HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 04 Parking of Recreational Vehicles AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 11/4/2013
Meeting Type: Regular Meeting
Staff Contact/Dept.: Len Goodwin/DPW
Staff Phone No: 541.726.3685
Estimated Time: 5 minutes
S P R I N G F I E L D
C I T Y C O U N C I L
Council Goals: Promote and Enhance
our Hometown Feel
while Focusing on
Livability and
Environmental Quality
ITEM TITLE: PARKING OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
ACTION
REQUESTED:
Conduct a first reading and Public Hearing on AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE SPRINGFIELD MUNCIPAL CODE CHAPTER 6, VEHICLES AND
TRAFFIC, MOTOR VEHICLES, BY AMENDING SECTION 6.050(2) TO
CLARIFY LIMITED TIME FOR PARKING OF VEHICLES ON CITY STREETS
ISSUE
STATEMENT:
The Springfield Municipal Code limits on the parking of recreational vehicles in
residential areas contain limits that impede residents in planning for reasonable
travel.
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Proposed Ordinance
DISCUSSION/
FINANCIAL
IMPACT:
Currently, Municipal Codes Section 6.050(2) limits parking of an RV to no more
than 2 hours between midnight and 7 a.m. This limitation prevents residents from
moving their RV out of storage the night before a trip so that they may prepare for a
trip to begin the next morning (unless they have sufficient space on their property
for off-street parking). There are safety reasons to restrict RV on-street parking,
including reduced visibility. However, as Springfield attempts to increase urban
residential density this limit will increasingly present challenges to RV owners.
Staff recommends that the limit be changed to a maximum of 12 hours within any
72 hour period. This will permit RV owners whose lot size does not permit off-
street parking to park the vehicles on-street once before a trip and once at the end of
a trip without violating the code. Both Transportation staff and the Police
Department believe this is a more reasonable limit and recommend that the Council
adopt this ordinance following the second reading.
Attachment 1