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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday, September 17,2018 <br /> Page 14 <br /> Councilmember McGehee stated the item will be the Solar Panel discussion and <br /> the financial affect it would have on the City. <br /> Recess <br /> Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 7:34 p.m., and reconvened at approximately <br /> 7:37 p.m. <br /> b. Discuss Amendments or Improvements to Code Enforcement practices to <br /> better address properties with repeat code violations <br /> Code Official Dave Englund briefly highlighted this item as detailed in the RCA <br /> and related attachments dated September 17, 2018. <br /> 1. Vehicle Storage <br /> Mr. Englund stated the City has received many requests to limit the number of <br /> vehicles on residential properties. Staff has reviewed other cities who have limits <br /> on vehicles and staff has tried to look at all aspects of this and how does the City <br /> limit a number, how does the City limit placement of vehicles on the property. In <br /> conversations with the City Attorney, it has been problematic to come up with <br /> specific numbers and how the City deals with them. <br /> Mr. Englund reviewed the staff report with the Council. He noted one specific <br /> concern he has is if the City restricts parking on specific property, is that it would <br /> move onto the street that has less restrictions for duration,placement, etc. <br /> Councilmember Laliberte asked how is "stored' defined as shown in the heading <br /> of this topic versus leaving and coming back. <br /> Mr. Englund stated that definition of when a vehicle no longer becomes a vehicle <br /> and when it becomes a stored item is very problematic for the City to come up <br /> with. Originally, the City looked at their typical policy such as a storage pod that <br /> is put there for construction or a dumpster that is allowed for thirty days and could <br /> it be tied to that. At what point does it change from a vehicle to a stored vehicle is <br /> difficult to quantify. <br /> Councilmember Etten felt there were two separate problems. One is the storage <br /> of vehicles and the other is a residence having a lot of vehicles. Those create dif- <br /> ferent problems and enforcement issues. He wanted to make sure the Council is <br /> aware of that and the two issues may need to be addressed separately. <br /> Councilmember McGehee stated there is another problem where the City has <br /> rental properties with massive number of vehicles. The City has limits but not a <br /> system to check on the number of vehicles and number of people living in the <br /> dwellings. She thought this does become a public nuisance. <br />