blackthorne Estates rules governing personal property.

Cars, Trucks (3/4 ton and under) and Motorcycles must be licensed and in good working condition and may be parked in your garage, on your driveway or on the street (for a period not to exceed 24 hours). These rules also apply to the personal vehicles of your guests.

Commercial Vehicles and Trailers may be parked in your garage, on your driveway or on the street during daytime working hours. If you have a contractor that will be doing work over an extended period of time, they should not leave their vehicles or trailers overnight in the neighborhood.

Recreational vehicles, trucks with campers attached, camping trailers and boat trailers must be parked in your garage or stored outside of the neighborhood. They can be parked on your driveway (for a period not to exceed 24 hours) for preparations prior to use or clean-up after use, but should never be parked on the street, on empty lots or on neighborhood common grounds (including the pool parking lot).

These rules have been established to protect personal safety, personal property and real estate values. If you have questions, please reference the Homes Association Declarations and the Declaration of Restrictions. Copies of both are available here on the neighborhood association website

Board actions regarding future complaints may include, but are not limited to:

1) Towing (at owner’s expense) of vehicles parked overnight or for more than 24 hours on Common Grounds (including the pool parking lot) or empty lots;
2) Notifying the City of Overland Park about vehicles parked on the street for more than 24 hours to be towed (at owner’s expense) by the city; or
3) Assessing fines and converting unpaid fines to property liens for parked vehicle violations on your driveway or other parts of your property.

Thank you for your cooperation.