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<br />CITY OF CASSELBERRY <br /> <br />CITY COMMISSION <br /> <br />The City Commission of the City of Casselberry held a Workshop on Monday, February 25, 2008 <br />at 6:00 p.m., Casselberry City Commission Chambers, 95 Triplet Lake Drive, Casselberry, <br />Florida 32707. <br /> <br />ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT: <br />Colleen S. Hufford, Vice Mayor/Commissioner <br />Susan Doerner, Commissioner <br />Jon Miller, Commissioner <br />Sandra T. Solomon, Commissioner <br /> <br />ELECTED OFFICIALS ABSENT: <br />Bob Goff, Mayor/ Commissioner <br /> <br />STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: <br />Barbara Lipscomb, City Manager <br />Thelma McPherson, City Clerk <br />Donna Gardner, Deputy City Clerk <br />John Pavlis, Police Chief <br />Donald Harkins, Jr., Fire Chief <br />Gerald Paradise, Community Development Director <br />Matt Fortini, Administrative Services Director <br />Steve Olson, Community Relations Coordinator <br /> <br />Workshop Called to Order by ViceMayor/Commissioner Colleen S. Hufford at 6:00 p.m. <br />Mayor Goff was excused from the Workshop due to illness. <br /> <br />Discussion ofParkinl! Ordinance 07-1215 <br /> <br />The City Manager stated that this workshop was scheduled to clarify Ordinance 07-1215, recent <br />legislation enacted by the Commission regarding parking of recreational vehicles in residential <br />areas. The staff will be discussing several areas of concern regarding the intent of the ordinance, <br />which is scheduled to take effect April 15, 2008. <br /> <br />Sandra Smith. Chief Planner stated that staff concerns and recommendations regarding <br />Ordinance 07-1215 are outlined as follows: <br /> <br />1. Side yard requirements for residential properties within the City are 5 feet; 7.5 feet and <br />10 feet. Requiring screening (fence, landscaping) for parking in the rear yards and not <br />for the side yard will encourage parking of recreational vehicles primarily in the side <br />yard. Side yard parking of the larger recreational equipment is more intrusive on a <br />neighbor than rear yard parking. In many cases, this my place a recreational vehicle <br />stored in a side yard within 5 feet of the neighbor's home. A smaller recreational vehicle <br />may be adequately accommodated in the side yard but a larger recreational vehicle <br />should be parked in the rear yard to reduce the impact on the adjacent properties. <br />Therefore, requiring screening for the side yards will effectively result in the larger <br />