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Committee backs ordinance removing registration requirement for boats, trailers and RVs parked on residential lots
Summary
The Public Safety Committee recommended that the full council delete a section of the code requiring a valid registration or license for boats, trailers and recreational vehicles stored on residential lots, while staff emphasized the change does not alter limits on how many such items may be kept on a property.
The Jonesboro Public Safety Committee voted to recommend to the full City Council an ordinance to delete the requirement that boats, trailers and recreational vehicles parked outdoors on residential lots must display a current registration or license.
The measure, Ordinance 25-037, would delete Chapter 117, Article 8, Section 117-324(g) from the Jonesboro Code of Ordinances; other parts of the section would remain in effect, the committee was told.
Mister Roper, identified by the chair to explain the item on behalf of code enforcement, said the change was proposed to match how the city treats inoperable vehicles and to provide leeway for property owners who keep trailers or vehicles on-site for future use. "We wanted that to fit with this because there are trailers that are in good condition that people are not using and we didn't feel necessarily that it was fair to make them have this vehicle," Roper said. He added officers retain authority to enforce where vehicles are in disrepair or present a nuisance.
Roper clarified the change would not alter limits on the number of trailers or boats a resident may store on their lot. "This is just talking about the registration alone," he said. He also noted that if a vehicle or trailer is put on public roads it remains subject to state registration and insurance requirements.
A committee member asked that, if the item is recommended to the council, it not be placed on the consent agenda so councilors would have the opportunity for fuller consideration. The committee accommodated that request.
The committee called for the vote and the motion to recommend Ordinance 25-037 to the full council passed; the chair recorded that the item carried.
No public commenters addressed this ordinance at the committee meeting. City staff said the intent was to provide consistent treatment between inoperable vehicles and stored trailers or boats rather than to change broader property-use rules.
