RTC 03-373 - RV STUDY ISSUE ATTACHMENT 3 - E-MAILS RECEIVED AFTER THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING OF 10/13/03
From: "Duane Bretzke" <bretzkedl@comcast.net>
To: <slynch@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us>
Date: 10/10/03 9:47AM
Subject: Parking restrictions for RVs
Dear Mr. Lynch,
We were unable to reach you by telephone before we left this morning. We will be out of town, and will be unable to attend the Planning Commission meeting Monday, Oct. 13. Enclosed below is a letter stating our feelings about RV parking restrictions in Sunnyvale. Could you please see that our input is presented at that meeting, and at the City Council meeting on October 21 Thank you very much for your help..
Duane and Louise Bretzke
562 Dublin Way
Sunnyvale, CA 94087‑3323
October 10, 2003
Mr. Steve Lynch
Planning Commissioner
456 West Olive
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Subject: October 13th City Planning Commission Meeting,
October 21stCity Council Meeting ‑‑ Parking restrictions for RVs
Dear Planning Commission members and City Council members,
We have enjoyed living in our home in the well‑managed city of Sunnyvale since 1961. When we retired in the early 1990's we started traveling. Before we bought our 24‑foot 5th‑wheel RV in 1997 we checked for any parking restrictions that might apply. We learned that it could be parked on our driveway as long as it did not extend onto the sidewalk. We made a large investment in our rig relying on this information. We keep our front yard neat and attractive, with the RV parked to the far side of the driveway, 7 feet from the sidewalk, with adequate room to park our car in the garage. We have been making about five trips a year in our RV. We are often making minor improvements to the inside of the RV for greater comfort, and seem to be constantly packing or unpacking for different kinds of trips. So, we need easy access to it.
If we were unable to park our RV on our driveway it would severely impact our life‑style and subtract from the value to us of our home here. We try to be tolerant of the life‑styles of our neighbors, which often include barking dogs, screaming children, multiple vehicles including work trucks, and sometimes dry, weed‑infested front yards. We would hope that others would be tolerant of our retirement life‑style. If restricting laws were passed that encouraged retired people to move out of the city, Sunnyvale would lose some of its cultural diversity.
People who want restrictions should buy into an appropriate housing complex with tight limits on property use. Leave the rest of Sunnyvale with our freedoms.
Sincerely yours,
Duane and Louise Bretzke
From: "Ted J. Cooper" <tjcooper@concentric.net>
To: <slynch@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us>
Date: 10/11/03 4:40PM
Subject: RV parking restriction planning meeting
To: Steve Lynch, Project Planner
Re: Study issue to explore parking restrictions on RV, trailers, and boats
From: Ted J. Cooper
746 Silver Tip Way
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
tele: 408‑247‑9800
email: tjcooper@concentric.net
Date: 11 Oct 03
Steve,
I received notice about file number 2003‑0046 on parking restrictions for
RV, Trailers and boats. I understand we have to put before the hearing all
pertinent information prior to the start of the hearings on Monday 13 Oct.
I have been a resident of Sunnyvale for more than 25 years. I have had two
RVs, both of which were/are parked in my driveway. I have never had a
neighbor complain or comment about the RVs ‑ except comments on how well
polished and clean I have kept them over the years.
Having been a member of Good Sam's Club for the past 18 years, I am aware
of all the of national studies on RVs parked at residents and that most
states that have issued bans on that practice have been overturned in the
courts on various technical groups. That alone should give cause not to
put restrictions on "off the street" parking of RVs at a private residence.
But what I want to outline here is why having an RV parked locally is
actually a service to the community and necessary in some instances.
My mother was staying with us a couple of years ago here in Sunnyvale when
we had a prolonged power outage. My mother was on life support oxygen
generated by electric compressors in the home. Without the power, she can
live for roughly 1/2 hour before she would go into cardiac arrest. If I
did not have my RV at my house with its generator present to power her
equipment, we would have needed to go to the hospital. During the 1.5 days
without power, most of the neighbors came to our house to warm up their
food and get warm before returning to their dark homes to sleep.
The RV provides emergency services to the community if used properly. I am
part of the SNAP team and I know that in a big earthquake, we in Sunnyvale
will be "on our own" for roughly 4 days before serious help arrives.
