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Residents press council to amend trailer-and-boat parking rules; council seeks study and temporary fee moratorium

Battle Ground City Council · January 6, 2026
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Summary

Multiple residents told the council recent enforcement of the citys trailer/boat-storage code is creating financial hardship; council members requested a study session, asked for code-enforcement data, and proposed a temporary moratorium or "fee holiday" pending review.

Several Battleground residents used the meetings citizens-communication period to urge the City Council to amend or suspend enforcement of an ordinance that restricts trailers and boats from being parked in front yards and driveways. Jim Dryhorst read the municipal code section (BMCBGMC17.1350.150) related to trailer and boat storage and asked the council to draft an amendment to allow one…

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