The claim he can’t use street names taking parking is just an excuse. There’s usually are always options, even if they’re not as convenient as your driveway. You can deal with an option in the short term.

I don’t know about his city, but mine always opens public parking to help people get off the street for snow clearing. It doesn’t even cost anything, just minor inconvenience until the snow is clear

Edited to fix autocorrect mangling