Agenda - Council Work Session - 09/19/1996 - Joint with Planning Commission

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CASE REVIEW PROPOSED REVISIONS TO DRAFT ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS FOR PARKING AND STORING COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE USE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT IN THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Background: At the joint City Council and Planning Commission meeting on July 2, 1996, the most recent version of the ordinance to establish regulations for the parking and storing of private and commercial use vehicles and equipment was reviewed. The City Council expressed the following concerns with the ordinance: a) Vehicles and equipment belonging to persons visiting a parcel in Ramsey need to be exempted from the various regulations, especially that clause that requires the vehicles to be registered to the person residing on the property. b) Consideration should be given to exempting commercial vehicles from the regulations if they do not exceed a certain height and length. It was determined that anyone who had any ideas for amendments to the draft ordinance based on the discussion that took place on July 2 should provide them in writing to me so that I could include them in the August Planning Commission agenda for review. I received recommendations from Councilmember Sheila Beyer and Planning Commissioners Ben Deemer and Sharon Jensen. The Planning Commission spent some time reviewing and discussing those recommendations at the August 6 meeting. The Commission directed some changes to the draft ordinance and the R-1 Residential District regulations and that the issue be placed on the September agenda for further discussion and review. On August 27 1996, the City Council indicated some interest in having a workshop meeting with the Planning Commission to again review and discuss the proposed ordinance. On September 3, the Planning Commission directed City Staff to proceed to schedule a workshop with City Council. On September 9, City Council scheduled the workshop for September 19. The recommendations of Beyer, Deemer and Jensen are attached as Exhibits A, B and C for use in your continued discussions.. The draft ordinance (Exhibit D) is also enclosed that incorporates in bold print the change to the ordinance that was authorized at the August Planning Commission meeting. That change is in item b and would now require personal or recreational equipment parked in the side yard to be on a prepared surface. Exhibit E is a separate ordinance directed for drafting at the August meeting. This ordinance amends the lot coverage restrictions in the R-1 Rural Residential and R-1 Urban Residential Districts to include impervious surfaces. Recommendation: Will be based on your discussion. CC/PC: 9/19/96