NorthRidge earthquake proved that most people were "on their own" for 15‑18
hours before help could arrive. The RV allows communities to have power,
shelter, water, and medical supplies that would span the time until help
arrives. I keep my unit stocked with water, food, gas, propane, clothes,
and significant medical supplies because all of this was planned out during
our SNAP training. So RVs, boats, and trailers (if they have generators,
etc.) can be a valuable source of community support during emergency
situations.
If a large earthquake happened near the bay fault, a tsunami could put
85‑foot waves into all of the cities. Boats would be a very important
survival asset if something like that happened because the water level
typically rises 10‑14 feet for more than 3 hours after the tsunami occurs
as demonstrated in Japan and Thailand.
In short, anything that can act as a supply depot during an emergency is
critical to saving lives in the community. The ARC shelters of Sunnyvale
are a great first step, but they have supplies and locations to support
less than 10% of the population if external help does not bring in supplies
within 3 days. In a big natural disaster, each neighborhood will have to
provide its own resources to its inhabitants. There will be no fire,
police, ambulance support for many days after a disaster that makes 50% of
the streets impassable.
For all of the above reasons, I strongly urge you to do nothing to restrict
the parking of RVs, boats, and trailers within the private residences of
Sunnyvale. Restrictions on street parking may be needed to free up parking
on the streets, but that is seldom the issue. It is not that we do not
have enough parking, just that a limited element do not want "non‑cars"
parked near their houses. It is these same people who typically are the
first at your door in a natural disaster asking for your help. They do not
see the "resource" value of these vehicles.
On the other side of the coin, if RVs, boats, and trailers are parked on
the street and have no power generation, supplies, or shelter capability,
then they are not a service to the community and restrictions should apply.
On private property, that should only be let to the owner's discretion
except that the unit should be kept operable and not be a public eye‑sore
(this would get into washing requirements, tires on all wheels, and fuel in
the necessary holding tanks).
I am a physicist by education and I have studied what has happened in other
countries when major natural disasters have occurred. When the entire
infrastructure breaks done for whatever reason, only those people who have
planned ahead and have personal resources typically survive. This is one
of the major reasons I purchased the RV in the first place. It is a type
of "Noah's Arc" for troubled times. Restrictions on private parking of
these types of vehicles reduce an individual's ability to provide for his
family and his community. Please, do not let this resource be restricted.
Dr. Ted J. Cooper
CC: ted@concentric.net
From: <cole_familyfour@comcast.net>
To: <slynch@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us>
Date: 10/12/03 10:52AM
Subject: public hearing on RV, Boat, Trailer Parking In sunnyvale
Dear Mr. Lynch
For as long as I can remember there have been various types of recreational vehicles in my neighborhood. I don't feel that having a boat or a RV, etc... is a problem. My family currently owns a RV and before that we owned a trailer. Never before has there been a problem. I don't understand why it is being made a issue to where you park your vehicle. If it blocks your neighbors visibility. Yet many people have trees, or bushes that can block visibility. Why is it that because it is a RV, or a trailer then its a problem. If the recreational vehicles are parked in the front or back it shouldn't matter. Just as long as it isn't blocking the sidewalk. Some people may say that having these type of vehicles are a blight to the neighbor hood, but we don't always like how are neighbors may leave things in there front yard, allow there lawns to go dead, or how it may resemble a junk yard. But it is there home and it shouldn't matter what they park in there driveway, or paved area as long as its not illegal. Please don't adopt these new restrictions, it will only cause a lot a problems for the owners of recreational vehicles and may cost them money that they can not spend. For a lot of RV, trailer, and boat owners are retired people living on fixed incomes.
Sincerely
Karen Cole
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From: "Travis Cole" <cole.travis@ssd.loral.com>
To: Steve Lynch <Slynch@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us>
Date: 10/13/03 10:53AM
Subject: Recreational Vehicle issue
Mr. Steve Lynch
I an a 22 year resident of Sunnyvale and I have presently have an RV
which is parked off the street. RV camping is a great way to bind
families together, having fun.
I have never received any negative comment from my neighbors about my
RV. I do enjoy the rights and privileges Sunnyvale offers families the
without the City encroaching on personnel freedoms and rights.
