USE OF STREETS FOR STORAGE OF VEHICLES PROHIBITEDV.M.C 10.16.050
MOST COMMON COMPLAINTS RECEIVED
These complaints tend to mostly consist of recreational vehicles, travel trailers, and camper trailers.
ISSUES CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE STORAGE
THESE VEHICLES/TRAILERS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO IMPACT CITY STREETS AS THE STORAGE OF THESE VEHICLES TENDS TO IMPAIR TRAFFIC FLOW, OBSTRUCT LINE OF SIGHT/VISIBILITY NEAR INTERSECTIONS, CROSS WALKS AND FOR DRIVERS BACKING THEIR VEHCLES OUT OF DRIVEWAYS ONTO PUBLIC STREETS.
CURRENT MUNICIPAL CODE
10.16.050 USE OF STREETS FOR STORAGE PROHIBITED
No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two (72) hours.
WHAT THE CURRENT CODE LACKS
DOES NOT ELABORATE THE DISTANCE SAID VEHICLE/TRAILERS SHOULD BE MOVED. (OWNER’S CAN SIMPLY MOVE THEIR VEHICLE/TRAILER A COUPLE OF FEET TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT CODE PROVISIONS) DOES NOT REMEDY STORAGE ISSUE.
CONTINUED IMPACT TO CITY STREETS.
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS IMPACTED THE MOST.
CONTINUED CALLS TO CITY STAFF.
POTENTIAL REVISION TO SECTION 10.16.050
Section 10.16.050
No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two (72) hours.
Recreational vehicles or temporary recreational vehicles, travel trailers, mobile homes, and camper trailers may park on any street for a 72 hour period of time.
No person shall park or stand or permit to park any recreational vehicles or temporary recreational vehicles, travel trailers, mobile homes, and camper trailers for more than a 72 hours within a consecutive seven day period.
A vehicle shall be considered to be in violation of this section when it is parked or standing on a street or alley within one thousand feet of the same location after 72 hours.
ALTERNATIVE TO DISTANCE RECCOMENDATION
CITY COUNCIL CAN ELECT TO INCREASE OR DECREASE DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS (500 FT, 1MILE ETC.) IF COUNCIL FEELS THE DISTANCE IS NOT ADEQUATE. *STAFF RECCOMENDS 1000 FT DISTANCE FROM ORIGINAL AREA VEHICLE IS PARKED
DISCUSSION BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS
CODE ENFORCEMENT AND VISALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT DISCUSSED POTENTIAL UPDATE TO MUNICIPAL CODE 10.16.050 BOTH DEPARTMENTS AGREED POTENTIAL UPDATES WOULD HELP TO BETTER ENFORCE THE CODE.
EXPECTED RESULT WITH PROPOSED CHANGESLESSEN THE IMPACT OF CITY STREETSALLOW FOR SMOOTHER TRAFFIC FLOWALLEVIATE SIGHT /VISIBILITY FOR PEDESTRIANS AND DRIVERSPROVIDES TEMPORARY RELIEF TO IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS
USE OF STREETS FOR STORAGE OF VEHICLES PROHIBITEDV.M.C 10.16.050THANK YOU