Agenda Item Wording:
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Ordinance Adoption - A Public Hearing and first reading of Ordinance No. 2024-13, a request by the City of Visalia to revise Visalia Municipal Code Chapter 10.16.050 Use of Streets for Storage Prohibited
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Deadline for Action: 12/16/2024
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Jesse Villegas, Code Enforcement Officer, (559) 713-4191, jesse.villegas@visalia.city
Tracy Robertshaw, Neighborhood Preservation Manager, (559) 713-4187 tracy.robertshaw@visalia.city
Paul Bernal, Planning and Community Preservation Director, (559) 713-4025 paul.bernal@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the Visalia City Council hold a public hearing, receive a presentation and staff report, and introduce the first reading of Ordinance No. 2024-13, amending Visalia Municipal Code Section 10.16.050.
Background Discussion:
During the October 7, 2024, City Council meeting, staff presented a work session item to City Council regarding enforcement concerns and issues related to the use of city streets for storage including personal vehicles, recreational vehicles, travel trailers, mobile homes, unattached trailers, boats trailers, and camper trailers in residential districts. The Visalia Municipal Code (VMC) Section 10.16.050 reads as follows:
"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."
Over the past year, Code Enforcement and Visalia Police Department have received numerous complaints related to the storage of personal vehicles and the minimal movement of parked or standing vehicles located on the public street. These complaints tend to mostly consist of recreational vehicles, travel trailers, mobile homes, unattached trailers, boats trailers, and camper trailers. These vehicles/trailers have been found to impact city streets as the storage of these vehi...
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