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DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br /> • Commercial Vehicles <br /> Most local governments, including Indian River County, regulate the parking of commercial <br /> vehicles in residential areas. Such regulations may restrict location, visibility, size, and types of <br /> commercial vehicles. These commonalities were evident in the results of a survey conducted by staff <br /> in 2008 and staff's recent 2013 survey. In Indian River County's case,certain types of commercial <br /> vehicles are prohibited from being parked in residential areas. Prohibited commercial vehicles <br /> include bucket trucks, dump trucks, semi-tractors, semi-trailers, and other similar vehicles. In <br /> essence,current county regulations allow commercial trucks and vans,subject to weight,length,and <br /> height limitations, while prohibiting larger, more industrial type of vehicles. <br /> Of the local governments surveyed in 2013, all regulate commercial vehicles in residential areas. <br /> Most of the local governments, including Indian River County, limit the weight of commercial <br /> vehicles parked outside in residential areas, regulating rated capacity (cargo carrying capacity), <br /> gross weight (total weight of vehicle loaded to capacity), or some other weight category. Several <br /> local governments, including Indian River County, also regulate commercial vehicle dimensions <br /> (length, width, or height). In the 2013 survey, maximum commercial vehicle lengths were as <br /> follows: <br /> Chesapeake, Virginia 20 feet <br /> Fairfax County, Virginia 21 feet <br /> �., Indian River County 23 feet "Average" length: 23.5 feet <br /> Durham, North Carolina 30 feet <br /> Based on that sampling, Indian River County's 23 foot maximum length is close to the 23.5 foot <br /> average. <br /> Each local government that limited commercial vehicle lengths also limited vehicle height. From <br /> the 2013 survey, maximum commercial vehicle heights were as follows: <br /> Chesapeake, Virginia 7 feet <br /> Fairfax County, Virginia 8 feet <br /> Manatee County, Florida 9 feet <br /> Indian River County 9 feet "Average" height: 9 feet <br /> Durham, North Carolina 12 feet <br /> Overall, the 9 foot average height resulting from the 2013 survey mirrored the results of the 2008 <br /> survey. That survey found that 3 local governments limited commercial vehicle height,and all 3 of <br /> those jurisdictions had a 9 foot height limit(Sebastian,Manatee County, and Palm Beach County). <br /> • Recreational Vehicles <br /> At its meeting of October 23, 2012, the Board directed staff to revisit the county's existing 32 foot <br /> ..► length limit for recreational vehicles (RVs)parked in residential areas. At that same meeting, the <br /> Board also directed staff to initiate an amendment to the CL and CG districts regarding outdoor <br /> FACommunity Deve1opmen1\CurDev\BCC\2013 BCC\CommandRVatresidence.doc 2 204 <br />