Perry’s city council members heard from two residents
concerning a proposed ordinance that deals with the parking of trailers,
recreational vehicles and commercial vehicles next to houses.
The proposed ordinance reads, “Recreational vehicles shall
be permitted if not parked or stored in the front yard or a side yard which
abuts a street, except as permitted in Section 75.4.”
The change of “a side yard which abuts a street” brought Ron
Wilder and Tom Collins to city hall Tuesday.
Collins told the council he would have to destroy several
trees in his back yard in order to park his camper there. He also mention he’s
had his campers parked in the same location for around 15 years without anyone
complaining.
“There is no benefit for having this ordinance changed,”
Wilder stated during the public hearing after briefly explaining to council
members his situation.
Because it was a first reading of the ordinance, the council
took no action.
The council passed an ordinance that outlaws recreational
vehicles, boat trailers and utility trailers from being parked in the street
rights of way.
In other business, septic tank haulers cannot use the city’s
wastewater facility effective April 1.
Sharon Kelly, the project manager with ESG Operations, asked
that the use of the facility by septic tank haulers be cancelled because
certain haulers have not followed several rules in the policy.
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