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Mounds View City Council April 14, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 3 Council Member Hull asked if neighboring communities allowed for larger commercial vehicles. 1 City Administrator Ericson stated this was the case. 2 3 Mayor Flaherty understood that more people were working from home or worked as a 4 subcontractor and was required to bring a commercial vehicle home. He provided comment on 5 the discussion Council had regarding the size and weight limits that would be allowed within 6 residential neighborhoods. He reported the City did not have a large number of commercial 7 vehicles parked in residential neighborhoods currently and for this reason, he supported the 8 proposed Ordinance amendment. He indicated if commercial vehicle parking became a concern 9 in the future, the Council could revisit the matter. 10 11 Code Enforcement Officer Craig Swalchick discussed the size and weight of vehicles that would 12 be allowed in residential neighborhoods. He reported that by increasing the weight limit within 13 City Code, there would not be a huge change in the vehicles allowed. 14 15 Council Member Mueller noted commercial vehicles would have to be parked on improved 16 surfaces on a homeowners’ property and could not be parked on City streets. Code Enforcement 17 Officer Swalchick stated this was the case. 18 19 Council Member Mueller believed that the City Code needed to be revised to more closely 20 aligned with the times. 21 22 Council Member Gunn commented that the Council was not allowing larger trucks (semis, 23 moving vans, etc.) to move into residential neighborhoods, but rather, to allow for trucks that 24 were already located in the R-1 district. She thanked Code Enforcement Officer Swalchick for 25 bringing this concern to the Council’s attention. 26 27 Mayor Flaherty reiterated that the code would not allow for vehicles with more than six wheels in 28 the R-1 zoning district. 29 30 Earling Eibs, 7790 Greenwood Drive, stated he has lived in the City for more than 55 years. He 31 expressed concern with how commercial vehicles would block site lines when parked in 32 residential driveways. 33 34 Council Member Meehlhause asked if City Code allowed for vehicles to be parked in the City’s 35 right-of-way. Code Enforcement Officer Swalchick indicated that vehicles were not to park in 36 the right-of-way. This assisted in keeping sight lines free and clear for passing traffic. 37 38 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce Ordinance 886, 39 an Ordinance that would Amend Chapter 607 of the City Code Pertaining to Commercial 40 Vehicles. 41 42 Mayor Flaherty commented the Council was accepting the First Reading this evening. He 43 explained a Second Reading and further comments would be taken at the Council’s April 28th 44 meeting. 45