I firmly do not support RV restrictions propposed!! Please note: If I
did want that then I would choose a Gated Community or some where with
an Association with such restrictions or Los Altos to live. As a blue
collar worker I cannot afford off site storage which should not be
necessary in an open and free community.
I would instead prefer Sunnyvale board of directors concentrate on
eliminating the encroachment of drug dealing moving into Sunnyvale which
has become blatant. I know of two now on Lime Drive, and I find the SV
police are not addressing that issue despite common knowledge of their
existence on Lime Drive and in DeAnza Park. I see it and deal with the
hassle of living close to it everyday.
Again, I firmly do not support RV restrictions propposed!! Thank you for
the opertunity to express my views.
From: "Larry Brendlen" <L_Brendlen@msn.com>
To: <slynch@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us>
Date: 10/13/03 3:42PM
Subject: file 2003‑0046 / proposed parking restrictions on RV's, trailers, boats
I've just read the draft proposal and have the following comments. First, I'm impressed with the quality of work and thought that went into the report. Secondly, I take issue with a couple of the comments that underpin the recommendation to require perpendicular parking. Please read my comments as those of a long time homeowner and an owner of a 34 foot long RV (now gone) and a 17‑1/2 foot boat.
The proposal to require perpendicular parking is partly supported by the offered rationale that a total ban would economically burden current RV owners by requiring them to start renting storage space.
Point: Especially for newer vehicles (say less than five years old) storage costs are often only a small part of ownership costs. In these cases, depreciation, purchase price and/or financing costs, licensing, insurance, and maintenance are often large costs. In fact, adding storage costs would add only slightly to the real ownership cost in many cases. Owners of lower priced and/or older vehicles, though, would indeed see a storage as a noticable percentage of ownership cost.
Point: A large percentage of RV's, 5th wheels, and recreational trailers sit unused for long periods of time. Many are not used at all. The manager of the storage yard that we use (in San Jose) estimates that 25% of all their stored RV's are NEVER used, and many others are very rarely used. My observation (at two other storage yards that we used) is that this estimate is low. Unused RV's are often damaged by water leakage, have flat tires, unrepaired damage, out‑of‑date license tags, and are almost always unsightly. Our own neighborhood has two houses with parked RV's that haven't been used in at least eight years. Derelict RV's are eyesores and absolutely change the perception of the neighborhood. There are too many Sunnyvale driveways and lawns that are just being used as junk yards. A ban on residential RV parking would cause many owners of derelicts to sell or salvage them with a low one‑time cost instead of renting storage space.
Point: In fact, it is the surrounding homeowners (say a 90% majority of Sunnyvale homeowners) who are more heavily burdened because of lowered property values. The (say) 90% suffers this to accommodate the (say) 10% of homeowners who park RV's etc. in their yard. The argument that the price decline can't be easily quantified disregards widely shared common wisdom to the contrary. As property values go, so goes the tax base.
A BAN on RV (trailer, 5th wheel, motor home) parking in Sunnyvale yards would be a better approach. Arguably, it would place the economic burden with the RV owners, not the rest of us, and would get the derelicts out of our neighborhoods.
Regards,
Larry Brendlen
1378 Flicker Way
Sunnyvale.
From: billbyrne@sbcglobal.net
To: <slynch@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us>
Date: 10/13/03 5:28PM
Subject: Recreational/Boat Regulations
Steve,
My name is Bill Byrne and I have lived at 838 Devonshire Way for the last 30 years.
First of all let me say that I am deeply suspicious of Bureaucrats, especially when all of a sudden
they get very interested in the Aesthetic nature of assets owned by citizens.
In my 30 years in Sunnyvale have only had one incident regarding my Motorhome. This particular person decided that I was not allowed to
park my Motorhome on the street at anytime, and immediately after I would park it, she would report me by phone to the Sunnyvale Police that I had violated the law whereby a policemen would give a warning and I would have to relocate my vehicle. This occurred numerous times just after I parked on the street and where it never exceeded the then 72 hour limit
I finally insisted that the police investigate this issue and they visited me and they asked me to ask the individual
to contact the Sunnyvale police so they could explain to her that I was not violating the law. I contacted this person via mail and she never contacted the police
on this issue and I have not had a problem since.
I often ponder why some people don't like Motorhomes or Boats. I personally think the many variety of flat bed trucks and particularly the PT cruiser
parked in Sunnyvale front yards are not very aesthetic, but do I think they should be banned?, certainly not.
