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Longview adopts amended ordinance limiting storage of personal property on public land after contentious debate and procedural votes
Summary
After a series of amendments, reconsideration and a suspension of rules, Longview City Council adopted Ordinance 3564 with multiple edits to definitions governing storage of personal property on public property; council debated subjective language about "interferes with ordinary use or enjoyment."
Longview City Council on July 22 adopted Ordinance 3564, which amends Longview Municipal Code sections related to storage of personal property on public property. The ordinance passed after the council considered and voted on three proposed amendments, including removal of a clause relating to constructed tents, a contested change to the definition of "excessive storage," and a simplification of the definition of "public property."
Council member Kendall introduced three amendments. The first amendment removed language in the bulky‑item definition that excepted a “constructed tent” from that definition; council approved that change unanimously. The second amendment would have…
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