Item T3
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Meeting Date: April 21,2004
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Division: Growth Management
Bulk Item: Yes No X Department: N/A
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: A public hearing to adopt an Ordinance amending Section 19-129, Monroe
County Code, to replace the terms "motor coaches, travel trailers, and motor homes" with "recreational
vehicle-unit types" and to provide for an increase in the length and width of recreational vehicles that may
be parked or stored in a residential district. [One Public Hearing Required.]
ITEM BACKGROUND: Recent developments in the recreational motor home and coach industry have
led to larger and more expensive vehicles of greater than 35 feet in length and 8 feet in width. Section 19-
129, Monroe County Code (MCC), prohibits the storage or overnight parking of recreational vehicles on
public right of way or private property exceeding 35 feet in length and 8 feet in width except within an
enclosed garage.
On March 17,2004 the Board directed staff to prepare an amendment to Section 19-129, MCC to reflect the
increase in the size of recreational vehicles. In addition to preparing an amendment to increase the
permitted size of recreational vehicles that can be parked on right of way and private property in a
residential district, the staff has also prepared amendments to clarify existing language to be more
consistent with Florida Statutes and to facilitate enforcement of the regulations.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: Directed staffto prepare and advertise ordinance amending
Section 19-129, MCC, on March 17,2004.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval
TOTAL COST:
N/A
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
N/A
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes N/A No
AMOUNT PER MONTH
Year
DOCUMENTATION:
Included X
Garry, AICP
Not Required_
APPROVED BY: County Atty ~
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
AGENDA ITEM # -r-3
DISPOSITION:
Revised 1/03
ORDINANCE NO. -2004
AN ORDINANCE BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AMENDING SECTION 19-129,
MONROE COUNTY CODE; REPLACING THE TERMS "MOTOR
COACHES, TRAVEL TRAILERS, AND MOTOR HOMES" WITH
THE MORE INCLUSIVE TERM "RECREATIONAL VEHICLE-
TYPE UNITS"; PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE
LENGTH AND WIDTH OF RECREATION VEHICLES THAT
MAY BE PARKED OR STORED IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES
INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF
ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, recent developments in the recreational motor home and coach
industry have led to longer and more expensive vehicles of greater than 35 feet in length
and 8 feet in width; and,
WHEREAS, Section 19-129, Monroe County Code (MCC), prohibits the storage
or parking overnight on public right-of-way or private property within any residential
zoned district of motor coaches and motor homes exceeding 35 feet in length and eight
feet in width, except within a completely enclosed garage; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners, at its regularly scheduled
meeting on March 17, 2004, directed the Growth Management Division staff to prepare
an amendment to Section 19-129, MCC, to increase the allowable length of recreational
vehicles to at least 42 feet to accommodate larger size recreational vehicles; and,
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Division staffhas prepared amendments to
Section 19-129, MCC, to clarify the existing regulations and increase the limits on the
length of recreational vehicles before they must be fully enclosed for storage or overnight
parking; and,
WHEREAS, the staff has incorporated in these proposed amendments to Section
19-129, MCC, an increase in the width limits of these recreational vehicles from 8 feet to
8.5 feet to accommodate the size of these new, larger vehicles and the width allowances
forrecreational vehicles under Section 316.515, Florida Statutes; and,
WHEREAS, the staff has also amended the existing language referring to "motor
coaches", "motor homes", and "travel trailers'" by replacing these terms with the single
term, "recreational vehicle-type units", which is more consistent with the definition
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contained in Section 320.01, Florida Statutes, and clarifies the ambiguities in the existing
regulations concerning the type of recreational vehicles subject these regulations; and,
WHEREAS, the term "recreational vehicle-type units" includes "travel trailers,
camping trailers, truck campers, motor homes, private motor coaches, van conversions,
park trailers, and fifth-wheel trailers"; and,
WHEREAS, the increases of seven feet in the allowable length and a one-half
feet in the allowable width of these recreational vehicles subject to the provisions of
Section 119-129, MCC, are insignificant and do not negatively impact community
character, especially as these recreational vehicles must be parked on private property in
manner that meets all setback requirements; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has reviewed the proposed
amendments to Section 19-129, MCC, recommended by the Growth Management
Division staff;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE FOLLOWING:
Section 1.
Section 19-129 (a) is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Within any residential district, no trucks, trailers or wagons of one-ton or
greater capacity or m9tGr h9a:H~E gr mgt9r Cga~h~E recreational vehicle-type units, as
defined in Section 320.01, Florida Statutes, in excess of thirty tiy~ (5) forty-two feet
(42) in length and in excess of eight and one-half (8~Jeet in width shall be parked for
storage purposes, including overnight, on any public right-of-way or on private property
except within a completely enclosed garage. No +trailers of less than one-ton capacity,
including all pleasure boat trailers regardless of capacity, collapsible camping trailers and
cargo trailers shall be parked for storage purposes, including overnight, on any public
right-of-way, but such trailers may be parked on private property in any district prgyid~d
that Eyeh trail~rE 9nl~r v:itl:1in th~ an~aE in ',,1:li~h th~ prin~ipal lnlildi~g, a~~~EEgl)r
pyildiRgE, gr the parkiRg gf Yehid~E iE permitted. pursuant to paragraph (b) below and
this chapter. Only one (1) tray~l trailer, m9tQf ~ga~h, m9t9f h9me gr recreational
vehicle-type unit as defined in Florida Statutes section Sn.Q1 320.01, shall be permitted
on anyone (1) residential or mobile home lot for storage purposes as provided in this
section. Trucks, trailers, wagons, m9tQr hgmeE or mgt9r ~gaCheE recreational vehicle-
type units as referred to in this paragraph may only be parked on the same lot with and
after the principal structure is erected.
Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or provision of this ordinance is
held invalid, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected by such invalidity.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
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Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon receipt of the officjal
notice from the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida that this ordinance
has been filed with said Office.
Section S. The provisions of this ordinance shall be included and incorporated in the
Code of Ordinances of the County of Monroe, Florida, as an addition, or amendment
thereto, and shaH be appropriately renumbered to conform to the uniform numbering
system of the Code.
Seetion 6. The Clerk of the Court is hereby directed to forward a copy of this Ordinance
to the Municipal Code Corporation for incorporation into the Monroe County Code of
Ordinances.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 21 st day of April. AD, 2004.
Mayor Murray Nelson
Mayor Pro Tern David Rice
Commissioner Charles "Sonny" McCoy
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Dixie Spehar
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
MONROECOUNTY,FLO~DA
By:
Mayor/Chairman
(SEAL)
Attest: DANNY KOLHAGE, Clerk
By:
Deputy Clerk
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