City: Possible changes coming for parking

The Fallon City Council introduced three bills relating to off-site parking and parking space sizes, approved a parcel split and heard the January police department report March 5.

The council introduced three bills that, if approved, will change off-street parking requirements in the R-2 limited multiple residence districts and parking space sizes in the R-C transition use residence districts and LI light industrial districts.

Bill 796 would amend the Fallon Municipal Code to increase the required number of off-street parking spaces in R-2 districts from “one and one-half” spaces to “two spaces” for each dwelling unit. The bill would also clarify that two spaces are required for each unit when there are at least four units in the area.

To provide for more off-street parking, Bill 797 would change the gross floor area requirements in R-C districts from the current “one parking space for every 400 square feet of gross floor area” to 250 square feet.

Bill 798 will also change the relevant gross square floor area footage from 400 to 250 to create similar requirements within the LI districts.

A public hearing for the council to hear comments on all three bills was set for March 19.

In other business:

• The council gave final approval to split a parcel of land at 1110 W. Williams Ave., into a 38,548 square foot parcel and a 6,064 square foot parcel.

The intended purchase of the smaller parcel was previously approved by the council in December. The acquisition of this land parcel will allow for future road and infrastructure improvements at the intersection.

• Council members also approved a mobile food vendor license for We Can Warriors Chicago-style foods and a change of manager on the retail establishment liquor license for Safeway, Inc.

• In his report summary, Police Chief Ron Wenger said the police department handled 685 calls in January.

Total arrests included five felony warrant arrests, two probation and parole arrests, two gross misdemeanor arrests, two misdemeanor arrests, nine misdemeanor warrant arrests, six juvenile misdemeanor arrests, two juvenile felony arrests and one juvenile arrest.

Officers also issued 21 citations and 81 warnings during traffic stops and handled 23 traffic accidents on public and private property.

The animal shelter took in 51 animals from within the city and 74 animals from county areas. Officers’ special detail included giving the Boy Scouts a tour of the police department. Volunteers in Police Services donated 67 hours to the agency.