Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/03/2009 - Jt Meeting w City Council

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~ ..~ City Council/Planning Commission Joint Meeting Topic Report: Off-Street Parking Regulations in Residential Districts By: Amber G. Miller, Planning Manager Background: Per Council's direction, staff has been working on an ordinance to regulate outdoor storage/off-street parking on residential parcels based on the number of items combining vehicles and recreational equipment to equal an item. Further, the breakdown between the urban services area and non-urban services area has also been added. The overall number of items allowed is broken down by lot size; the screening requirements are different for the MUSA vs. non-MUSA. We have kept the requirement for vehicles to be licensed and operable to discourage any type of salvage situation and maintain aesthetics of residential neighborhoods. The enclosed information is meant to be a starting point for discussion. Also, enforcement will continue to be on a complaint basis only. Analysis: We have also added some additional language clean-up to address a couple of issues that have caused enforcement problems in the past. The highlights of what staff would propose for an ordinance are as follows: 1. 4-5 items allowed for outdoor storage and parking on parcels less than 1.5 acres in size. 2. 6-7 items allowed for outdoor storage and parking on parcels between 1.5 acres and 5 acres in SIze. 3. 10 items allowed for outdoor storage and parking on parcels 5 acres or greater in size. 4. Items stored or parked in rear yards shall maintain a 10 foot setback of the edge of parking surface (if they are parking motor vehicles) or equipment from property lines in the rear yard. Side yards would be a 5 foot setback from property lines. 5. Items stored or parked separate from other items shall/count as 1 item each; multiple items stored or parked on atrailer, for ins~ce, count as 1 item. (Example: 2 snowmobiles and an empty trailer on the ground are 3 items; 2 snowmobiles on a trailer are 1 item). 1