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reported back to the Board at its March 19,2013 meeting. At that meeting,the Board directed staff to initiate <br /> a formal LDR amendment to change the existing limitation on the height of commercial vehicles in residential <br /> areas and to update the current length limit for recreational vehicles (RVs) parked in residential areas (see <br /> attachment #6). In accordance with the Board's direction, staff prepared a draft ordinance to amend the <br /> county's existing commercial vehicle and recreational vehicle regulations and initiated the formal amendment <br /> process. <br /> PZC Hearing <br /> At a public hearing on May 9,2013,the PZC considered the draft ordinance,heard from concerned residents <br /> and Mr. Heen, and voted 3-1 to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the proposed <br /> ordinance(see attachment#7). Even though the motion received a 3-1 majority vote,it did not pass. That is <br /> because the county code requires four affirmative votes for a motion to pass in any commission or committee <br /> with more than five members. In this case,no formal motion was passed,but the PZC's vote constitutes its <br /> advisory"recommendation" to the Board. <br /> While the PZC motion to recommend that the BCC adopt the proposed ordinance failed,that action does not <br /> accurately reflect the PZC's position on the matter. Essentially,all four members supported the proposed RV <br /> change,and three of the four supported the commercial vehicle height modification. Because one member did <br /> not support the commercial vehicle modification, that member voted against the motion. <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> • Commercial Vehicles <br /> Most local governments, including Indian River County, regulate the parking of commercial vehicles in <br /> residential areas. Such regulations generally restrict location, visibility, size, and types of commercial <br /> vehicles. Those commonalities were evident in the results of a survey conducted by staff in 2008 and staff's <br /> recent surveys conducted in January and May 2013. <br /> Of the local governments surveyed in 2013, all regulate commercial vehicles in residential areas. Most of <br /> those local governments,including Indian River County,have regulations that limit the weight of commercial <br /> vehicles parked outside in residential areas. Those regulations use various measures of weight, including <br /> rated capacity(cargo carrying capacity), gross weight(total weight of vehicle loaded to capacity), or some <br /> other weight category. Several local governments,including Indian River County,also regulate commercial <br /> vehicle dimensions (length, width, or height). In the 2013 surveys, maximum commercial vehicle lengths <br /> were as follows: <br /> Chesapeake,Virginia 20 feet <br /> Fairfax County, Virginia 21 feet <br /> Sebastian, Florida 23 feet <br /> Indian River County 23 feet "Average" length: 23.86 feet <br /> Brevard County, Florida 24 feet <br /> Palm Beach County, Florida 26 feet <br /> Durham,North Carolina 30 feet <br /> (W Based on that sampling, Indian River County's 23 foot maximum length is close to the 23.86 foot average. <br /> FACommunity Development\CurDevW0.2013 BCC\CommandRVatresidenceBCC.doc 127 <br />