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<br />CASE # I , <br /> <br />PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS; <br />CASE OF CITY OF RAMSEY <br />By: Sylvia Frolik, Assistant Community'Development Director <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Currently City Code does not place any restrictions on the number of vehicles and equipment <br />that can be stored outside on a residential parcel; only that vehicles must be operable and parked <br />on an improved surface. Regulating outside storage of vehicles and equipment by whether or not <br />they are operable is very challenging. The City Council directed City Staff to draft an ordinance <br />amendment to regulate outdoor storage and parking by numbers of items rather than by <br />operability. <br /> <br />On September 6, 2007, the Planning Commission- conducted a public hearing regarding a <br />proposed ordinance to regulate numbers of vehicles permitted to be stored outside, basically by <br />the number of licensed drivers living within the dwelling on the property. The Commission <br />tabled the case for additional information. <br /> <br />On December 6, 2007, the Planning Commission reviewed two alternatives brought forward by <br />City Staff: 1) regulating the amount of outdoor storage by setting limits on the amount of <br />parking surfaces allowed on a parcel, based on the size of the parcel; and 2) regulating the <br />amount of outdoor storage based on an aggregate number of items that would increase with <br />parcel size. The Planning Commission recommended that the City Council monitor the success <br />rate of the newly implemented abatement ordinance and not take action to amend the City Code <br />at this time. <br /> <br />On January 22, 2008, City Council reviewed the draft ordinance and the recommendation of the <br />Planning Commission. The City Council determined that regulating items stored outside by the <br />number of licensed drivers in the home could be as difficult as trying to regulate by operability. <br />The City Council reviewed the alternatives that were presented to the Planning Commission. As . <br />a result, City Council directed City Staff to draft an ordinance that would establish an aggregate <br />number of items allowed to be parked or stored outdoors on parcels less than 5 acres and parcels <br />5 acres or greater in size. <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />Iri accordance with State Statute and City Code, the March 6,2008 public hearing notice for the <br />most recent version of the proposed ordinance was published in the City's official newspaper. <br />The proposed ordinance and public hearing date were also noted in the Marchi April issue of the <br />Ramsey Resident newsletter. <br /> <br />103 <br />