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Efwfmpqnfou <br />Utility Billing Continued <br />Off-Street Parking <br />from Page 1 <br />Ordinance Back to Planning <br />• Payment terms are due within 20 days of invoice <br />Commission in March <br />date. Penalties (10%) will be applied after due date. <br />• In September, the city will notify delinquent account <br /> After much discussion among the Planning Com- <br />owners of their outstanding balance, and unpaid bal- <br />mission and City Council, another public hearing will be <br />ances will be certifi ed to property taxes. <br />held to review a proposed ordinance that modifi es off- <br />street parking standards. The purpose of the ordinance <br /> Watch for more details in your mail and for infor- <br />is to reduce the amount of outdoor storage in residential <br />mation to sign up for automatic payment. <br />areas. <br /> If you have questions, please contact Sandy Carl- <br /> At their meeting on January 22, City Council di- <br />son, Assistant Finance Offi cer at 763-576-4302 or <br />rected staff to bring forward another version of an amend- <br /> scarlson@ci.ramsey.mn.us. <br />ment that would allow up to fi ve items to be stored outside <br />at any given time on properties fi ve acres in size or less, <br />or up to eight items for properties exceeding fi ve acres in <br />size. <br /> Unlike the current ordinance, the items allowed for <br />outdoor storage would not be categorized by whether or <br />not they are motorized, non-motorized, or for recreational <br />use. The number of items allowed for outdoor storage <br />would be an aggregate number that includes cars or trucks, <br />trailers, snowmobiles, boats, campers, RV’s, etc. <br /> With the proposed ordinance, non-motorized <br />e <br />equipment would be subject to the same parking surface <br />l <br />requirements that are currently required for motorized <br />equipment parked in side or rear yards (pavement in urban <br />districts and Class 5 in rural districts). <br />p <br /> Examples of items that would be exempt from <br />the new regulations include items typically associated <br />with residential uses such as garden and lawn equipment, <br />bicycles, and equipment utilized in association with an ac- <br />m <br />tive farm. <br /> Currently, the City Code does not have a limit on <br />the amount of outside storage of these items, but requires <br />a <br />all vehicles to be licensed, operable, and parked on an <br />improved surface. This has been problematic to enforce <br />because of the diffi culty in proving operability. <br />S <br /> Copies of the proposed ordinance are available for <br />review; please contact JoAnn Shaw, Community Develop- <br />ment Department, Planning Division at 763-433-9824 or <br />jshaw@ci.ramsey.mn.us. A public hearing will be held at <br />the Planning Commission meeting on Thursday, March 6, <br />beginning at 7:00 pm at the Ramsey Municipal Center to <br />collect public comments on the proposed changes. You <br />may also submit written comments to the Planning Divi- <br />sion by 4:30 pm on Thursday, March 6. <br />www.ci.ramsey.mn.us 5 <br />