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RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
AID HOC COMMITTEE
La Quinta City Hall Session Room
78-495 Calle Tampico
February 5, 1997
7:00 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Roll Call
II. PUBLIC COMMENT
III. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Review the draft Recreational Vehicle Regulations proposed by the Committee
IV. ADJOURNMENT
9.60.130 Recreational Vehicle Parking
A. Purpose. Recreational vehicles may be parked or stored on residentially
zoned property only in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Section.
Recreational vehicles parked within a validly established recreation vehicle storage
facility are exempt from the requirements of this Section.
B. Definition. For purposes of this Code a "recreational vehicle" or "RV" shall
mean all trailers or any vehicle placed on a trailer such as a boat, watercraft, or other
vehicle, plus any vehicle designed and used for temporary habitation, including
motorhomes, travel trailers, "5`" wheels", and camper shells that extend more than
12" above the roof of the pickup truck on which it is located Passenger vans which
have n converted for use as a recreational vehicles and do not exceed 9 feet in
height are exempt from this Section.
C. Storage of RV's
1 Street Storage, No RV shall be parked or stored for more than 72 hours
at any public street location or combination of public street locations within
the City.
low 2 Storage on Residential Property No person shall store park or maintain
any RV or parts thereof in any required front yard area of any property
coned RVL RL or RM. The recreational vehicle or parts thereof may be
stored or parked in a side or rear yard provided that a lawfully installed and
permanently maintained solid wall or fence six feet in height screens such
RV, or parts thereof from abutting property and from the public right of way.
The area in which the RV is arked or stored must be paved with concrete,
asphalt. gravel or similar materials. Areas containing grass or native soil are not
approved for the perking or storage of RV's
RV's may be parked or stored in the front side or rear ymds of residential
properties located in the RC Zone provided that the area in which the RV is
parked or stored is paved with concrete asphalt gravel or similar materials
Areas cQotaining arass or native soil are not approved for the parking or
storage of RV's.
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* Committee discussions regarding habitation allowed for 72 hours on private
property as well as on the public street. Staff requests that the committee review this
issue in light of Municipal Code Section 11.04.030 (attached). Also if habitation on
the public streets is not restricted, any RV could park in front of any house and the
inhabitants of the RV could stay for 72 hours. Owners of the house would have no
recourse.
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11.04.010
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UNSAFE CONDUCT
Sections:
11.04.010 Provisions not to be deemed duplicative of state law.
11.04.020 Sleeping in vehicles —Finding of fact.
11.04.030 Sleeping in vehicles —Prohibited in public places.
11.04.010 Provisions not to be deemed duplicative of state law.
No provision contained in this title is intended, nor shall it be deemed or construed, to make
punishable any act or acts which are prohibited by any law of the state. (Ord.10 § 1 (part), 1982)
11.04.020 Sleeping in vehicles —Finding of fact
The city council finds that a definite problem is posed by persons sleeping in automobiles which are
parked along the public streets within the city. The residential neighborhoods disturbed by this activity
call the police to report a suspicious vehicle in the area. In addition, persons who are parked in developed
areas become a target for criminal attack. (Ord.10 § 1 (part), 1982)
11.04.030 Sleeping in vehicles —Prohibited in public places.
No person shall sleep in any automobile or other vehicle parked on any sidewalk, street, alley, or other
public place, including any approved private street or right-of-way, within the corporate limits of the city.
(Ord.10 § I (part),1982)
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RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AD HOC COMMITTEE
MINUTES
JANUARY 16, 1997
CALL TO ORDER
The Recreational Vehicle Ad Hoc Committee meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. in
the La Quinta Civic Center Study Session Room.
ROLL CALL'
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
Tom Kirk
Steve Robbins
Pete Platamone
Bill Simmons
Ronald Klinginsmith
Denver Ammerman
Cal Hutcheson
Dan Corey
A.C. Moore
Robert Burt
Mike Seems
Barbara Irwin
Tom Hartung, Building & Safety Director
Jerry Herman, Community Development Director
Director Herman briefly explained Brown Act provisions.
II. PUBLIC COMMENT
Keith Sellars spoke and voiced concerns opposed to restricting RV's in the Cove area. He
encouraged members of the committee to visit the Cove area so they could see that RV
storage is not creating a problem. Questioned the purpose of the Ordinance.
III. BUSINESS ITEMS
The Committee discussed the storage of RV's and reached a consensus on the following
items:
1. The definition of RV shall be all trailers, any vehicle placed on a trailer such as a
boat, water craft, or other vehicle; motor homes, campers, 51" wheelers, and camper
shells that extend more than 12" above the roof of the pickup on which it is located.
(Vans are not to be included in the definition).
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2. No RV shall be parked or stored for more than 72 hours at any street location or
combination of street locations within the City.
3. Electric service may be run to an RV while it is legally parked on the street.
4. No water or sewer may be run to any RV at any location except for maintenance
service purposes.
5. No generator may be used in any RV, at any location, except for servicing or during
power outages.
6. Habitation of any RV is not to exceed 72 hours at any location.
Staff was asked to bring the following information to the next meeting:
1. Does La Quinta have a maximum curb cut?
2. Is it feasible/legal for the City to adopt an ordinance that would in effect enforce
existing CC&R's for areas with public streets?
3. Can there be different restrictions for different zones?
IV. ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 29, 1997 at 7:00 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
.rdnan, Director
nity Development
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Tom Hartung, Director
Building & Safety
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RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AD HOC COMMITTEE
MINUTES
JANUARY 29, 1997
I. CALL TO ORDER
The Recreational Vehicle Ad Hoc Committee meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. in
the La Quinta Civic Center Study Session Room.
ROLL CALL:
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
Tom Kirk
Cal Hutcheson
Pete Platamone
Bill Simmons
Ronald Klinginsmith
Denver Ammerman
Steve Robbins
Dan Corey
A.C. Moore
Robert Burt
Mike Seems
Barbara Irwin
Tom Hartung, Building & Safety Director
Jerry Herman, Community Development Director
Director Herman briefly addressed the Committee that the maximum curb cut is 30 feet.
He also relayed the City Attorney's opinion that different regulations for different zones are
feasible, however different regulations within the same zone are not. The Committee was
also informed that City enforcement of CC&R's would be difficult to justify.
II. PUBLIC COMMENT
None
III. BUSINESS ITEMS
The Committee discussed and reached consensus on the following items:
1. Different zones should have different regulations;
2. No storage regulations needed for the RMH and RH zones;
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3. The RVL, RM and RL zones should be modeled after the Baldwin Park ordinance,
with the addition of allowing backyard parking and requiring the parking areas to be
designated by paving, gravel, etc.
4. RC zone to allow storage anywhere on the property as long as it was designated
as a parking area by paving, gravel, etc.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 5, 1997 at 7:00 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Irman, Director
nity Development
Tom Hartung, Director
Building & Safety
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