Council will eye new rules for commercial vehicles
In recent years, some Yuma residents have voiced concern about the lack of city regulations regarding idling of commercial vehicles within residential neighborhoods. In response, the City Council will mull over a proposed amendment that would place a limitation on the amount of time permitted for the standing, idling or parking of certain vehicles to no more than five consecutive minutes.
The council will consider the issue as part of the Wednesday regular meeting set to be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1 City Plaza. The item will be part of the Introduction of Ordinances agenda.
The council will also recognize state Sen. Lisa Otondo and state Reps. Don Shooter and Charlene Fernandez during the meeting.
But before Wednesday’s regular meeting, the council will gather for a Citizen’s Forum at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Bill Mowczko will talk to the council about the “need for the city to resolve potential safety, traffic and beautification issues” along 45th Avenue that runs parallel to the Park West Unit 4 subdivision.
The final plat for the subdivision is on the agenda for Wednesday’s meeting. It is located at the northeast corner of 45th Avenue and 28th Street. The applicant is Dahl, Robins and Associates, on behalf of Park West Yuma Development and Yuma Valley Land Company.
After the Citizen’s Forum, the council will hold a work session at 6 p.m., during which members will consider items from the regular meeting agenda. Among the Motion Consent Agenda items are the following:
• A memorandum of Understanding with Gowan Company to allow for a beautification initiative on the east side of the East Main Canal Linear Park, as a gift to the residents of Yuma.
• The final plat for the Cielo Verde Unit 3 Subdivision located at the southeast corner of Paraiso Parkway and 35th Street. The applicant is The Jacobson Companies.
• An agreement to provide the Yuma Visitors Bureau with $600,000 in funding for Fiscal Year 2017-2018.
In addition, the council might adopt an ordinance amending the definitions of the landscape regulations in the Zoning Code to emphasize the importance of trees to provide shade, reduce energy consumption, absorb stormwater runoff and improve air quality; to encourage xeriscape, lowwater use landscape design; and to improve aesthetics throughout the community. This item appears under the Adoption of Ordinances Consent Agenda.
As part of the Introduction of Ordinances agenda, the council will consider the following:
• Text amendments related to rooming and boarding houses and the residential zoning districts which will allow them and rules that would allow the voice or video appearance by planning and zoning commissioners at meetings.
• Rezoning of 2.49-acres of property at 5875 E. Gila Ridge Road from the Agriculture District to the Light Industrial District.
The council will also hold public hearings for the following items:
• An amendment to the Yuma 2012 General Plan, Chapter 6 — Redevelopment Element to ensure the boundaries of the areas identified in this element are consistent with the most recently adopted Redevelopment and Revitalization Areas.
• A request to amend the General Plan to change the land use designation from Medium Density Residential to High Density Residential for property located at the northeast corner of 15th Street and Avenue B. The applicant is Ghiotto Family Properties.