REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
January 12, 2017
FROM: Councilmember Caprioglio
Councilmember Brandau
Jennifer K. Clark, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
THROUGH: Kelli Furtado, Assistant Director
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: Del Estabrooke, Parking Manager
Development and Resource Management Department
SUBJECT
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***BILL NO. B-62 - (Intro. 12/15/ 2016) (For adoption) - Amending Section 14-1006 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to the Prohibited Use of Streets for Storage of Vehicles
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of Section 14-1006 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to the Prohibited Use of Streets for Storage of Vehicles.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City of Fresno (City) residents have ongoing issues regarding the parking and storage of oversized vehicles in residential streets through the city. This ordinance will allow recreational vehicles over eighteen feet in length to park on any street for no more than twenty-four hours during a seven day period. Violation of this section will authorize Parking Services or the Police Department to remove the vehicle from the street in the manner and subject to the requirements of the Vehicle Code. This amendment will also prohibit inoperative, wrecked, dismantled or abandoned vehicles from parking on public property or a public right of way.
BACKGROUND
Citizens regularly call Council District offices and the Parking Services Department regarding oversized vehicles parked in their neighborhoods. These vehicles include: trucks, recreational vehicles, trailers, campers, farm machinery, boats, and construction equipment. Complaints range from recreational vehicles and unhinged watercraft parked on the street blocking views to construction equipment, work and recreational type vehicles, and trailers left on the streets for extended periods of time. The City also receives complaints from residents who are unable to saf...
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