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Commerce City asks staff to study towing and code options after residents raise concerns about RVs and abandoned vehicles
Summary
Councilors and staff discussed enforcement limits on occupied, inoperable and abandoned recreational vehicles; staff reported roughly 150 citations in September and said a towing contract is in progress while the city attorney said the municipal code currently lacks an automatic towing provision for occupied vehicles.
City Manager Rogers told the council that the city has been stepping up enforcement on inoperable and abandoned vehicles and asked for direction on escalating remedies for vehicles that remain in residential areas.
“For the month of September, we had approximately a 150 citations issued on inoperable vehicles abandoned and so forth,” Rogers said, reporting staff activity and telling the council a third‑party towing contract is in development.
Council member Ford pressed for clearer expectations for residents whose neighborhoods have occupied motorhomes or long‑term RV parking. He asked how long an occupied vehicle might sit in front of a home and urged staff to research legal and operational options to shorten…
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