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CORRESPONDENC E
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2gLid CITYCLERK
Mayor Marx and Members of the City Council ,
The Sept .11 Public workshop was a great disappointment . I t
became so convoluted that it lost the meaning that it started out with .
Homeless folks don't live in the boats that pepper our neigh-
borhoods, they do not live on the flat bed trailers or the dune buggies ,
resident owned motor homes or the horse trailers that are stored o n
streets and pep p er our neighborhoods, including abanedond vehicles .
SLU City has an ordance (please see inclosed material) in whic h
RV's can be parked in driveways and side yards .
if this ordance was strenghtened and enforced so that RV's
had to be removed from public streets and parked in driveways and sid e
yards and the 72 hour street parking was eliminated, this might solv e
some of the problem . Nines for barking in the street could then b e
enacted .
Enforcing the ordinance would be major in that it would sav e
police officers time and gas money having to tag over and over agai n
vehicles that are parked on our neighborhood streets for over 72 hours .
lndiic_uals and groups have been trying to solve this problem fo r
over 10 years : ,Hopefully there is merit to my suggestions .
Respectfully Submitted ,
Naoma Wrigh t
P .S . Owners of these vehicles should also be encouraged to park the m
in private storage facilities .
Chapter 17 .17 Page 3 of 1 0
4.Personal property owned or rented by the occupants may be repaired ,
washed, cleaned, and serviced, subject to any other relevant regulations ;
provided, that v rcles are parked in a driveway and that all work i s
completed within seventy-two hours .
5.Storage,repair, and maintenance of vehicles or other equipment may b e
allowed in commercial or agricultural areas visible from a public right-of -
way, where these activities are an integral part of the commercial busines s
and are conducted in accordance with all other limitations on that business .
6.Barbecues and furniture that is designed and intended for outdoor us e
may remain on a porch or in a walled front patio, where the walls ar e
designed in accordance with fence height regulations .
7.Recreational vehicles and trailers with current licenses may be parked in '
driveways consistent with Section 17 .17 .055 . (Ord . 1579 § 4, 2012 ; Ord .
17 .17 .050 Front yard paving .
No more than fifty percent of any residential front yard (see definition of "fron t
yard"), not to exceed twenty-six feet in width, may be covered by concrete o r
other impervious material, including driveways, patio areas, walkways, and othe r
landscape features . Exceptions to this standard can be granted through th e
administrative use permit process should the proposed paving be compatibl e
with the neighborhood . (Ord . 1528 § 3 Ex . A (part), 2009 : Ord . 1412 § 2 (part),
2002 : Ord . 1277 § 2 Ex . A, 1995 )
17 .17 .055 Front yard parking .
A . Purpose and Application .
1.The purpose of these regulations is to preserve the residential characte r
of streetscapes in the city's neighborhoods . The expansion of parking i n
front yard areas off driveways interferes with the pattern of building masse s
and open areas within neighborhoods, creates vehicle clutter, and results i n
excessive vehicle parking, which has the effect of creating small parkin g
lots in front yard areas which are intended to remain as open areas withi n
neighborhoods .
2.These regulations apply to vehicle parking within the front yard areas a s
defined in Section 17 .100 .060 and shown in Figure 9 .7a . No person shal l
stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended ,
unless consistent with the provisions of this section .
1571 § 15, 2012 ; Ord . 1528 § 3 Ex . A (part), 2009 : Ord . 1277 § 2 Ex . A ,
1995)
Figure 9 .7a