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PUBLIC DISCUSSION ITEM - EMERGENCY SERVICE TOW TRUCKS <br />IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS - REQUESTED BY GEORGE SIGLER <br />Chief of Environmental Planning Roland DeBlois reviewed a <br />Memorandum of May 7, 1996: <br />TO: James E. Chandler <br />County Administrator <br />HEAD <br />awar �. a.v a -a• aa�r as a. yaa, sa <br />Community Develo.men a irector <br />FROM: Roland M. DeBlois,%;%ICP <br />Chief, Environmental -Planning <br />DATE: May 7, 1996 <br />SUBJECT: George Sigler's Request to Address the County Commission <br />Regarding Allowance of Emergency Service Tow Trucks in <br />Residential Areas <br />It is requested that the information herein presented be given <br />formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its <br />regular meeting of May 14, 1996. <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />George Sigler, who resides at 155 31st Avenue S.W., has contacted <br />staff and requests to address the Board of County Commissioners <br />regarding his discontent with a recent County Code amendment that <br />allows the parking of emergency service tow trucks in residential <br />areas. Mr. Sigler's specific concern relates to a hydraulic wrecker <br />parked at a residence on his street in Pinewood Lane Subdivision. <br />Mr. Sigler indicated that he was not aware of the code amendment, <br />and he expressed his concern that public notice of toe code <br />amendment hearings was not adequate. f <br />In February of this year, in conjunction with advised' public <br />hearings, the Board adopted an amendment to County Code Sections <br />911.15(3) and 912.17(1) that allows the following in residential <br />areas: <br />"Class "A" tow trucks or hydraulic wreckers, on an emergency towing service <br />rotation list with the local sheriff's or police department, used by the <br />resident of the premises, limited to one per premises and parked off-street <br />in a garage, carport or driveway. Under this paragraph, one tow truck or <br />wrecker is allowed to be parked or stored at a residence." <br />The "Class All and "hydraulic wrecker" categories are based on a <br />classification used by the County Sheriff's Department (see <br />attached). <br />ANALYSIS <br />The Land Development Regulation (LDR) amendment that allows <br />emergency service tow trucks or wreckers in residential areas was <br />one of a number of LDR amendments 'adopted after a series of <br />15 <br />May 14, 1996 <br />�� 98 PACS O <br />