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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Public Hearing: An Ordinance Concerning Storage of Vehicles on Streets and Amending Section 5.135 of the Eugene Code, 1971 Meeting Date: July 26, 2004 Agenda Item Number: 3 Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Kay Kronholm www. cl. eugene, or. us Contact Telephone Number: 682-5296 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY This is a public hearing on an ordinance concerning the storage of vehicles on streets. Staff is proposing changes to Chapter 5 of the Eugene Code. These changes would increase the time a vehicle may be parked on the street from 24 hours to 72 hours before the vehicle is required to be moved and prohibit any vehicle with expired license plates from being parked on any public street. BACKGROUND Council Action History In September 1995, the council passed ordinance changes to the section of the code related to storing vehicles on the street to bring it into compliance with State code requirements for notification after towing a vehicle. Policy Issues The intent of this recommendation to increase the time that a vehicle may be parked on a public street without being moved is to help promote the alternative modes goals of the City of Eugene. Over the past 18 months, the Parking Services office has received an increase in calls from citizens city-wide, requesting more time before they have to move their cars. The complainants note that the City wants citizens to use alternative modes but then insists that they move their vehicle every 24 hours. Staff realizes that if the ordinance is passed, a vehicle may sit on a public street for a longer period of time (with the increase from 24 hours to 72 hours), but believes this will, in fact, better meet the needs of a majority of citizens throughout Eugene. The addition of prohibiting vehicles with expired plates to park on the street will bring Chapter 5 in line with Chapter 6 of the Eugene Code. Currently Chapter 6 prohibits vehicles with expired plates from parking on any private or public property if the vehicle can be viewed from a street or sidewalk. By including this prohibition in Chapter 5, parking control would be able to enforce this violation. Council Goal Action Priority In addition to Council goals, this item relates to Council's growth management policies as follows: L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M040726\S0407263.doc