TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Ordinance No. 2018-09, GEN-18-026, First Reading, Parking and Storage of Certain Vehicles
Recommended Action
Provide direction concerning recommendations made by staff to amend the draft Ordinance and to reconcile code conflicts. To continue Ordinance No. 2018-09, GEN-08-026 for second reading on June 26, 2018.
Background Information
On July 12, 2016, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2016-R-14, directing the City Manager to temporarily suspend enforcement of the Unified Land Development Code Section 25-19(F), (H) and (J) as it pertains to boats on licensed trailer, automobiles and trucks parked on driveways or side yards until July 12, 2017. This suspension was extended until July 13, 2018 by Resolution No. 2017-R-25.
Public hearings were held on August 3, 2017 with the Planning and Zoning Advisory Board and the City Commission on October 5, 2017 to receive public comments concerning the proposed amendments to Chapter 25, Section 25-19, the Parking and Storage of Certain Vehicles. At the October 5, 2017 Commission meeting, the Commission reviewed the proposed amendments to Section 25-19 and directed a workshop be held to discuss in detail the parking and storage of vehicles.
At a properly noticed workshop held on January 4, 2018, the City Commission by consensus directed staff to draft an ordinance creating a new chapter in the City of North Port Administrative Code titled "Property Standards," with a subsection titled "Parking and Storage of Certain Vehicles" with Commission directed changes. These changes are outlined in the workshop notes as Attachment 5 and have been merged into the explanation of changes document found in Attachment 2.
In addition, Commission requested staff to research the following:
1. What vehicles fall under the empty vehicle weight of 16,000 pounds or more. As a result of the research, staff has provided ...
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