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<br />Chairperson Nixt called the regular meeting of the Planning Commission back to order at 8:36 <br />p.m. <br /> <br />Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Levine, to make the modifications of <br />the ordinance consistent with eliminating content-based regulation and treating commercial and <br />non-commercial speech temporary signage the same on a temporary basis pending a worksession. <br /> <br />Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Levine, Brauer, Cleveland, <br />Hunt, Trites Rolle, and Van Scoy. Voting No: None. Absent: None. <br /> <br />Case #6: <br /> <br />Public Hearing - Proposed Ordinance to Amend Off-Street Parking <br />Regulations in Ramsey City Code; Case of City of Ramsey <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Planning Commission meeting at 8:36 p.m. in <br />order to call the public hearing to order. ' <br /> <br />Public Hearin2 <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing to order at 8:36 p.m. <br /> <br />Presentation <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director Frolik explained that the significant majority of the <br />code enforcement cases processed by the City relate to junk vehicles. Currently City Code does <br />not place any restrictions on the number of vehicles that can be stored outside on a residential <br />parcel; only that the vehicle must be operable and all but one must be licensed. The City's legal <br />counsel has made it known that regulating outside storage of vehicles and equipment by whether <br />or not they are operable is very difficult. When these types of cases get into the court system, the <br />judges generally place the burden of proof of 'inoperable' on the City. If the property owner is <br />not cooperative with the City's request for proof of operability, then the City fails to make its <br />case unless a warrant is sought. Legal counsel has indicated that the City would be better able to <br />control outside storage of vehicles if it were based on numbers of vehicles as well as operable <br />and licensed. <br /> <br />On July 10, 2007, the City Council directed City Staff to draft an ordinance amendment that <br />would establish limits on the number of vehicles and equipment parked and stored outside on <br />residential parcels. <br /> <br />City Staff has drafted an ordinance amendment to restrict the number of vehicles and recreational <br />equipment stored outside on residential parcels as follows: <br /> <br />. 1 licensed vehicle per licensed driver in household <br />. 2 additional licensed vehicles per household <br />. 2 major pieces of appropriately licensed recreational equipment (i.e. R.V., Camper, Boat, <br />etc.), <br />. 1 licensed collector or classic vehicle <br />Planning Commission/September 6, 2007 <br />Page 10 of 15 <br />