Does the City Council feel a Crematorium in downtown Sunnyvale is aesthetic, or do they feel that building a Monster home that forever destroys the
sky line of an established neighborhood in Sunnyvale is an aesthetic statement?
I hope the city council realizes the impact of any decision to change the existing rules which I think are currently adequate and protective of the public.
I would be interested in seeing the evidence which prompts such interest in this issue by the Council. What is the driving force behind this issue. Has there been a terrific outpouring of anti‑motor/boat sentiment from the Citizens of Sunnyvale, that makes this issue such a high priority for the Council or is it that the few neighbors who recently complained about another neighbor on Glencoe Street, parking his Motorhome.homes
My experience tells me that most Motor are owned by retirees such as myself and assuming there are approximately 500 of us in Sunnyvale, it will cost these retirees about $200/month to store their Motor. This amount is approximately $1 Million per year that retires and others would have to pay for such a decision which in my opinion is a Tax akin to Grey Davis' Car License Tax. Outrageous, I say. Does the City Council believe in the face of the Dotcom implosion that Residents of Sunnyvale who own RV's and Boats can afford to pay a new Luxury Tax.
I have stored my vehicle in the past for a few months and usually these storage places pack them in so that it takes a great deal of time to store and retrieve a vehicle, a major inconvenience.
The argument that Motorhomes and Boats are a Blight which destroy the aesthetic value of a neighborhood and thus reduce the value of the homes in that neighborhood is a canard; Sunnyvale home sales have never been higher in quantity and price/square foot.
I think the Summitville Town council should shift its' priorities to more important matters, get more creative and focus on issues that in my opinion are "a priori" more important. For example Sunnyvale streets are strewn with Olive and other Allergenic producing trees that cause havoc with those who are afflicted with allergies. I don't see any evidence of the City cleaning up the tons of Olives that are dropped by these trees to improve the aesthetics of our streets.
I personally feel the Sunnyvale Fremont Pool is the most underutilized assets I have ever seen. This wonderful complex is closed for may hours of the week
including some times in the Summer when the heat was unbearable. I would like to see a creative approach to renegotiating this contract with the School to accommodate this issue. We have a parking complex downtown whose life has come to an end and the taxpayers still have 15 more years of payments left.
In thought economic times, banning motor and vehicles seems like a no brainier for a City Council.. This decision does not cost the city one penny and may just create some unexpected revenues for violations and the Council could tout this decision as good for City aesthetics.
I think we have already too many regulations and any major changes to the current Motorhome regulations will in my opinion satisfy only the wishes of a small minority of Sunnyvale Citizens.
What will be next? Will the city tell it's citizens what kind of landscaping we can have?( San Jose tried this one) or the style and color to paint our houses?Surely these items are arguably more relevant to aesthetics than Motorhomes or Boats.
The current vehicle Laws in Cupertino and Sunnyvale are quite similar to Sunnyvale and I don't see a groundswell of concern regarding changing their current regulations pertaining to recreational vehicles and Boats.
In closing I would like to refer you to the Fifth Ammendment of the United States Constitution, which among other things states.... nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. It is quite possible that the City of Sunnyvale could violate the Constitution of the United States and be liable for compensation to all owners of Recreational vehicles and Boats as a result of a "Taking", caused by changes in the current regulation.
The current issue could be solved by the "Wording"
A recreational vehicle may be stored, provided that it shall:
In the Front Yard:
(1) Be stored perpendicular to the structure
In the side yard:
(1) Be stored parallel to the structure
Sincerely,
Bill Byrne, Bsc, MSEE, MBA, JD.
From: "Don McDowell" <dmcdowel@sbcglobal.net>
To: <slynch@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us>
Date: 10/14/03 7:20AM
Subject: Boats and RVs
Dear Steve:
My input on new restrictions on RV boat and trailer parking is that boats over 30' are probably too large for parking on small neighborhood properties. However, trailer boats under that length are ok if they do not block visibility because:
1) For the general wage earner properties are expensive and it is difficult to pay for the house and boat storage at the same time.
2) Northern California has many boating advantages through the Delta, the foothill lakes, and ocean.
3) Boating is enjoyable and open to people of all economic levels; people have to have the option of enjoying themselves and keeping in good physical shape through water sports. They should be able to keep their water vehicles on their own property.
