The city’s land development regulations under the residential zoning districts prohibit the storage or use of RVs or RV trailers.
However, another chapter of the city’s land development regulations pertaining to off-street parking provides for the parking, storage and use of recreational equipment, which includes RVs.
“We have a conflict in two different sections of our codes,” Community Development Director Shawn Sherrouse said.
“We’re not sure which section we should be using for compliance of the codes,” Sherrouse said. “If recreational equipment didn’t include recreational vehicles, then we would say no, it is prohibited.”
Because of the confusion, Planning Board members decided to table the issue at their meeting.
The City Commission did the same thing at its Monday night meeting until it can get a recommendation from the Planning Board.
“What has happened is now there is a glut of these RVs and it is creating a problem,” said Planning Board Chairman Tim Posphical.
Additional public hearings will be held, Sherrouse said.
“Hopefully, that will prompt a response from both owners of recreational vehicles and non-owners of recreational vehicles,” he said.
Code Enforcement Officer Nikki Walker told Planning Board members at their Jan. 8 meeting of the ongoing code enforcement issues regarding RVs and asked how she could bring owners into compliance.
Planning Board members had a lengthy discussion on the size of RVs, how they should be stored and a possible designated location within subdivisions to store them.
“There have been complaints on one neighbor against another for the storage of these large recreational vehicle,” Sherrouse said.
Sherrouse said his department will research the issue further and bring some proposed text amendments for the Planning Board’s review. That research will also involve what other municipalities are doing.
At their Jan. 8 meeting, Planning Board members also had concerns about whose responsibility it is to notify the homeowner concerning poor visibility at stop sign triangles and at intersections when bushes obstruct the view of a driver.
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AUBURNDALE | To park a recreation vehicle or not to park an RV - that is the question that city officials will be faced with in the coming months.
The city’s land development regulations under the residential zoning districts prohibit the storage or use of RVs or RV trailers.
However, another chapter of the city’s land development regulations pertaining to off-street parking provides for the parking, storage and use of recreational equipment, which includes RVs.
“We have a conflict in two different sections of our codes,” Community Development Director Shawn Sherrouse said.
“We’re not sure which section we should be using for compliance of the codes,” Sherrouse said. “If recreational equipment didn’t include recreational vehicles, then we would say no, it is prohibited.”
Because of the confusion, Planning Board members decided to table the issue at their meeting.
The City Commission did the same thing at its Monday night meeting until it can get a recommendation from the Planning Board.
“What has happened is now there is a glut of these RVs and it is creating a problem,” said Planning Board Chairman Tim Posphical.
Additional public hearings will be held, Sherrouse said.
“Hopefully, that will prompt a response from both owners of recreational vehicles and non-owners of recreational vehicles,” he said.
Code Enforcement Officer Nikki Walker told Planning Board members at their Jan. 8 meeting of the ongoing code enforcement issues regarding RVs and asked how she could bring owners into compliance.
Planning Board members had a lengthy discussion on the size of RVs, how they should be stored and a possible designated location within subdivisions to store them.
“There have been complaints on one neighbor against another for the storage of these large recreational vehicle,” Sherrouse said.
Sherrouse said his department will research the issue further and bring some proposed text amendments for the Planning Board’s review. That research will also involve what other municipalities are doing.
At their Jan. 8 meeting, Planning Board members also had concerns about whose responsibility it is to notify the homeowner concerning poor visibility at stop sign triangles and at intersections when bushes obstruct the view of a driver.
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