Title
An Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri, Chapter 16, Lee's Summit Property Maintenance Code, by adopting regulations pertaining to vehicle parking and storage regulations for private property.
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Issue/Request:
Since the adoption of Ordinance No 6912 in April of 2010, which modified parking provisions for recreational vehicles and utility trailers, there has been confusion and frustration with regard to enforcement actions and the application of regulations in responding to concerns or complaints regarding recreational vehicles and/or utility trailers parked in residential zoned districts. Please reference the last attachment to this packet titled "8-1-13 UDO Parking memo" for historical background information. In 2017 efforts were pursued to amend various sections of the City codes in hopes of bringing clarity and better understanding to the parking regulations. Please refer to the "Background" portion of this packet for efforts taken since 2017.
Staff has worked with the Community and Economic Development Committee (CEDC) to further refine the proposed amendments and is bringing forward the proposed ordinances (both Property Maintenance Code and Unified Development Ordinance) for consideration of adoption. Both ordinances are structured to correlate with each other, so if there is a desire to move these amendments forward for adoption, both the UDO amendment ordinance and the proposed Property Maintenance Code ordinance amendment should be adopted together, otherwise conflict(s) will exist within the City's Code of Ordinances.
Key Issues:
Staff has developed the proposed amendments to the current Unified Development Ordinance and Property Maintenance Code since both codes have been updated since the consideration by the Mayor and City Council in 2018. Staff has worked with the CEDC to develop these proposed amendments and now seeks Mayor and City Council approval.
Proposed City Council Motion:
An Ord...
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