Longmont’s City Council on Tuesday is to consider closing a loophole in an ordinance that tried to address complaints about people living in recreational vehicles or camper trailers parked for days on city streets.
The current ordinance, which was approved by a 5-2 vote in August and went into effect in September, says such recreational vehicles, campers and motor homes cannot be parked in one location on a street for more than 48 hours.
Once the city gets a complaint about the presence of an RV or camper that’s been parked on a Longmont street, in an alley or on any other public right-of-way, a city enforcement official can place a tag on the vehicle and chalk-mark one of its tires.
After 48 hours elapse, an enforcement official can check to see whether the vehicle has been moved at least 600 feet away from where it originally was parked. If it hasn’t, the vehicle’s owner can be ticketed and face having to pay a possible $50 fine, and the city could have the vehicle towed away.
However, Longmont’s staff reported in a memo to the City Council, Longmont police and parking enforcement officers have encountered a number of situations in which RV or camper owners relocate those vehicles or trailers the required 600 feet away, but then return them to the original parking place within several hours or on the following day.
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