Ordinance regarding unauthorized use of public areas for storage of personal property

On Tuesday's City Council Meeting agenda:


RECOMMENDATION
Introduce, waive reading, and read by Title only Bill No. 891-C.S., an Ordinance of
the City of Eureka adding Section 130.14 to Title XIII Chapter 130 – Storage of
Personal Property in Public Areas.
FISCAL IMPACT
☒No Fiscal Impact ☐Included in Budget ☐Additional Appropriation
COUNCIL GOALS/STRATEGIC VISION
MUNICIPAL CODE UPDATE
DISCUSSION
The unauthorized use of public areas for the storage of personal property interferes with
the rights of other members of the public to use public areas for their intended purposes
and can create a public health or safety hazard that adversely affects residential and
commercial areas. The purpose of this ordinance is to maintain public areas and parks
in a clean, sanitary and accessible condition, prevent the misappropriation of public areas
and parks for personal use, and promote the public health and safety by ensuring the
public areas and parks remain readily accessible.
The attached ordinance articulates the process to remove unauthorized stored property,
including specifying the requirement for pre- and post-removal notice, the process for the
owner to claim property, and the amount of time removed property will be held by the
City, as well as the conditions upon which such property may be discarded by the City.
This ordinance will codify the process the City already follows with regard to personal
property stored on City property.