CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Oversized vehicles are one step closer to being considered a “nuisance” and therefore being prohibited from being parked on public roadways.
At its Monday night meeting, the Cheyenne City Council passed an ordinance on second reading that would ban oversized vehicles like campers and trailers from being parked on public streets for prolonged periods of time.
The new ordinance states that oversized vehicles cannot be parked on any public roadway in the city. In addition, if an oversized vehicle is parked on a public street, then the city shall constitute the vehicle as a nuisance and it will be the subject of an abatement.
Residents may park an oversized vehicle on the street for 72 hours if the owner is loading, unloading, winterizing or de-winterizing it. Any oversized vehicles used as mobile food trucks and approved under city code are exempt from the new ordinance.
Councilmember Michelle Aldrich introduced an amendment Monday night that exempts ADA-compliant vehicles from the ordinance. Mark Rinne also proposed an amendment that raised the vehicle height limit from 8 to 9 feet. Both amendments were passed.
The new ordinance also bans oversized camp trailers, tent trailers and house trailers from parking on public roadways.
The governing body discussed the ordinance at a Committee of the Whole meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Nearly all councilmembers pushed to approve the ordinance. The ordinance will be reviewed at a Committee of the Whole meeting once again Wednesday, Dec. 4. It will go for a third and final vote at the governing body’s next meeting at 6 p.m. Dec. 9.
