HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 12 Parking of Recreational Vehicles AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 11/25/2013
Meeting Type: Regular Meeting
Staff Contact/Dept.: Len Goodwin/DPW Staff Phone No: 541.726.3685
Estimated Time: Consent Calendar
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: Adopt/not adopt the following ordinance: 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. 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 presented the proposed ordinance during a public hearing and first reading on
November 4, 2013. Council asked staff to make the following changes to the ordinance before bringing it back for a second reading and adoption:
• Extend the maximum limit from 12 hour to 16 hours within any 72 hour
period.
• Include language connecting the RV to the residence where it was parked.
Staff has made the recommended changes and is bringing the ordinance back for
possible adoption.
Attachment 1
ORDINANCE NO. ___________ (GENERAL)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL 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
The City Council of the City of Springfield finds that:
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest for the City of Springfield to add clarification to the
Springfield Municipal Code to the requirements for parking any truck, bus, camper, motor
home, trailer or boat upon the streets of the city.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD DOES ORDAIN, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Section 6.050(2) of the Springfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
“(2) No person shall park any truck, bus, camper, motor home, trailer or boat, as
defined in subsection (3) of this section, upon the streets of the city for more than sixteen consecutive hours in any 72 hour period. If the truck, bus, camper, motor home, trailer or boat
is located in a residential area, it shall be associated with a residence near the place it is
parked.”
Section 2: Severability Clause. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional by a court
of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and individual provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereof.
Section 3: Effective Date of Ordinance. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days
after its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor.
ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this ___ day of _________,
2013, by a vote of _____ for and ____ against.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Springfield this ______ day of ______________,
2013.
____________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________ City Recorder