Consent 1.I.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 08/09/2010
- TITLE
- Resolution Temporarily Suspending Camping Ordinance
- PRESENTED BY:
- Tina Volek
- Department:
- City Hall Administration
Presentation:
PROBLEM/ISSUE STATEMENT
The Big Sky Polka Club is seeking an exemption from the City’s RV and camper parking ordinance for its annual Polkafest to be held September 3-5, 2010, at the Shrine Auditorium, 1125 Broadwater Ave.
BMCC 24-411, Parking for Camping Purposes, prohibits parking for camping in anything other than an authorized tourist park, except for a 10-hour rest period in a parking lot in which the owner permits it. The ordinance also provides, however, for a temporary suspension of the ordinance for a special event, as follows:
“Upon approval by resolution, the city council may temporarily suspend the requirements and restrictions imposed by Section 24-411 in order to accommodate special events held within the city. The resolution of suspension shall become effective forty-eight (48) hours prior to the official start of the scheduled event and shall terminate forty-eight (48) hours after official conclusion of the event.”
BMCC 24-411, Parking for Camping Purposes, prohibits parking for camping in anything other than an authorized tourist park, except for a 10-hour rest period in a parking lot in which the owner permits it. The ordinance also provides, however, for a temporary suspension of the ordinance for a special event, as follows:
“Upon approval by resolution, the city council may temporarily suspend the requirements and restrictions imposed by Section 24-411 in order to accommodate special events held within the city. The resolution of suspension shall become effective forty-eight (48) hours prior to the official start of the scheduled event and shall terminate forty-eight (48) hours after official conclusion of the event.”
ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED
Council may:
- Approve the resolution; or
- Not approve the resolution.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None anticipated.
RECOMMENDATION
Approve a resolution allowing RV and camper parking in the Shrine Auditorium parking lot for 48 hours on either side of the Big Sky Polka Club’s Polkafest, September 3-5, 2010.