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Council introduces ordinance tightening rules on RV and tow-truck parking, sets stepped fines
Summary
Council introduced and approved on first reading an ordinance limiting right-of-way parking for large vehicles, removing loopholes used to 'game' the 72-hour rule and establishing a stepped fine schedule; tow trucks may be parked in neighborhoods only while actively loading or unloading.
The Town Council introduced an ordinance amending Chapter 10 of the municipal code to tighten limits on parking of large vehicles (including recreational vehicles and tow trucks) in public right of way and to provide civil penalties for repeat violations.
Staff said prior language allowed a practical “shell game” in which owners moved a vehicle more than 1,000 feet to reset a 72-hour clock and then returned the vehicle to the same location. The proposed changes remove the “consecutive/1,000-foot” loophole by clarifying…
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