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<br />CASE # <br />INTRODUCE ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS TO <br />OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS IN RAMSEY CITY. CODE; <br />CASE OF CITY OF RAMSEY <br />By: Sylvia Frolik, Asst. Community Development Director <br />Background: , <br />The significant majority of the code enforcement cases processed by the City relate to junk <br />vehicles. Currently City Code does not place any restrictions on the number of vehicles that can <br />be stored outside on a residential parcel; only that the vehicle must be operable and parked on an <br />improved surface. Regulating outside. storage of vehicles and equipment by whether or not they <br />are operable is very difficult, especially when the property owner is uncooperative.. On July 10, <br />2007, the City Council directed City Staff to draft an ordinance amendment to regulate outdoor <br />storage and parking by numbers of items rather than by operability. <br />Notification: <br />The September 6, 2007 public hearing notice regarding the proposed ordinance to amend off- <br />street parking regulations in the residential zones was published in the City's official newspaper. <br />The proposed ordinance was also noted in the August/September 2007 Ramsey Resident " <br />newsletter. There is no requirement for further public notice when the amendment is forwarded <br />to City Council. The Council does have the authority to schedule an additional public hearing if <br />they so choose. <br />Attachments: <br />1: Proposed ordinance <br />2. Excerpt from City Code Definitions relative to this case <br />3. Planning Commission minutes of September 6, 2007 <br />4._ Analysis of alternative regulatory methods presented to Planning Commission on 12/6/07 <br />5. Planning Commission minutes of December 6 ,2007 <br />Observations: <br />City Staff presented the enclosed ordinance to the Planning Commission for a public hearing on <br />September 6, 2007. Below is a summary of the number of vehicles and equipment allowed for <br />outdoor storage in the proposed ordinance: <br />• 1 licensed vehicle per licensed driver in household <br />• 2 additional licensed vehicles per household <br />• 2 major pieces of appropriately licensed recreational equipment (i.e. R.V., Camper, Boat, <br />etc.), <br />• 1 licensed collector or classic vehicle <br />The current parking surface standards (Class 5 or con-bit outside the urban service area and <br />.bituminous or concrete inside the. urban service area) would be retained in the Code. <br />-199- <br />