Council Discusses Commercial Vehicle Parking in Residential Areas

Commercial parking complaints, especially within Addison's multifamily residential areas, have become a more frequent FixIT app request to the Town. During the December 14 Council Meeting, Police Chief Paul Spencer shared some suggested amendments to the Town's current regulations addressing commercial vehicle parking in residential areas. The existing ordinance has conflicting language which calls out general residential land uses versus specific zoning districts, like urban centers, mixed-use developments, or planned developments. Also, the zoning language does not support the enforcement needs of the Police Department.

 

The current ordinance states that any commercial vehicle with a manufacturer's rated capacity in excess of three-fourths ton is considered a violation. Council discussed increasing that capacity to one ton. They will consider action on changes to ordinance Sec. 78-175 at a future meeting.

 

You can watch Council's discussion on the Commercial Vehicle Ordinance here and read the presentation here.