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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO APPROVED AND STAFF' REPORT FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL DATE: March 7, 2011 — /l tephen Hollister TO: Stephen Hollister, City Manager City Manager VIA: Lianne Marshall, Assistant City Manager BY: Kathy Omelas, Community Relations Representative SUBJECT PROJECT /PROJECT DESCRIPTION: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO REPEALING SECTION 6 -1- 430(a)(3) OF THE SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE, AND ADOPTING A NEW SECTION 6- 1- 430(a)(3) PERMITTING THE PARKING OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS UPON REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that Section 6 -1 -430 (a)(3) of the San Leandro Municipal Code be amended to allow for the parking of recreational vehicles on residential streets upon registration with the San Leandro Police Department of a request for exemption of existing oversize vehicle parking regulations. BACKGROUND Analysis In 1982, Section 6 -1 -430 of the San Leandro Municipal Code (SLMC) was amended to allow the parking of recreational vehicles (RV) on residential streets upon registering such a request with the San Leandro Police Department. Any individual vehicle was allowed to receive such an exemption of restrictions to normal oversized vehicle parking for a period of seventy -two (72) hours three times per year, with an extension of an additional seventy -two hour period. By practice, the Police Department has been allowing three such exemptions per calendar year. Residents requested that the City extend those exemptions to allow for more frequent parking of RVs in front of their homes. Many retired individuals enjoy travel in their RVs monthly or even more frequently. The current ordinance is too restrictive to allow them to supply their RV for a trip, and to do maintenance or cleaning after a trip before the vehicle needs to be removed from their street. The San Leandro Police Department has the ability to track requests in their automated system, allowing more flexibility for RV owners. Following discussion of this matter at three City Council Rules and Communications Committee meetings, it has been recommended that the ordinance be amended to allow twenty -four (24) such exemption periods per household per year.