AN HOA has issued a warning to homeowners within a community to park in the garages or off of the driveway - or face a $500 fine.

Other association officials were baffled by the strange rule and took the side of the homeowners.

A strange driveway rule has other homeowner association leaders baffled

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A strange driveway rule has other homeowner association leaders baffledCredit: Getty
The Stonebriar Village Association maintains that homeowners can change the security-centric rule if they deem it unfair with a simple step

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The Stonebriar Village Association maintains that homeowners can change the security-centric rule if they deem it unfair with a simple stepCredit: Stonebriar Village

Homeowners within the Frisco, Texas Stonebriar Village HOA subdivision are subject to a hefty fine for not following a new rule prohibiting owners from parking their cars in their driveway.

Instead, the rule states that vehicles are required to be parked inside their driveways with the door closed.

If homeowners fail to move their vehicles after a courtesy notice was issued, they could be subject to a $500 fee.

Rob Zivney, the chairman of the community's Security Committee, said that the main reason behind the notices on the vehicles of residents is for security purposes.

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He said that from May to September, one vehicle break-in per month was reported, so a change had to be made.

"I got more complaints we don’t want to see crime by having cars park out on the driveway," he told The Dallas Morning News in 2015.

"I got complaints frankly that we weren’t enforcing the rules."

This instance wouldn't be the first time the HOA imposed a "No Parking" driveway rule, as an original rule was placed to keep up the curb appeal of the community.

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To see what the rest of Frisco's HOA leaders were enforcing, the outlet reached out to several other association leaders who stated they did not have driveway rules of that nature.

Brad Thompson, the manager of Shaddock Creek Estates, said that there are rules against boats and recreational vehicles in driveways, but not for passenger vehicles, because, "that's what garages and driveways are for."

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Kevin McDonald of the Panther Creek Estates said that the rule was "ridiculous."

"I think it’s odd, and it’s kind of ridiculous in my opinion," he said.

"I mean, that’s the point of the driveway. It’s their property, they should be able to do what they want."

Gregory Cagle, the author of the Texas Homeowners Association Law, said that the rule would be more likely seen in condominiums, not homes, and most HOAs have rules against boats, RVs, trailers, and vehicles with advertisements in the driveway.

However, not an overall ban on passenger vehicles.

Donna Pryor, the president of Stonebriar Village, said that there have not been any complaints to the board about the new rule and that if there had been, some action would be taken.

"We are very sensitive to our homeowner complaints," she said.

The board of directors for the community said that if the community was genuinely displeased by the ordinance, they could change it.

"Stonebriar is a very owner-friendly community and is fortunate to have many volunteer homeowners who are willing to meet with their neighbors to resolve these issues," the board wrote in a statement.

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"The process for these circumstances does, however, rely on communication from the recipient of a notice to engage representatives of the Association in an effort to resolve these matters."

The U.S. Sun has reached out to Stonebriar Village to see if there have been any changes from the original publication date.