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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 03, 2013 Page 22 agency typically managed by the Community Development Department, whether the Planning Commission or staff At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Trudgeon clarified that the petition process was per City Ordinance rather than State Statute; with City Attorney Bartholdi speak- ing in support of the petition process as outlined. Mayor Roe noted that the provision for property owner petitions for zoning changes on adjacent properties had been added to the 2010 update of the Zoning Ordinance; with Mr. Lloyd clarifying that the provision was a legacy of previous versions of City Code and not something new having been added. Vehicle Storage Councilmember Laliberte also brought forward considerations regarding parking of recreational vehicles, boats and other vehicle storage on the streets and on resi- dential properties. Mr. Trudgeon clarified that a boat stored/parked on a street was not against cur- rent City Ordinance unless determined to be a traffic nuisance; and even though some people would dispute the notion, he suggested that the ordinance be limited to a certain number of hours for that storage. Councilmember Willmus suggested a more comprehensive look at City Code, ad- dressing those items not allowed for parking on the driveway if greater in length that 20', when the right-of-way from most residential garages to the street ex- ceeded 20'; and may need revamped, accommodating the homeowner and get the boat off the street where it could cause problems. While having no resolution to offer, Councilmember Willmus noted other areas of code that were in conflict for parking allowed on the street but not on driveways; and suggested a blanket al- lowance or not allowing them at all. Mayor Roe concurred that there were inconsistencies in current code; and that specific language was needed to address some of those inconsistencies based on today's realities. Discussion ensued regarding facilitating that storage versus creating or eliminat- ing safety hazards; front yard storage except on improved surfaces; original intent of the language to address vehicles exceeding a certain length; trailers at residen- tial properties used for livelihood but not allowed to avoid commercial storage in residential areas to avoid their domination; and distinctions between zoning and code enforcement issues. Mayor Roe suggested that the community be involved significantly in those dis- cussions to reflect current community standards.