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Sec. 117-355. - Residential development off-street parking. (a) In any residential district, inside parking of licensed and/or unlicensed motor vehicles and equipment, in any number, commercial or private, shall be permitted. (b) In any residential district, outside parking of any motor vehicle(s) and/or recreational equipment is subject to the following conditions: (1) Number of items. a. Six items allows for outdoor storage and parking on parcels less than two acres in size. b. Eight items allowed for outdoor storage and parking on parcels between two and 4.99 acres in size. c. Ten items allowed for outdoor storage and parking on parcels five acres or greater in size. d. Items stored or parked separate from other items shall count as one item each; multiple items stored or parked on a trailer, for instance, count as one item. (Example: two snowmobiles and an empty trailer on the ground are three items; two snowmobiles on a trailer are one item). e. Items that will count towards the number restriction include, but are not limited to, the following examples: motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, campers, boats, canoes, snowmobiles, jet -skis, all terrain vehicles, go-carts, motocross bikes, motorcycles, fish houses, and other recreational equipment and self-propelled vehicles. f. Exceptions: Items that will not count towards the number restriction include those items typically seen as accessory to a residential use. Examples would be lawnmowers, garden tractors and attachments, bicycles, wheelbarrows, play structures, stepladders, and other items used for routine home and lawn maintenance. g. Increase in the number of items will be allowed through an administrative zoning permit at the discretion of the zoning administrator if the applicant can demonstrate a higher number of drivers, topographical issues on the lot or other practical difficulties. (2) Location and setbacks. a. On all residential parcels-4acc then trvo acres in silo: 1. Items, including motor vehicles and equipment, stored outdov c cthnll bo storod closer to the prin02n1atructure than the lot linos. Item chnll he required to meet all other setbacks in tho. underlying and/or overlay zoning district. Motor vehicles parked or stored in a side or rear yard shall maintain a setback of at least 5 feet from the edge of the Park ina surface to the lot line(s). 2. Equipment parked or stored in the side yard shall maintain a setback of at least 5 feet from the edge of the Park ina surface to the lot line(s). 3. Equipment parked or stored in the rear yard shall maintain a setback of at least 5 feet from the lot line(s). _b. On parcels two acres or greater: 1. Motor vehicles stored or parked in a side or rear yard shall mnint tin n 1 G foot setback from the edge of the parking surface to the lot line. 2. Equipment stored in the side or rear yard ahnll mnintnin n cotback of 15 feet from tho. lot lines. (3) Surfacing. a. Inside the metropolitan urban service area (MUSA). Page 1