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Montclair council approves first reading of ordinance limiting oversized vehicle parking on public streets
Summary
The city council approved a first reading of Ordinance 25-1013 to restrict oversized vehicles and unattached trailers on Montclair streets, banning them in residential areas and limiting hours in nonresidential zones while creating an RV permit program and exemptions for loading, utilities and emergencies.
The Montclair City Council on first reading approved an ordinance aimed at curbing safety and parking problems tied to oversized vehicles and unattached trailers on public streets.
Special counsel James Eert told the council the proposal targets vehicles that exceed 22 feet in length, 8 feet in height or 8 feet in width and applies only to public rights of way, not private property. Eert said the measure responds to reduced sight lines, obstruction of traffic-control devices, loss of on-street parking and decreased drivable roadway width caused by large vehicles.
Eert and staff contrasted the draft city rule with state Assembly Bill 413 (the ``daylighting'' law), saying AB 413’s 20-foot-from-crosswalk standard addresses passenger vehicles but does not fully mitigate sight-line problems posed by much larger vehicles. "AB 413 does not prevent a city from…
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