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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9-15.065 OF THE
SARATOGA CITY CODE RELATING TO
VEHICLES USED AS LIVING OR SLEEPING QUARTERS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Adoption.
The Saratoga City Code is amended as set forth below. Text to be added is indicated in bold
double-underlined font (e.g., bold double-underli ed) and text to be deleted is indicated in
strikeout font (e.g., strikeout). Text in standard font remains unchanged by this ordinance.
Section 9-15.065 of the Saratoga City Code is amended to read:
9-15.065 Vehicles used as living or sleeping quarters.
No vehicle, including any boat, bus, trailer, motor home, r vehicle (a defined i
Section 15-06.5351, van, camper (whether or not attached to a pickup or other vehicle), camp
trailer, automobile, truck, pickup, airplane, haul trailer, truck tractor, truck trailer, utility trailer,
or any device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved or drawn, shall be used
for living or sleeping quarters, except as permitted below:
Otl n trailers, motor home. campers or recreational vehicles at a time maybe used f4C
wine or sleepine puarters b; w ~c nu fade b.:c°'° ,.r ° r:.., re°:,,e... for a total period for all of
such uses not to exceed s~.eay t'°~ 8 davs in one calendar vear. Th r hal
be at least 15 calendar davc separation between any such uses in consecptive calendar
' .Upon
written request, from a City resident, the ommunity Development Director City "~~ or
leis a Community Development Director' designee may for eood cause grant reasonable
time extensions of this day limitation per calendar vear red ~ the enarat~nn hetwP
ses in consecutive calendar vear or allow contin red parkin and occ ~nan v whil an
application or appeal is nendine exenrptierrperied. o such time extension may cau a th
endar vear limit to be exceeded by more than an additional 14 davs WHIP
application has been filed therefor and at lea t ten davc hefnrP a derision nn the annhnar'
i made notice has been eiven to all owner of prop rtv within 00 feet of th .Harrel o
which the temporary parkins and occupancy extension is nrnnosed. Prior to a trailer.
or home. camper or recreational vehicle not owned by a r ldent of the nrnnerty heinv
roueht onto property and used for livin or leepin a garter . the r cident of the property
all apply for. pay the aoolication fee for. and obtain a t mporarv parkin and o upan v
permit from the Community Development Director or his/her de i nee
Section 2. California Environmental Quality Act.
Pursuant to the Califomia Environmental Quality Act, this action is exempt under CEQA
Guidelines Section 15308 (the amendment is exempt because it assures the maintenance,
restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment) and CEQA Guidelines Section
15061(b)(3) (where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in
question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA).
Section 3. Clarification of Existing Law.
With the exception of the requirement for a temporary parking and occupancy permit for living
or sleeping in those types of vehicles for which it is allowed, this proposed ordinance will merely
clarify language in the City Code relating to vehicles used as living or sleeping quarters. The
proposed clarifications would not cause a change in existing law. This ordinance would instead
clarify and reconfirm existing law.
Section 4. Publication.
This ordinance or a comprehensive summary thereof shall be published in a newspaper of
general circulation of the City of Saratoga within fifteen days after its adoption.
The foregoing ordinance was introduced and read at the regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Saratoga held on the 19th day of July, 2006, and was adopted by the following vote
following a second reading on the 2d day of August, 2006:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Councilmembers Kathleen King, Nick Streit, Ann Waltonsmith,
Vice Mayor Aileen Kao, Mayor Norman Kline
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
YOR OF 'CITY OF SARATOGA
Saratoga, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Richard Taylor, CITY ATTORNEY