Title
Ordinance - Third and Final Reading on an Ordinance Amending Subsection B, Section 7200, Off-Street Parking and Loading Standards of the Zoning Ordinance to Prohibit the Parking of all Other Vehicles Such as Boats, Motor Homes, Recreational Vehicles, Campers, Trailers, Buses, All-Terrain and Other Non-Passenger Vehicles Between the Street Right-of-Way and the Facade of a Single-Family Dwelling, Two-Family Dwelling or Townhouse, and to Remove the Exemption to Such Parking Restrictions Applicable to Vehicles in Existence Before March 28, 2006 and replacement thereof (OA#15-005)
Requested Action
To consider the subject zoning change request.
Recommendation
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on October 19, 2015, and voted 6-0 to recommend approval. Commissioner Polozola was absent.
Description/History
The current regulations adopted on March 28, 2006 prohibit Other Vehicles (i.e. boats, motor homes, recreational vehicles, campers, trailers, buses, all-terrain and other non-passenger vehicles) from parking between the front property line and the front façade of a single-family dwelling, two-family dwelling or townhouse. Vehicles in existence before March 28, 2006 are currently exempt from the regulations.
The proposed amendments will:
- Remove the exemption mentioned above; and
- Prohibit the parking of Other Vehicles on a driveway between the side property line and the façade of a single-family dwelling, two-family dwelling or townhouse closest to the street.
- Add a provision to allow temporary (72 hours) parking for out-of-town visitors and loading, unloading, cleaning and winterizing, provided there is not a history of reoccurring parking. Reoccurrence shall be presumed if parking of this type occurs more than four (4) times within any calendar year.
See the attached Exhibit A for full details of the proposed amendments.
The City Council initiated the proposed amendment and directed the Planning and Zoning Commission to forwar...
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