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Subject: FW: May 1st Council Meeting - Business Item 1 - Large Vehi rung estrictions
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"EETINC AGENDA
From: Carter, Andrew
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 9:38 PM
To: Schroeder, Sheryll
Subject: FW: May 1st Council Meeting - Business Item 1 - Large Vehicle Parking Restrictions
For public file.
Andrew Carter
From: Carolyn [mailto:ke6hng0att.net1
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 8:50 PM
To: Marx, Jan; Ashbaugh, John; Carter, Andrew; Smith, Kathy; Carpenter, Dan
Subject: May 1st Council Meeting - Business Item 1 - Large Vehicle Parking Restrictions
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I have resided in San Luis Obispo, Laguna Lake neighborhood, for 33 years and have been an RV owner
for 25 years.
I encourage you to direct staff to do an in -depth investigation as to how our city can restrict parking and
storage of RV's and other large vehicles on our neighborhood streets. This has been a problem for many
years, as memorialized in the1995 attachment to Staff s current report to Council. Past Councils have
attempted to resolve this problem; but here we are, 17 years later, and things haven't changed. There are
still RV's and trailers parked in our neighborhood streets throughout the city —not just in a concentrated
part of town.
This past week, I drove through a few streets in my neighborhood and took the attached photos. I could
have taken more but I think this provides a "picture" of what I'm trying to convey. Of particular note is
the first photo which was taken along Prefumo Canyon Road showing a long row of motor homes, boats,
and trailers. It looks like an RV storage lot!! The other photos were taken within a few blocks around
Oceanaire Drive. Large vehicles parked along a neighborhood street can create traffic safety issues
including, but not limited to, hindering a driver's vision while backing out of a driveway, or, if parked
near an intersection, obstructing the view of cross traffic and /or pedestrians.
The current ordinance requiring a move of 500' after 72 hours only transfers the problem to another area
and oftentimes creates an enforcement loop that can result in a ridiculous amount of staff time to
repeatedly "mark" the vehicle. Complaining residents eventually become frustrated with that "game" and
just give up, allowing the large vehicle to remain on the street.
Also, perhaps solving this issue could /help resolve another ongoing problem with regard to our street
sweeping. Allowing RV's and large vehicles to be stored on neighborhood streets for lengthy periods of
time prevents the street sweeper from adequately sweeping the gutters — leaving behind debris and trash
that washes down the storm drain. Perhaps it is time to review our street sweeping policy and require all
vehicles to move on their respective street sweeping day, as many cities do.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Carolyn Smith
San Luis Obispo, CA
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