3) Small boats are not intrusive on properties; no more than properties owners parking multiple cars.
Thanks for the opportunity for letting me voice my opinion.
Sincerely,
Don McDowell
1218 Morningside
Sunnyvale
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From: Nicole Sharratt <Nicole@oxygensoft.com>
To: "'slynch@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us'" <slynch@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us>
Date: 10/14/03 12:06PM
Subject: RE: RV parking in Sunnyvale
Hello Mr. Lynch,
I am a homeowner in Sunnyvale in the San Miguel section of Sunnyvale.
I am aware that there was a meeting last night (Oct 13.th) to discuss the
issue of RV and boat parking in Sunnyvale. As a homeowner, taxpayer, and
citizen of Sunnyvale, I support the initiative to limit the RV and boat
parking situation in Sunnyvale. I have called the parking enforcement
hotline over 10 times this month for RV's and cars that have been abandoned
on the street by less courteous neighbors. They are preventing the street
cleaners from cleaning the streets, they prevent people from parking their
cars when I have visitors, and they are a hazard to the environment (these
vehicles leak oil onto the ground).
Please let me know if there is anything that I can do to help support this
measure.
Thank you,
Nicole Sharratt
San Patricio, Sunnyvale, CA
From: "mary pueschner" <mstngmry@earthlink.net>
To: "Steve Lynch" <slynch@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us>
Date: 10/15/03 2:05PM
Subject: 21' Travel Trailer
I understand that the city is reviewing the code for boat and trailer parking in front yards. You should also be reviewing the parking of trailers in driveways and using them to live in. A 21' travel trailer has been sitting in a driveway on Nightingale Ave. for more than six years. Although it is currently registered, it has not moved once in the past six years and someone is living in it. The electricity is hooked up to the house, and they empty the sewage from the trailer into the sewer outlet in the front yard. We have noticed other people frequently staying in the trailer for many days at a time. There should be some restriction on the length of time that a trailer can be parked.
From: Heidi Kirk
To: Council
Date: 10/14/03 10:12AM
Subject: Fwd: RV regulations.‑ADDL INFO & REQUEST
Forwarding from Council email in‑box. Please note that this individual called to particularly request that his comments be considered regarding the RV item on the 10/21 Council Meeting agenda. He also requested Council or Staff response regarding the complaints he has been receiving from neighbors about the RV in front of his home. Thanks, ‑HK
Heidi Kirk
Executive Assistant
Office of the Mayor and City Council
City of Sunnyvale
hkirk@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us
www.ci.sunnyvale.ca.us
(408) 730‑7470
CC: Bakin, Ernie; Brooks, Rosalie; Chan, Amy; Gunvalsen, Christy; LaSala, Robert; Paternoster, Robert
Hi this is the original email that I sent and I like to add additional point based on recent planning commission meeting.
1. It been mention by planning commission that there is already regulation for prohibiting high fence in front of house, because it blocks house, so why when I requested parking permit for RV the planning department did not point to me this, they did not ask me to check neighbors opinion, they did job as machine and not human been. If you replace them by computer the computer will do much better cross-reference checking and flagging this issues to me. Not mention that cost to maintain computer will be less than cost to maintain this department.
2. The main complain is that when Mr Crushner walk on street he sees RV instead of house. I been present in discussion were planning commission changed view of residences houses by building in front of them permanent houses. In my case we may ask Mr Crushner just concentrate his yes on different object when he walk on street.
3. One more time I have no planning to keep this unit forever. It just I have kids at age that they are very in to camping activities. Please let me keep this unit as is for next 3 years. This unit did not cause any life threatening or any kind inconvenience to residence of Glencoe Ct, only optical interference. (I wish that technology that currently been under development to makes army vehicles invisible will be ready and available for general consumer). Just please remember that I follow regulations, and made investment based on those regulation. And it is not fair now to change those regulation just because some one did not use to see RV’s.
Yours truly, city residence.
Albert Waissman.
Albert Waissman <awaissman@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 14:50:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: Albert Waissman
Subject: RV regulations.
To: council@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us
CC: juliacitycouncil@aol.com, jh2@aol.com, fred@fmfa.com,
jawalker2@compuserve.com
Dear council members.
Let me start from apologizing for causing recent wave of RV parking concerns.
