Cheyenne Oversize Vehicle Ban Headed To Committee

A proposal that would ban leaving oversize vehicles on Cheyenne public streets for more than 72 hours is headed to a committee hearing after being introduced last night (November 12).

It is scheduled for a hearing by the Committee of the Whole next Wednesday at 6 p.m. The Committee of the Whole includes all nine Cheyenne City Council members, but not Mayor Patrick Collins. The proposal still needs to pass two readings in the full city council, with the council having the option to amend the proposal as it goes through the process

You can read the proposed ordinance here. It's sponsored by Ward III councilmembers Richard Johnson and Michelle Aldrich.

The proposed law would ban parking oversized vehicles on city streets for more than 72 hours, allowing for the purpose of loading, unloading, winterizing or de-winterizing the vehicle.

Definitions Of Oversized Vehicles

The proposal defines 'oversized vehicle": "Oversized vehicle" shall mean any vehicle or any combination of vehicles which exceeds twenty-five (25) feet in length, seven (7) feet in width or eight (8) feet in height, exclusive of projecting lights and other devices allowed by title 31, chapter 5, article 9 of Wyoming statutes. "Oversized vehicle" shall not include any tractor unit subject to Section 10.52.020 of the Cheyenne city code;"

It further defines vehicle "Vehicle" means any device, in, upon, or by which a person or property may be transported or drawn upon a public street, alley or highway, including house trailers and transportable homes that are not installed on a permanent foundation and not taxable as real property.

Efforts to ban long-term parking of oversized vehicles on city streets are not new in Cheyenne, dating back to at least the time of Mayor Leo Pando in the 1990s.

The ordinance is slated to be introduced tonight on first reading and will be referred to the City Council Committee of the Whole. It would need to be approved on three readings before a decisive vote on Third Reading. The proposal could be amended before a final vote is taken.