Overland Park, Kan., RV parking

The Overland Park (Kan.) City Council, on Nov. 20, voted down an ordinance that would have banned RVs 8 foot or taller from residential areas.

Existing RV owners would have had to register vehicles with the city and surrender them if they moved to a different house. The ordinance mandated that RVs be parked only beside or behind a home but inside required setbacks for the yard. Screening the vehicles with vegetation or solid fencing also would have been required.

Supporters claimed the ordinance was essential for protecting against unsightly, unsafe vehicles parked inappropriately. Dissenters said the proposal was too limiting, but most agreed that some regulation was needed for RVs.

The proposed ordinance had been discussed by city officials for more than two years. City Council, which defeated the ordinance 8-4, intends to reconsider the matter in May.

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