RVs restricted on Warrenton streets

Posted 11/7/19

By Tim Schmidt Record Managing Editor Campers can no longer be parked on Warrenton city streets for an extended period of time. The vacation-type vehicles will only be allowed to be parked …

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RVs restricted on Warrenton streets

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Record Managing EditorCampers can no longer be parked on Warrenton city streets for an extended period of time.The vacation-type vehicles will only be allowed to be parked temporarily for a 72-hour period effective immediately.Aldermen unanimously adopted a revised traffic code imposing the time limit at their Oct. 6 meeting.According to the ordinance, no vacation or recreational vehicle should obstruct or impede the flow of traffic for a period of time exceeding 72 hours per occurrence. A parking occurrence shall begin when a camper is first parked on any street and shall run continuously even though the vehicle may be parked intermittently during the time period.The 72-hour time limit is expected to be a long enough period of time to allow residents to load or unload their camper when parked on a street.Currently, campers are prohibited from being parked in a driveway, but are allowed in the side yard behind the front building line or in the backyard of a property.Those regulations remain unchanged, though some aldermen have indicated they are in favor of proceeding with stricter regulations that may prohibit RV's from being parked in yards.City officials also are expected to discuss in the future whether to continue to allow utility trailers to be parked on city streets.In August, Warrenton resident Don Broering spoke to the board about a camper that had been parked for a lengthy amount of time on a street in the Northwoods subdivision. He raised concerns about traffic congestion and the potential for children playing in the area to be hidden should they run into street in front of a vehicle.RV


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