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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJPZ - 12/12/2017 - JPZ Meeting RV's residential areas, pet fostering Elk Grove Village JPZ COMMITTEE MEETING 12/12/2017 4:00 p.m. JPZ Members Present: Christine Prochno, Village Trustee, Chairwoman Patton Feichter,Village Trustee Jeffrey Franke, Village Trustee Staff: Maggie Jablonski,Assistant Village Manager Jared Polony, Deputy Director of Community Development Matt FioRito,Traffic Sergeant Ed Scheid,Administrative Intern Ana Elizarraga,Administrative Intern Chairwoman Prochno called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. RV's IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS The Committee discussed size restrictions for RVs parked in residential areas.The Committee members discussed why there was a difference in the size permitted for RVs with single versus double axels, since the visual impact for neighbors is related to overall size. J. Polony noted that double axels generally correlate with heavier equipment, which may have been the origin of the restriction. The Committee proposed enforcing the same size restrictions on all recreational vehicles regardless of the number of axels and asked if staff foresaw any issues with this change. J. Polony and M. FioRito stated that they did not. The Committee asked what enforcement issues exist for oversized vehicle parking in residential areas. M. FioRito explained that enforcing these regulations is mainly complaint based and there are not many complaints regarding RV's. M. FioRito noted that the Police Department has seen more and more people trying to bring in the tractor(cab)of commercial vehicles and parking them in their driveway. The Village typically ensures these vehicles are removed based on the height restriction in the ordinance, but additional language clarifying that tractors are not permitted to park in residential areas,as we have with categories such as landscaping equipment, might assist in enforcement. The consensus of the Committee was to recommend that the length of RV's permitted in residential areas be set at 25', regardless of the number of axels, and to recommend that additional language be added clarifying that cabs for semi-trailers are not permitted to park in residential areas. FOSTER PET REGULATION Chairwoman Prochno explained an incident in a private home involving a foster dog of the Pitbull breed. The foster dog escaped a fence yard and attacked two dogs from a neighboring residence, leaving them badly injured. The Committee discussed information put together by staff detailing the rules and regulations already in place from fostering organizations. The Committee noted these regulations, which include supervising dogs when outdoors,seem not to have been followed in the incident. The Committee noted that the foster dog in questions was a pitbull. M.Jablonski explained that per State law, it is not permitted to regulate dogs based on breeds. M. FioRito noted that there are already Village regulations regarding dogs at large, regardless of if they are foster dogs or not.The Committee discussed whether it inaUered that the dog was a foster dog. The Committee discussed dissemination of current Village regulations on dogs to foster organizations,and M. FioRito noted that our regulations are not dissimilar from those in other towns. M. Jablonski noted that the rules already imposed by foster organizations are more restrictive than Village ordinances. After discussing the issue,the consensus of the Committee was that Village regulation on this issue was not necessary,and would not likely have prevented this incident or others like it. The meeting adjourned at 4:31 p.m. c: Mayor& Board of Trustees Village Manager Deputy Village Manager Village Clerk Village Attorney Department Heads