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Item # 2.

Council Meeting

Meeting Date:	12/14/2021
Department:	Police
Pillars:	Gold Standard in Public Safety
Milestones:	Continue development and implementation of the Long-Term Financial Plan

AGENDA CAPTION:

Present and Discuss Draft Updates to the Commercial Vehicle Parking Ordinance.

BACKGROUND:

Commercial parking complaints, especially within our multifamily residential areas, have become a more frequent FixIT app request to the Town. In response to these requests, the Addison Police Department has identified the need to update the ordinance to support enforcement activities.

Current regulations addressing commercial vehicle parking in residential areas are as follows:

Sec. 78-175. - Overnight parking of trucks and buses with more than three-quarter ton rated capacity within certain zones prohibited

a. It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to park overnight, or between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m., any truck-tractor, road-tractor, semitrailer, bus, truck, or trailer, when such truck or trailer has a manufacturer's rated capacity in excess of three-fourths ton upon property within any area zoned as either single-family, duplex or multiple-family district zoning under the zoning ordinance of the Town.

b. This section shall not prevent the parking or standing of the vehicles described in subsection (a) of this section in such zoned areas for the purpose of expeditiously loading and unloading passenger, freight, or merchandise. (Code 1982, § 9-132)

In Addison, most housing developments are zoned Planned Development (PD), Urban Center (UC) or Mixed Use Residential (MXR) District. This conflicting language difference (specific zoning districts vs. the general residential land uses referenced in Sec. 78-175) led us to ask for assistance from our City Attorney to determine if we have the legal authority to enforce Section 78-175 as written. Our City Attorney agreed the language is problematic and initiated work on recommended updates to ensure the intent of the ordinance can be achieved.

Before a final revision is brought to Council for consideration, staff would like to obtain feedback on this specific ordinance provision and any other policy considerations related to this issue. The attached presentation is intended to facilitate that discussion.

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff seeks direction from Council.

Attachments
Commercial Vehicle Parking Presentation