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Commission pauses ordinance change, orders outreach on overnight parking and trail-blocking concerns
Summary
After City Council feedback on a proposed overnight-parking revision, the commission discussed enforcement challenges (tire marking/bracketing), unintended consequences and repeated complaints that horse trailers are blocking an equestrian trail on Portuguese Bend; commissioners directed staff to conduct outreach and return with a focused recommendation by July.
The Rolling Hills Traffic Commission on May 28 debated proposed changes to overnight‑parking rules after the City Council sent the item back for further consideration.
Council discussion proposed combining a standing 72‑hour parking prohibition with the commission’s earlier recommendation into a 48‑hour maximum and included a possible administrative permit carve‑out for short‑term exceptions. Staff warned that effective enforcement of a time‑limit regime requires deputies to mark or bracket tire placement and then re‑sight the vehicle after the time window to confirm continuous parking.
The sheriff’s deputy described the practical enforcement approach: “We kind of bracket the ground of where the tire placement is… if the deputy comes back or we get a second complaint 72 hours later and the car is still in that bracket spot, we can tow the vehicle, cite the vehicle, whatever deemed necessary,” the deputy said.
Commissioners noted recurrent local friction over a horse trailer parked in an easement adjacent to Portuguese Bend that periodically impedes an equestrian trail. Several commissioners urged first-step outreach to the property owner and the homeowners association and recommended involving Cavaleros (the local trails or equestrian committee) to establish a trail passable-width standard before widening municipal code changes.
Rather than advance immediate ordinance amendments, the commission directed staff to pause code changes, undertake targeted outreach (to the association, the property owner and Cavaleros), assess enforcement feasibility and data about how frequently the specific easement is blocked, and return with a recommendation at a future meeting (target: July). The commission voted to receive and file the item.
Provenance: discussion and staff direction on the overnight-parking item were discussed from SEG 478 through SEG 1341; deputy enforcement explanation at SEG 636–659; staff direction and motion at SEG 1198–1341.
