#rvs

#rvs

Palo Alto's got a problem. People are parking their RVs on city streets. They're dumping their waste in the street gutters, which flows through the storm sewers and into the Bay. It's happening in residential neighborhoods and business areas. Now people are trying to solve the problem. In August, City Council's Policy and Services Committee proposed the following: 1. Requiring permits for RVs on some streets 2. Banning trailers and broken-down RVs from other streets 3. Sweeping and cleaning up streets more often

Even though municipal law already restricts sleeping in vehicles, according to Cupertino Interim City Attorney Floy Andrews, some RV residents had parked on streets permanently, clustering in two locations in the city, triggering residents to voice concerns about safety and congestion. The issue with the current ordinance is that it allows the vehicles to park substantially and indefinitely day and night, said Andrews at a September 3 meeting. This creates a nuisance. It impacts residents and businesses. It fails to prevent individuals from living in vehicles.