HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 5.1 Recreation Vehicle Ordinance CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE : June 10, 1985
SUBJECT Written Communication Re City Recreation Vehicle
Ordinance
EXHIBITS ATTACHED Letter from Mr. & Mrs . Clifford Gonsalves dated
May 24 , 1985 ; Section 8-60. 33 and Section 8-26 . 1
Regulating the Storage of Recreation Vehicles on
Residential Properties
Qk 1 ) Determine whether consideration should be given to
the review and potential revision of the City ' s
existing Ordinance
2 ) If a review of the existing Ordinance is desirable ,
refer the review to the Planning Commission
3 ) Direct Staff regarding appropriate action for
violators which have already been notified
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None at this time
DESCRIPTION The City Council has received a letter from Isabel and
Clifford Gonsalves requesting that the City Council consider revising the
City ' s existing Ordinance which regulates the storage of mobile homes ,
recreation vehicles , utility trailers , unmounted camper tops or boats in the
front or required side yards in the residential district .
In accordance with City Council direction, the City' s Zoning Enforcement
Personnel have responded to complaints regarding the storage of recreation
vehicles in violation of the City ' s Ordinance . Since there are numerous
violations in this area , and many complaints filed , a number of residential
properties have been notified with respect to the correction of their
respective violations .
As a result of enforcement action by the City Staff , the City has been
contacted by some residents expressing a concern with respect to the
provisions of this Ordinance .
It is Staff ' s recommendation that the City Council determine whether or not
it wishes to review this Ordinance and determine whether revisions should be
made , and if so , refer the matter to the Planning Commission for its review
and study. In addition, the Council should provide Staff with direction
regarding the enforcement action which Staff presently has underway with
respect to numerous violations of this Ordinance .
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COPIES TO : Clifford & Isabel Gonsalves
11654 Amarillo Court
ITEM NO . Dublin, CA 94568
11654 Amarillo Court
Dublin , California , 94568
24 May 1984
President
Dublin City Council
6500 Dublin Blvd
Dublin , California 94568
Dear M. President:
As a resident and homeowner of Dublin for the past 20 years , the image ,
safety and visibile impression of our community has been of prime
interest to our household .
During these years we have maintained our home in a manner befitting our
standards in concert with our neighbors. This has been done in an effort
to maintain our pride and as a part of our total community; both of our
immediate neighbors as well as those more distant. It has also been done
so as to maintain the value of our original investment. As retirees , it
is our intention to remain in this community for the rest of our lives.
Twenty years ago , when moving to this community , we immediately took
steps to provide for off-street parking of our motorhome so as ( 1 ) not to
interfer with the visibility of vehicular traffic; (2) remove from the
street what some might feel to be "commercial" equipment; and (3) conform
to the law of not permitting a vehicle from being on the streets for over
72 hours . This was achieved by expanding our driveway and parking the
unit on our property.
As retirees , we make frequent use of our motorhome; approximately once
each month we travel for extended weekends to points in Northern
California. During other periods of the year , extended trips are taken .
Consideration was given to renting space in what are refered to as RV
storage lots but this idea was quickly dropped due to the high costs ,
inaccessibility, and improper security (breakins' ) . When our
neighborhood was new, and we were planning for the offstreet parking of
our motorhome , discussion was held with all our neighbors as to their
feelings toward our plans. NOT ONE NEIGHBOR PROTESTED OUR PLANNED
ACTION . At the time of expanding our driveway , no less than four of our
neighbors assisted us in the project. Others might have helped but there
was not need nor space for them to work.
We were recently visited by a representative of the Dublin Zoning Office
apprising us that our motorhome is out of compliance with City
Ordinances: 8-60 .33 citing . . . No Mobilehome, Recreational Vehicle ,
utility trailer , . . . shall be stored in the Front Yard or the required
Side Yard in any R District .
We were also apprised that this ordinance was put into effect some 15
years ago , five years after our moving into Dublin . We cannot recall any
notification of this ordinance ' s implementation , nor has this household
ever been cited for non-compliance SINCE ITS IMPOSITION .
