Council to hold study session on RV‑parking ordinance after fire‑safety, insurance concerns

Council Member Kypers asked the council to revisit Ordinance 2026‑04, the recently adopted RV‑parking rules, after the council received new information from the fire marshal and about insurance implications. Kypers said she did not want to wait a year to revisit the ordinance and asked for a prompt discussion with relevant staff.

Several council members joined the request. "With the information that we have now at hand from the fire marshal and Chief Drone I think it would be important to at least look at it from that aspect of public safety," Deputy Mayor Vale said. Council Member Bowman recommended involving the building official and city attorney because changes could implicate the International Building Code and fire‑code setbacks.

City Attorney Sean Mumford (attorney name in transcript) confirmed that amending or rescinding an adopted ordinance would require the same public process—setting hearings and taking formal votes—but that the council can hold a study session to gather information in advance. The council gave staff direction to schedule a study session that includes the fire marshal/Chief Drone, the building official, and the city attorney to examine safety, code, and insurance implications.

The ordinance was noted as going into effect as adopted; any amendment or rescission would follow the public‑hearing and ordinance‑adoption process.