David Mohlenbrok, Director of Community Development

Ryan Taylor, Senior Code Enforcement Officer

Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rocklin Approving Amendments to Certain Sections of Chapters 8.04, 9.32, 17.08 and 17.83 of the Rocklin Municipal Code to Update Regulations Related to Property Maintenance, Graffiti Abatement, Off-Street Parking of Accessory Vehicles, Reasonable Accommodation, and Associated Clean Up Items (Code Compliance Regulations Update/ ZOA2021-0002)

On March 8, 2022, the City Council introduced, waived further reading and read by title only, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rocklin Amending Certain Sections of Chapters 8.04, 9.32, 17.08 and 17.83 of the Rocklin Municipal Code to Update Regulations Related to Property Maintenance, Graffiti Abatement, Off-Street Parking of Accessory Vehicles, Reasonable Accommodation, and Associated Cleanup Items. A second reading by title only, is necessary for the adoption of the Ordinance.

This ordinance amendment is to modify regulations addressing:

• Rocklin Municipal Code (“RMC”) Title 8, Chapter 8.04 - Property Maintenance on all properties within the City of Rocklin to provide clarification to the standards and resolve  current enforcement challenges by clarifying definitions and unlawful nuisance conditions, and providing references to other chapters with unlawful property nuisance sections that may be related.

• RMC Title 9, Chapter 9.32 – Graffiti Abatement on all properties within the City of Rocklin to provide consistency between conditions of approval issued to projects receiving entitlements and the standards set forth in this chapter.

• RMC Title 17, Sections 17.08.130 – Off-Street Parking of Accessory Vehicles and Sections, 17.83.020, 17.83.030, 17.83.050 within the City of Rocklin to provide for greater ability to enforce the regulations, modify the regulations involving reasonable accommodations to allow necessary accessory vehicles, and clean up and clarify provisions related to parking and storage of accessory vehicles in all zones.

The proposed amendment to the RMC was initiated by the City of Rocklin, and applies citywide. On November 2, 2021, the Planning Commission considered the proposed modification to Title 17 (Zoning) of the RMC (Off-Street Parking of Accessory Vehicles/ ZOA2021-0002), and recommended adoption of the amendments to the RMC. 

Redlined versions of amendments to the RMC are attached as Exhibit A, B and C to this staff report.

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