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-126 <br />Observations: <br />Per Council's direction, the proposed ordinance was drafted to regulate outdoor storage on <br />residential parcels based on an aggregate number of items, regardless if they are vehicles or <br />recreational equipment. That ordinance was presented to the Planning Commission for a public <br />hearing on March 6, 2008. The main points of the proposed ordinance are as follows: <br />1 5 items allowed for outdoor storage and parking on parcels less than 5 acres in size. <br />2. 8 items allowed for outdoor storage and parking on parcels 5 acres or greater in size. <br />3. Items stored or parked in rear or side yards shall maintain a 5 foot setback from property <br />lines. <br />4. Items stored or parked separate from other items shall count as 1 item each; multiple <br />items stored or parked on a trailer, for instance, count as 1 item. (Example: 2 <br />snowmobiles and an empty trailer on the ground are 3 items; 2 snowmobiles on a trailer <br />are 1 item). <br />Items that will count towards the number restriction include, but are not limited to, the <br />following examples: vehicles, RV's, campers, . boats, canoes, snowmobiles, jet -skis, <br />ATV's, go -carts, motocross bikes, motorcycles, fish houses, and other recreational <br />equipment. <br />Items that will not count towards the number restriction include those items typically <br />seen as accessory to a residential use. Examples would be lawnmowers, garden tractors <br />and attachments, bicycles, wheelbarrows, play structures, step ladders, and other items <br />used for routine home and lawn maintenance. <br />. Items stored outside, even though they may comply with the number restriction, are still <br />subject to the public nuisance regulations in Chapter 5. <br />8. Equipment will be required to be stored or parked on a prepared parking surface, the <br />same as motorized vehicles. <br />. The material for the prepared parking surface must be at least 2 inches in depth. It is <br />reiterated that Code requires the surface to be applied under the entire vehicle or <br />equipment and extend 12 inches beyond the perimeter of the vehicle or equipment. <br />10. Vehicles or equipment for a commercial use will count towards the maximum number of <br />items allowed to be parked or stored outside. <br />During the January 22, 2008 Council discussion, City Staff was asked to consider a clause in the <br />ordinance wherein a resident, with just cause and hardship, would not be required to make any <br />formal application and could get permission from the City Council to store more items outside <br />