During these twenty years , many other neighbors have purchased
recreational vehicles and boats. In our community each has taken steps
to satisfy the desires of the neighbors . Some have placed their units in
their side yards with little or no visibility from the front. None to my
standards have in anyway reduced the value of the community nor have
caused deterioration of the communities image .
It is our sincerest request that the Council give consideration to the
revocation of the above cited ordinance. It is our recommendation that
the Council provide a condition of storage of an RV/boat in a manner
befitting the community. It is felt that ordinances be effected
requiring any or all of the following be implemented :
o No RV/boat/trailer/camper/camper shell shall be parked on the street
for a period longer than 72 hours .
o No RV/boat/trailer/camper/camper shell shall be stored in a space
between the sidewalk and the front fence on an area other than one
which is paved , graveled , bricked or similarly designated as a
parking area. Parking on lawn areas would be considered as
inappropriate.
o Storage of an RV/boat/trailer/camper/camper shell behind any fence
equal to the outmost wall of the house shall be acceptable .
o No RV/boat/trailer/camper/camper shell shall be stored in a frontal
area in such a location as to interfer with the safe flow of
vehicular or pedestrian traffic nor interfer with sufficient
visibility for said parties .
o No RV/boat/trailer/camper/camper shell shall be stored in the
frontal area that is non-operational or undergoing long-termed
repairs. Such an item shall be used/moved at least once every
month.
As the law now states , it is permissible to park an RV on the street for
72 hours. Should offstreet parking be declared as illegal , the resultant
effect might be that individuals will park their vehicles on the street
and move them every 72 hours . It is felt that the above recommendations
will serve as a form of compromise while still maintaining the integrety
of the community.
Reference should also be made of the Investigator ' s reference to
Ordinance 8-63 .2 which she refered to as providing offstreet parking for
"visitors" . It was her intention that "Parking of personal vehicles in
one ' s driveway was illegal" . This household has difficulty in accepting
her definition in that we are not permitted to park our personal property
on our real property .
This household is not debating that the negative condition of some of the
above cited vehicles will cause concern to others. Such a units
continued storage in a frontal area shall provide for a judgemental value
of the appropriateness of its continuing in the frontal area .
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We as professionals are making judgemental decisions daily after weighing
all facts and evidence . Where situations of due concern arise , this
matter may be solved through petition of removal signed by those
concerned .
It is hoped that the Council will see fit to remove or modify Ordinance
8-60 .33 at its earlies convenience . This household and other interested
parties would appreciate the opportunity to discuss this issue before the
Council should such be desired .
Very sine re yourst
Clifford & Isabel Gonsalves
cc :
Paul Moffatt
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8-60.32 ACCESSORY STR�CTURES: IN REAR YARD. Except as otherwise
provided in Section 8-60.29 for a stable, detached Accessory
Buildings in an R District may occupy up to a maximum of thirty
per cent of the area of a required rear yard, provided that the
maximum 3070 coverage provision shall not apply to private swi=ing
pools.
(Amended by sec. 4, Ord. 68-33)
8-60.33 YARD REGULATIONS. In order to secure minimum basic pro-
vision for light, air, privacy and safety from fire hazards, it is
required that every building hereafter constructed shall be.upon a
Building Site of dimensions such as to provide for the yards
specified for the District in which the lot is located, and the_follow-
ing s`e_cctt��3s shall_apply and control y--s --uch and shal'1—fie open
an unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided
for Accessory Buildings in Sections 8-60.27, 8-60.31 and 8-60.32, for
fences in Section 8-60.53 and for other buildings in Section 8-60.37
and for signs as regulated by Section 8-60.65 and Section 8-60.59 (b L.
No-Mobi-lehome, Recrea e ic
tional Vle;u—t y trailer, unm vn ed caper
top or boat shall be stored in the Front Yard or the required Side.
Yard in any R District.
