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well as working group discussions, staff recommends several Municipal Code changes to help resolve common parking enforcement requests. Two such changes, relating to the “72-hour rule” for parking and oversized commercial vehicle parking, are the subject of this report. · Neighborhood Communication: A large component of solving any neighborhood problem is the process by which neighbors identify problems and discuss potential solutions together. Neighborhood parking issues are often more complex than they appear, and single solutions do not work for entire neighborhoods. Due to this complexity, staff has been working with individual neighborhoods to find parking solutions that best meet their needs. Staff expects many of these conversations to occur through the Neighborhood Associations. Solving neighborhood parking problems will be an ongoing and iterative process. Staff expects to propose Municipal Code revisions and other parking-related initiatives to the City Council over time, as recommended by the internal working group and CSAC. ANALYSIS The attached ordinance revisions would amend, replace and revise several sections of the Municipal Code. The proposed code language would allow the Police Department to more effectively enforce the City’s “72-hour parking rule”, as well as place additional limitations of oversized commercial vehicles on City streets. “72-hour rule” The Police Department commonly receives complaints pertaining to vehicles being stored on the street for long periods of time. These vehicles are often “extra” cars owned by nearby residents, who do not have enough vehicle storage room onsite or simply choose not to store them in their garage or drive-way. In other cases, they are essentially abandoned, and rarely used. Many residents who report these vehicles are aware of regulations that prevent cars from being stored in street parking areas for more than 72-hours. The City’s current law which is meant to prevent this, however, is difficult to enforce because of outdated Municipal Code language. Specifically, the Municipal Code considers a vehicle to have moved if it has moved more than .20 miles. While older odometers would allow an officer to make this determination, newer, digital odometers prevent officers from doing so. Therefore, the proposed language states that a car must move at least one-car length. This will be more easily enforceable, as an officer can make this determination without the aid of an odometer. Commercial Vehicles 6.4.A. - Page 4