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Planning commission backs ordinance to limit overnight parking, storage of commercial vehicles
Summary
The Stonecrest Planning Commission unanimously recommended April 1 that City Council adopt TMOD24-001, a zoning text amendment to prohibit overnight parking of commercial vehicles on residential property and to restrict storage in certain commercial districts.
STONECREST, Ga. — The Stonecrest Planning Commission on April 1 unanimously recommended that City Council approve a text amendment (TMOD24-001) to restrict overnight parking and storage of commercial vehicles on residential property and to clarify where commercial vehicle parking is permitted.
Code Enforcement Director Ralph Butts presented the amendment and said it would add new provisions to Chapter 7, Article 6, Section 6.103 of the zoning ordinance defining “commercial vehicles” and prohibiting their overnight parking on residential property unless the vehicle is actively engaged in work at the residence or is associated with a business on the property.
Butts said the city’s primary enforcement target is large trucks and semitrailers that park overnight in private commercial or retail lots without loading…
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