Palo Alto is considering banning inoperable or oversized RVs from parking on public streets in response to a wave of neighborhood complaints about parked RVs. Mountain View already bans RVs from most city streets after a 2020 voter measure prohibiting oversized vehicles on streets less than 40 feet wide. Residents report dozens of RVs in neighborhoods, prolonged stays, illegal sewage dumping, increased trash and rodents, and proximity to schools and senior homes. Residents say police have not enforced the city's 72-hour parking limit despite complaints. City leaders are prioritizing additional regulatory measures while acknowledging existing safe-parking locations.
Palo Alto is considering banning inoperable vehicles from parking on public streets as part of a multi-pronged response to a recent wave of complaints from various neighborhoods about the growing number of RVs in residential areas. If Palo Alto takes action to limit RV parking, it would join Mountain View, which bans RVs from parking on the vast majority of city streets. In 2020, Mountain View voters approved a measure banning oversized vehicles from parking on streets that are less than 40 feet wide.
Palo Alto has been fielding complaints for months about the growing number of oversized vehicles, some of which reportedly remain in their location for extended periods of time. In May, Mayor Ed Lauing and City Manager Ed Shikada heard from a group of residents. One of them estimated there are more than 40 RVs in the neighborhood and said he has witnessed illegal sewage dumping in the neighborhood.
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