(Amended by sec. 11, Ord. 68-27; amended by sec. 5, Ord. 68-33;
amended by sec. 4, Ord. 69-93)
8-60.34 YARDS: DIMENSIONS. Every front yard shall have a depth equal
to or greater than that required for the District and shall extend across
the full width of the front of the Building Site. Every Rear Yard
i shall have a depth equal to or greater than that required for the
District and shall extend across the full width of the rear of the
Building Site. Every Side Yard shall have a width equal to or greater
than that required for the District and shall extend along the side Lot
Line from the front Lot Line to the rear Lot Line. The MENT:
REAR orNDhelDequi�irEed.width of an interior
8-60.35 YARDS: MEASURE
the required depth of a Rear Y
side yard shall be horizontal and inward from the Lot Line at a right
angle. Where the side Lot Lines converge, or nearly converge, a line
ten (10) feet long within the lot, parallel to the front Lot Line and
at a maximum distance therefrom shall be deemed to be the rear Lot Line
for the purposes of this section.
8-60.36 YARDS: MEASUREMENT: FRONT LINE. The /measurement of the required
4 depth of a Front Yard, or the required width of the street side yard
of a Corner Lot, shall be horizontal and inward from the street Lot
Line at a right angle; provided, however, that where any official
right-of-way line, or any Future Width Line pursuant to Section
8-80.0, traverses the building site, the measurement here specified
shall be taken from such right-of-way line, such Future Width Line or
from the street Lot Line, whichever produces the lesser yard. Through
Lots have two front_ Lot Lines, from each of which a Front Yard shall
be measured.
-'� 8-26.5 BUILDING SITE: R-1 DISTRICTS. Except as otherwise specified
in the case of a combining District, every Use in an R-1 District
shall be on a Building Site having a Median Lot Width not less than
fifty (50) feet and an area not less than five thousand (5,000) square
feet. A Corner Building Site shall have a Median Lot Width of not less
than sixty (60) feet. j
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8-26.6 YARDS: R-1 DISTRICTS. Except as otherwise specified in the case i
of a Combining District, the minimum requirements for Yards in R-1 i.
Districts shall be as follows, subject to the provisions of Sectioni,8-60. 33.
!y Depth of Front Yard twenty ..(20) 7feet;
Depth of Rear Yard - twenty (20) feet;
��- Width of Side Yards - not less than five (5) feet plus one foot, for
each full ten (10) feet by which the Median Lot Width exceeds
fifty (50) feet up to a maximum requirement of ten (lO) feet; ',:
except that in every case the Side Yard on the street.side of a
Corner Lot shall have a width not less than ten (10) feet...
E3 8-26.7 SAME: DWELLING FACING SIDE YARD. No Dwelling shall be so oriented
upon a Lot in an "R-1" District as to have its front or living room entrance
opening into a Side Yard less than ten (10) feet wide, extending from said
entrance to the front yard.
8-26.8 HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS: R-1 DISTRICT. No Dwelling shall have a
height of more than two (2) stories, except as provided by Section 8-60.11
nor shall any Building or Structure have a height in eVicess of twenty-five
(25) feet, . except as provided by Sections 8-60.9 and 8-60.10.
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y C! &26.6.1 Same:Alternate Provlslon of Rear Yard.Section 8 26.6 notwithstanding,a seas
f yard may have a depth of not less than ten feet(10')if that portion of the,r ear yard less than
twenty feet(20')in depth is compensated by open areas within the same or adjacent yards
on the same Building Site that exceed side and rear yard requirements by an area at least.
equal to the extent of building coverage of the twenty foot(20•)rear yard.Said compensat y�
ing area shall be considered a Required Yard in accordance with Section 6-60.33._'x;';
R-2 DISTRICTS
8-2 7.0 TWO FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICTS: INTENT: Two-Family Residence
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Districts, hereinafter designated as R-2 Districts, are established
to provide for the protection of established neighborhoods in which duplex
Dwellings are located, and generally to provide a transitional area
between single and multiple residence Districts or between single
residence Districts and areas of light commercial use, for additional
development of this kind.
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