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Glendive council refers 30‑day construction trailer‑permit fee to committee
Summary
The Glendive City Council voted to send setting a fee for a 30‑day construction trailer permit under Ordinance 7106H to the Cooper committee for recommendation after debate about enforcement, permit linkage to job sites and whether fees should be annual or per job.
Mayor Diane said the council would refer setting a fee for Ordinance 7106H — which allows a 30‑day construction trailer parking permit — to the Cooper committee for a recommendation. "So the trailer ordinance fee for 30 day construction trailer parking will be referred to the Cooper committee for a recommendation," she said.
Councilors discussed why the city needs a fee and how it should work. "The idea of the construction...permit is the plan where we're going with this," said Biden, asking whether the charge should be annual or by 30‑day job. Councilors asked staff to gather information about fees in neighboring communities and for public works to recommend an amount tied to the city's costs rather than used to deter activity.
Councilors pressed for clearer code language tying a permit to an active construction job and to a job site address so someone could not obtain a permit and then park a trailer anywhere in town. Mayor Diane said the council would ask the city attorney to consider adding "active construction sites" to the ordinance's language to make enforcement clearer.
Enforcement was a central concern. "If it's a camper trailer, it's not a construction trailer," Clyde Mitchell said, noting camper trailers on boulevards that are not eligible for construction permits. Chief Mills, responding to a council request for police input, said officers have knocked on doors, contacted owners and in some cases chocked trailers; those initial contacts often get trailers moved but repeat complaints remain. "We've knocked on doors... and they've actually been moving them," Chief Mills said, adding that patrols have had some success but problems persist.
After discussion the council voted to send the fee-setting question to the Cooper committee for its recommendation. The motion to refer, made from the floor and seconded, passed on an affirmative voice vote with no opposition recorded on the audio.
What happens next: the Cooper committee is scheduled to review comparable fees and public-works cost estimates and will return a recommendation that the council may adopt, amend, or send to the city attorney for drafting a resolution or ordinance change.
