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CASE # 1!5 ' DISCUSSION kEGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF CITY CODE REGARDING STORAGE OI' COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Background: ' Section 9.11.10 of Qity Code states as follows: "No more t6n one (1) one -ton motor vehicle bearing a commercial license and no commercialli licensed trailer shall be parked or stored in a residential district except when loading, unloading or rendering a service. No commercial vehicle shall be parked or stored in a residential district except for short-term (two hours or less) when unloading, loading or ' rendering a krvice." As a result of the code enforcement sweep in progress, numerous violations of the above code ' have been cited andnumerous more are anticipated. The violators have been instructed to either make other arrangements for storing their commercial vehicles and equipment or apply for a conditional use pernfit to store these items on their residential properties. ' Council processed a similar case in 1994 and denied the application and gave the applicant one year to make other arrangements for the storage of the commercial vehicles and equipment. So far, two of the violators cit this year that have applied for conditional use permits have made it through ' the Planning Co ission level. The Planning Commission has recommended denial of these applications and recommended granting a grace period of 9 months to get into compliance. If Council is going to be consistent with their action in 1994, their intent behind the order for a code enforcement sweep, and the recommendations of the Planning Commission thus far, then it doesn't seem right to instruct these persons to spend $375 on a conditional use permit application just to find out how! long of a grace period Council is going to give them to get into compliance. ' When this informati 3n was brought to Council on June 13, Staff was instructed to research what other communities flow for the storage of commercial vehicles and equipment in residential districts. ' Observations: Andover residents a allowed to store only one truck with a gross capacity of 12,000 pounds or less at their residences. In the R -1 and R -2 single family districts, they can store a truck - tractor in ' an accessory building if the lot is at least 3 acres in size. There is no storage of semi - trailers allowed. ' Anoka residents are illowed to keep any size truck on their property if it can be stored indoors. Brooklyn Park residents cannot store vehicles larger than 9,000 pounds gross weight at their ' residences. Coon Rapids residents are restricted from storing any vehicle larger than 9,000 pounds gross ' weight on their property. There is also no parking of truck- tractors, semi - trailers or special mobile equipment allowed e Crept one truck over 9,000 lbs or one truck- tractor if the vehicle is owned and operated by the pro ') erty owner, is parked on a paved driveway or private parking lot on the ' property, and is not allowed to idle for more than 1 hour in any 6 hour period. X93