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Council reviews draft ordinance requiring wheel chocks for trailers parked on city streets

5536147 · August 5, 2025
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Summary

Council members discussed a staff-drafted amendment to city code that would require wheel chocks for unattached trailers parked on city streets, clarify vehicle/trailer definitions and maintain 48-hour on-street parking limits; the item will return for action at a future meeting.

The Decorah City Council on Aug. 4 reviewed a draft ordinance amending city code to address on-street storage of trailers by requiring the use of wheel chocks and clarifying definitions for "vehicle" and "trailer." City staff told the council the draft would still allow unattached trailers on streets subject to existing 48-hour limits and would continue to permit contractors to use right-of-way obstruction permits…

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