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2 A total of eight (8) items may be parked or stored outside on parcels 5 acres or greater (217,800+ square feet) in size. 3 The restriction to the number of items parked or stored outside shall apply to the total of all items, including those items parked or stored on the driveway, in the side yard, or in the rear yard. 4 Items stored separate of each other shall count as one (1) item each unless they are stored on a trailer. Example: two (2) snowmobiles and an empty trailer parked outside shall be considered three (3) items; two (2) snowmobiles parked on a trailer shall be considered one (1) item. Examples of other items that will count towards the vehicles and equipment allowance are go- carts, motocross bikes, motorcycles, jet - skis, ATV's, canoes, boats, fish houses, etc. 5. Any motor vehicle(s) or equipment stored outside shall be currently licensed or registered. 6. Any items stored in the side or rear yard shall maintain a five (5) foot setback from property lines. 7. Items stored outside, even though they may be compliant with the number restrictions described in Subd. 3.b.1 and 2 of this Section, are not exempt from the regulations in Chapter 5.08 (Public Nuisance) section of City Code. Miscellaneous items determined to be accessory to a residential use are exempt from the number restrictions described in Subd. 3.b.1 and 2 of this Section. Such items may include but are not restricted to the following examples: lawnmowers, garden tractors and various attachments, wheelbarrows, and bicycles. b. Currently licensed and operable Motor vehicles and equipment, and one unlicensed and operable motor vehicle, the primary purpose of which is for private transportation or recreational use may be parked in the front yard only if on a driveway_ or in the side or rear yard provided they are parked on a residential parking surface that consists of either bituminous pavement or concrete inside the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA), or on a minimum of recycled concrete, bituminous, or prepared gravel outside the outside the boundaries of the MUSA. c. A residential parking surface shall be at least 2 inches in depth, be applied to the entire area beneath the motor vehicle or equipment, and extend 12 inches beyond the perimeter of the motor vehicle or equipment. d. Equipment, the primary purpose of which is for private or personal/ recreational use, may be parked in the front yard if on a driveway or in the side yard on a residential parking surface of either bituminous pavement or concrete, or outside the boundaries of the MUSA on a minimum of recycled concrete, bituminous, or prepared gravel, or in the rear yard.