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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017 Gearhart clamps down on RV parking Cruise season opens with Ruby Princess The Daily Astorian The Ruby Princess pulled up to the Port of Astoria’s Pier 1 Wednesday, bringing with it about 3,000 passengers. The arrival opened a cruise season expected to bring more than 40,000 visitors to the North Coast on 22 ships. May brings five more cruise ships, including the Island Prin- cess on Monday, Regatta on May 12, Seven Seas Mariner on May 15, Norwegian Sun on May 17 and Celebrity Infinity on May 23. The Crystal Serenity will arrive June 15, and the Seven Seas Navigator will make two stops in Astoria on July 7 and 18. September brings nine ships, including the Seven Seas Mar- iner on Sept. 7, Explorer of the Seas on Sept. 16, Regatta on Sept. 18, Celebrity Infinity on Sept. 19, Explorer of the Seas on Sept. 23, Coral Princess on Sept. 24, Emerald Princess on Sept. 26, Oosterdam on Sept. 27 and Explorer of the Seas on Sept. 30. The season ends in October with four ships, including the Nieuw Amsterdam on Oct. 1, Ruby Princess on Oct. 2, Nor- wegian Sun on Oct. 3 and Star Princess on Oct. 21. Proposed state legislation could impact proposal By R.J. MARX The Daily Astorian GEARHART — According to city code, recreational vehi- cles and trailers can park on Gearhart streets but their own- ers can’t sleep in them. But police had trouble enforcing that rule. A local judge rejected a violation after explaining that “appearance of use” — in this case, sleeping — has no bearing. The violator can simply say he isn’t sleep- ing or eating in the RV under current rules, Police Chief Jeff Bowman said in March. A bill at the state Leg- islature, which has sup- port from the American Civil Liberties Union and advo- cates for the homeless, would make enforcement impossi- ble, he said at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. “The approach I was doing is kind of going down in defeat,” Bowman said. Instead, Bowman offered an alternate plan to regulate RVs and trailers by using the city’s parking rules. R.J. Marx/The Daily Astorian Police Chief Jeff Bowman seeks limits on the storage of RVs on public streets. The proposed ordinance states no RVs or trailers may be parked or stored on blocks, stands, leveling supports or utility hook-ups attached. Pop- ups or portable generators may not be running. Parking on city streets remains limited to 48 hours. “This new ordinance has nothing to do with sleeping, because if it did, we’d prob- ably be in violation of state law,” he said. “It’s not a sleep- ing or eating issue, it’s a stor- age issue.” The City Council approved an amendment to another RV-related ordinance, allowing property owners to obtain a permit twice a year for occupancy up to 96 hours. RVs cannot be parked in the public right of way and the permit may be revoked by the police chief or enforcement officer. 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