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City Council Meeting Minutes August 5, 2008 Page 5 of 14 1) Section 17.20.165 A.6 was modified to eliminate a required 5' setback adjacent to a side lot line. 2) Section 17.20.165 A.5 was modified to add a minimum setback of 18" from an existing sidewalk. Section 5 would require an 18" setback from an existing sidewalk, no encroachment into a public right-of-way, and no encroachment into a vision clearance area. Council directed Staff to evaluate the feasibility of adding a process by which a property owner would be able to request zoning relief from the requirements of the ordinance and suggested the Board of Adjustment might provide the appropriate venue to have jurisdiction over such requests. Variances: If Council adopts the ordinance with only five regulating criteria, it will not be necessary to have a mechanism for granting variances. The following second reading amendments have been added to the ordinance: 1) Section 17.20.160 Motor Vehicles: Subsection C was deleted to eliminate the requirement to screen motor vehicles parked or stored in a side yard adjacent to a street. 2) Section 17.20.165 Recreation Vehicles and Trailers: Subsection 4 was deleted to eliminate the requirement that recreational vehicles and trailers parked in a side yard adjacent to a street in screened by a solid screening fence. 3) Subsection 6 was deleted to eliminate the rear yard setback requirement. 4) Subsection 7 was deleted to eliminate the requirement that a recreational vehicle or trailer can only be located on a property if the owner of the vehicle or trailer resides on the property. PUBLIC COMMENT Howard Pollock, 834 Lincoln Avenue, Louisville, CO thanked Planning Director Wood and Police Chief Bruce Goodman for their work on the ordinance. He suggested the City look at the boats, vans, and pick-up trucks, which are also parked on City streets. He voiced his opposition to an ordinance, which compares trash dumpsters with recreational vehicles. Jerry Davis, 703 Lois Drive, Louisville, CO did not support the restriction of parking of RV's and trailers and asked how many complaints have been received over the past five years. Police Chief reported within the last year there were approximately three or four complaints. Ian Karpel, 928 LaFarge Avenue, Louisville, CO supported the ordinance and felt it balances the rights of RV owners and the neighborhood. He urged Council to pass the ordinance. He addressed the number of complaints filed and noted without an ordinance there is not a process to file a complaint.