Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2008 05 08

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RESOLUTION NO. 9, SERIES 2008 A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING SUPPORT OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF TITLE 17 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO REVISE THE CITY'S REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE PARKING AND STORAGE OF MOTOR VEHICLES, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, TRAILERS, DUMPSTERS, ROLL -OFFS AND PORTABLE STORAGE UNITS. WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Louisville Planning Commission an application to amend certain sections of Title 17 of the Louisville Municipal Code to revise the City's regulations concerning the parking and storage of motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, trailers, dumpsters, roll -offs and portable storage units; and WHEREAS, the City Staff has reviewed the information submitted and found it to comply with Louisville zoning regulations and other applicable sections of the Louisville Municipal Code. WHEREAS, after a duly noticed public hearings on April 17, 2008 and May 8, 2008, where evidence and testimony were entered into the record, including the findings in the Louisville Planning Commission Staff Reports dated April 17, 2008 and May 8, 2008, the Planning Commission finds that said resolution should be approved, with the following conditions: Sec. 17.20.160. Motor vehicle Rparking limitations. A. It is unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle, or for any person as owner, lessee, tenant or occupant of any residential lot to permit a motor vehicle to be parked, in the front yard of a residential lot except on the paved driveway which is intended for parking or access to the garage or carport, or on an improved surface adjacent to a paved driveway B. On residential lots, no more than two motor vehicles may be parked on any area of the lot other than within a fully enclosed structure or on the paved driveway which is intended for parking or access to the garage or carport. A motor vehicle which is parked or stored on an improved surface adjacent to a paved driveway, or in a rear yard, a side yard, or a side yard adjacent to the street shall be counted towards the limit of two such vehicles. No more than one such motor vehicle may be an inoperable vehicle as defined in section 8.16.040.D.1 of this code. C. & motor vehicle which is parked in a rear yard, a side yard, or a side yard adjacent to the street shall be screened by a solid fence enclosure. Such fence enclosure shall be six feet in height and shall be constructed in full compliance with this code, including vision clearance requirements. Imo. For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" means any self-propelled Comment [wl]: Planning Commission requested screening of vehicles. Covers may be an alternative to fencing enclosures.