The rule in your case is narrowly defined: the shared parking spaces are allocated to residents, and the rule makes sure that one person doesn't intrude on anot

The rule in your case is narrowly defined: the shared parking spaces are allocated to residents, and the rule makes sure that one person doesn't intrude on another person's allocated space. The rule in the article is not: it would make it a crime for your neighborhood dumbass to use his own allocated space to repair his car.