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Memo - Proposed Ordinance Amendments . MEMO From: City Council and Zoning and Planning Commission Nancy Anderson November 19, 2001 To: Date: Subject: Proposed ordinance amendments Attached is a proposed Ordinance that will regulate the number of cars allowed on a residential lot. The following is a brief summary of the amendments. Add new definitions. - Allow a car to be parked on a side of a garage. . Allow one car to be parked in the rear yard. Require that any parking space must be an improved surface. Allow three passenger vehicles per single family home. If there are more than three residents in the home with drivers license, a home can have the same number of vehicles as licensed drivers, plus one. The size of a driveway is limited. Allow a boat to be stored in the driveway during the summer - Allow a larger non-passenger vehicle to be stored a lot. Limit the number of accessory buildings to two. . MEMO . To: Zoning and Planning Commission From: Nancy Anderson Date: November 19, 2001 Subject: Discussion on zoning amendments I. INTRODUCTION. There have been some concerns regarding the number of cars parked on lots, where they are parked, and also the number of accessory buildings allowed on the lots. It was determined that the Planning Commission will discuss a topic a month to review various amendments to the zoning ordinance. Over the last several months the Commission discussed the various topics and have developed the following proposed ordinance amendments. II. COMMISSION PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS. . 515.07 Definitions Subd. 33. Commercial Vehicles. A motor vehicle is a commercial vehicle if: 1. The vehicle is a dump truck. a step van. a tow truck, a semi tractor or trailer. a tank truck. a tractor. a bus. a cargo truck. a construction vehicle or equipment, an earth moving vehicle or equipment van or pickup with a manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity of more than one ton.: 2. Commercial equipment has been added to the vehicle such as winches or snow plows: 3. Commercial racks have been added to the vehicle for the purpose of holding equipment or materials; 4. The vehicle is a pickup with a non-standard pickup box: or 5. The vehicle is a trailer loaded with another commercial vehicle or commercial equipment. Subd. 49. Driveway. An improved access which connects an off-street parking space to the public right of way. . . . . Subd. 83. Ice Fish House. A shelter on ice for the catching of fish. A fish house may also be referred to as a dark house. Subd. 87. Junk Vehicle. Any motor vehicle which is not in operable condition. partially dismantled. used for sale of parts or as a source of repair or replacement parts for other vehicles. kept for scrapping. dismantling. or salvage of any kind or which is not properly licensed for operation. Subd. 107. Motor Vehicle. Every vehicle which is self propelled. This does not include lawn mowers or snow blowers. Subd. 114. Non-passenger Vehicle. A commercial. military. or recreational vehicle or trailer. Subd. 126. Parking Space. An improved paved or gravel area on a lot or within a building intended for parking of a motor vehicle. which has a means of access to a public street. This term is used interchangeably with parking stall and parking facility. Subd. 128. Passenger Vehicle. An automobile. station wagon. van. sports utility vehicle. minivan. pickup truck. or motor cycle designed and primarily intended for on-street operation. Passenger vehicles do not include commercial vehicles. military. recreational vehicles. racing cars. limousines. or stock cars. Subd. 136. Racing Car. any motor vehicle designed or intended -for operation on a speedway. racetrack. or other facility used or designed for high speed contests between two (2) or more vehicles or for timing of speed. Subd. 139. Recreational Vehicle 1. Travel trailers including those that telescope or fold down, chassis mounted campers, house cars. Motor homes. tent trailers. slip in campers and converted vans that are motor homes as defined herein. 2. Motor Home. A vehicle that provides temporary living quarters. A vehicles provides temporary living quarters if it (a) is not used as the residence of the owner or occupant: (b) is used for temporary living quarters by the owner or occupant while engaged in recreation or vacation activities: and ( c) is self-propelled or capable of being towed on public roads. 3. A non-motorized trailer intended and generally used for transporting boats. 4. Snowmobiles. all terrain vehicles. boats and any type of water craft. Such vehicles which are placed on a utility trailer shall. together with the trailer. be considered a single recreational vehicle. Subd. 157. Stock Car. A motor vehicle of standard design and construction which is modified. adapted or altered in any manner to increase its speed or safety. and designed or intended for operation on a speedway. racetrack. or other facility used or designed for high speed contests between (2) or more vehicles or for timing of speed. . Subd. 164. Trailer. Any vehicle designed for carrying property on its own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle. Subd. 165. Trailer bed. That portion of a trailer that is designed to make contact with and bear the weight of the load to be carried. Section 520 Zonin2: accessorv buildin2s. Section 520.07 Subd. 3. Area. Accessory buildings to a residential structure may not exceed an aggregate area of 528 square feet per dwelling unit in the R-2, R-3, R-4, R-S and R-6 districts. The following are the maximum percentages of lot area that can be used for accessory buildings in each district: R-1-A - 12%; R-1-B - 10%; R-1-C - 8%; R-1-D - 6%; R-1-E - 6%. The total number of accessory buildings to a residential structure is two. Section 550 Zonin2: off-street Darkin2 550.01 Subd. 3. Yards. Parking areas shall be subject to front yard setback requirements in accordance with the district in which such parking areas are located. Parking lots for nonresidential uses for more than six cars located in residential areas shall comply with yard . setback requirements. Parking is allowed in driveways leading to garages, carports and legal parking areas. One vehicle may be parked on the garage side yard on a residentially zoned lot provided the vehicle is five feet or more from the property line. There shall be no parking of vehicles in the rear yard, except for the following: 1. One vehicle can be parked next to a garage on an improved parking space in the rear yard. 2. If the lot does not have a garage in the rear yard. one vehicle may be parked on an improved parking space in the rear yard. 550.01 Subd. 9. Number of Vehicles. No more than three (3) passenger vehicles can be parked or stored outside an enclosed building at a single family residential. For a duplex. six (6) passenger vehicles can be parked or stored outside. If there are three or more persons residing at a single family dwelling who have valid Minnesota driver's licenses showing the residence address. then the total number of passenger vehicles allowed to be parked outside is increased to a number equal to the number of licensed drivers residing at the property. plus one passenger vehicle. The provisions ofthis paragraph shall not apply during snow emergencies. 550.01 Subd. 10. Coverage. Total parking and driveway area does not occupy more than 30 percent of the front yard and the average width of a driveway shall not be more than 24 feet. 550.03 Subd. 5. Surface. Off-street parking areas for more than six vehicles shall be surfaced . . . . with asphaltic or portland concrete and each parking stall shall be kept clearly marked on the surface. All vehicles on a resident lots must be stored on an improved surface. This improved surface shall be bituminous. concrete. or other hard surface material approved by the city. to control dust and drainage. 530.11 Accessory uses: R districts. The following are permitted accessory uses in R districts: i) The storage outside of a building but not on a parking space which was included to meet the minimum standards of this code, one non-passenger vehicle one building for winter ice fishing or one boat or one trailer or one camper or one mobile home provided none of the above mention items are over -l-8 22 feet in length. Said storage shall not be in the front yard with the following exception for a boat that will be allowed to be parked in the driveway from May 1 to October 31. k) The storage outside of a building but not on a parking space which was included to meet the minimum standards of this code. one non-passenger vehicle over 22 feet in length. This non-passenger vehicle shall be no closer than five feet from the lot line. Screening is required. Screening requires both the use of a fence and plants. The fence must meet the requirements of Section 520.13. In addition to fencing. landscaping must be used. The landscaping can be shrubs or trees that will grow to the height of the vehicle when they reach maturity.