Just today I have realized that I can send my concerns directly to you with hope that you will understand my side.
Short background:
Last year my wife and my self decided to buy a fifth wheel. We knew the limitations we have on parking the vehicle, so we turned to Sunnyvale city to acknowledge the rules and how we can accommodate the camper's parking needs, we bought the unit only after we were sure to do everything required by law.
After inspections, paper working and lots of hard , physical, tedious work (I actually worked on this project for a whole month during the summer month), spent lots of money and took some days of work, and most of all did all the items required by law, I finally settle down and thought that we were on the right track.
The neighbors didn't even tell us that the fifth wheel was posing a concern for them. After couple of months, they started taking pictures of our house, back yard, and doing big, apparent "meetings" in front of our house. If they told us in advance what there worried were about, we might have settled things differently.
Our neighbors were definitely not the "friendliest" neighbors, and continued on complaining on every single thing they didn't like about our house, the police was our most frequent visitor for couple of months.
The neighbor concerns are the following:
1. Present of RV will impact on price of there houses.
2. It degrades the appearance of the court.
To answer on those two issues I can say that:
1. I can point that poor maintenance of houses in our court with front yard and with appearance that they needed be painted will impact on price more than present RV.
2. Based on recent house sells transaction there is no indication on price reduction of property in Glencoe ct because of presents RV. All prices went down because of the current market situation.
I like from you take the next things into consideration to allow us to keep RV;
1. I have follow all regulations that city has.
2. It is very in convinced to have RV stored in storage and each time to bring it home and prepare it to the trip. RV requires a constant maintenance.
3. I have spent time money and now it is costly to reverse all arrangements that I have done. My understanding that there is grand father low that can apply to my case.
4. My neighbors have long history of complaining on any thing that I have been doing. For example: I received notice of complain the day after I have placed my old fridge in my driveway, I was instructed to do so for pick up. Now I still have open complain on work that been done by licensed contractor when he placed air conditioner on my roof, this is the only way he could put the air condition in our house, I believe that so far, Not single complain have been reasonable.
I feel very helpless in the current situation.
A passing of the law means that I will either have to sell the fifth wheel (Which will cost me couple of thousands of dollars), of put in a storage that we don't even have in the area, and still costs a lot of money and create new wave of concerns by keeping unit 72 hours on street.
The redoing of the grass area I converted into a parking area for the unit, will have to be reversed which will cost me both money and time.
If a law of this sort should pass, I can only hope that good justice will give it at least couple of years to implement the law and not force us to do all this right now.
As good, paying taxes citizens, we would never intended to cause problems or get to the current situation.
Hope we make ourselves clear.
Albert and Ronit Waissman.
737 Glencoe Ct
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Dear Council Members,
I am a resident of Glencoe Court in Sunnyvale and have been directly affected by the parking of a 30 foot Fifth-Wheel across the street from my home. The proposed revised ordnance as passed by the Planning Commission on Monday, October 13 goes a long way to solving the problem of visual blight in our neighborhood. I hope all of the members of the City Council will see fit to support this revised ordnance.
Please keep in mind that the revised ordnance is a rather minor change from the current ordinance. The only change it will make is to prohibit parallel parking to the street of RVs, trailers or boats. As the study issue report stated, fewer than 10 people will be affected by this change. The proposal as passed by the Planning Commission gives this individuals until January 1, 2005 to become compliant.
As was made evident at the Planning Commission meeting, most of the RV owners who spoke to this issue ARE NOT GOING TO BE AFFECTED by this change in the ordnance. All of the speakers that were asked stated that they park their trailers, boats or RVs perpendicular to the street.
The other arguments made by the RV supporters (slippery slope of regulation, domino theory, cost of maintenance, etc.) are also rather tenuous. It is not very likely that this one small change in parking regulations will lead to more stringent regulation in the future. The cost of maintaining one of these vehicles will not go up unless you are one of the few people who will have to park their trailer, boat or RV in a RV parking lot. Even then if you determine the cost of insurance, licensing, monthly payment and maintenance an additional $100 - 125 per month is rather small compared to the other costs involved.
A change of in this ordnance will help Sunnyvale maintain neighborhoods and help prevent the decline of many of the older neighborhoods.
A Sunnyvale resident for 22 years,
Art Kushner