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length restrictions. Ms. Soo confirmed that staff believed that visually, there was no difference between a fifth-wheel trailer and a motorhome when they are covered. Commissioner Pearce inquired why there was a difference in the Code between trailers, buses, and trucks of varying sizes. Ms. Harryman noted that she did not know but added that when the Code was written, fifth wheels were not as large as they are today. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Narum regarding whether a motor home of the same size would be allowable, Ms. Harryman confirmed that it would be allowed. Commissioner Olson noted that when he drove through the neighborhood, he saw several similar vehicles and had the impression that the City was not enforcing the Code consistently. Ms. Harryman noted that Code Enforcement responded on a complaint basis and did not initiate enforcement actions on its own. Chairperson Fox noted that she had seen a heavy-duty truck on the property as well as another truck and inquired whether there was any restriction on the number of commercial vehicles in a particular residential house. Ms. Decker advised that the Code did not restrict the number of vehicles that a person may have and requested that the Chair reserve that question for the applicant. She noted that the truck in question did not exceed the one-ton limit and added that the applicants did not work out of their home. In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Fox regarding whether someone could live in a motor home on a property, Ms. Decker noted that the Code did not allow people to live within a motor home or a fifth wheel on a residential site because that would be construed as habitable living area. In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Fox regarding whether this vehicle had been stored on the subject site year-round or whether it had been stored off-site during the rainy months, Ms. Soo replied that the vehicle had been parked at the site since the Barragans purchased it at the end of 2006. A discussion of the definitions of trailers, campers, and motor homes ensued. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Blank regarding the date this section of the Code was written, Ms. Harryman noted that it had last been amended in 1995. In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Fox regarding whether the subject fifth wheel was considered to be a vehicle, Ms. Decker replied that if the fifth wheel were to be parked in front of a house, the Vehicle Code would restrict its ability to be parked on the street to 72 hours. Ms. Harryman noted that under the current Code, there could not be both a trailer and a boat; there could only be one of each recreational vehicle. It excluded automobiles, including a pickup truck. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES May 23, 2007 Page 6 of 20