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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-04-08 CR - Yard Parking City of Oak Park Heights 14168 Oak Park Blvd. N. — P.O. Box 2007 Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 Phone: 651.439.4439 Fax: 651.439.0574 April 8, 2013 Mr. Christopher Wright -14241 55 St. N. Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 Re: Parking Pad (Accessory off - street parking) & Exterior Storage Dear Mr. Wright: Please be advised that the vehicle(s) parked upon the grass to the alongside of your garage does not comply with City Ordinances 401.15.B.14 Exterior Storage, 401.15.F. Off - Street Parking and Loading, which regulate off street parking and exterior storage. The applicable ordinance sections and parking pad information are enclosed for your reference. To comply with city ordinance regulations, vehicles shall be placed fully upon your driveway, upon an approved parking pad or to the interior of your garage. No vehicles shall be parked upon the yard, unless upon a driveway or approved parking pad. This letter serves as the City's request that you relocate the vehicle(s) parked upon the yard, from the grass, to an compliant area as described above no later than Friday, April 19, 2013. A site visit will be made after that date and time to ensure compliance has been met. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have regarding this request. Thank you for your prompt attention. Sincerely, J i Hultman, CBO ping & Code Enforcement Enclosure c: Eric Johnson, City Administrator Email: jhultman @cityofoakparkheights.com A Word On Parking Pads .. . No Parking on the grass or yard By City Ordinance cars, trucks, trailers, boats, snowmobiles, water -skis, four - wheelers, motor homes and other similar items shall be parked in your garage or other accessory building, upon your driveway or an approved parking pad. An approved Parking Pad shall be hard surfaced constructed of asphalt, concrete, cobblestone, paving block or crushed rock that meets minimum Class 5 material specifications and has at least a 4 inch deep base. Designated parking pads shall extend directly from the driveway, away from the house and may be located within the front, side or rear yard setback. Parking pads must be set back at least 5 feet from rear yard property lines. Parking Pad Limitations Your parking pad may be used for the placement of: 1. No more than a total of two (2) recreational vehicles (boats, snowmobiles, etc.) or pieces of equipment (trailers, etc.), not including racing cars. 2. Registered and operable passenger vehicles. 3. No more than one (1) truck and /or trailer not to exceed a gross vehicle weight of 12,000 pounds, except when loading, unloading or rendering a service. 4. Construction and landscaping materials currently being used on the premises. Firewood Storage shall not be on a parking pad. Firewood shall be neatly stacked and stored in the side yard or rear yard or residential premises. I have too much stuff. What do I do? If you need a parking pad and /or shed, contact the City Building Department to review your options and learn about permit requirements. IC I 401.15.B. General Building and Performance Requirements. 14. Exterior Storage. All materials and equipment except as provided below and in Sections 401.21 through 401.34 of this Ordinance shall be stored within a building or fully screened so as not to be visible from adjoining properties and the public right -of -way except for the following: a. Clothes line poles or wires. b. Not more than a total of two (2) recreational vehicles and /or pieces of equipment (not including racing cars). c. Construction and landscaping materials currently being used on the premises. d. On and off - street parking of currently registered and operable passenger vehicles and trucks not to exceed a gross weight of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds. e. Lawn furniture or furniture used and constructed explicitly for outdoor use. f. All firewood stored on residential premises shall be stored in the side yard or rear yard and stacked neatly. 401.15.F. Off- Street Parking and Loading. 1. Off - Street Parking Purpose. The regulation of off - street parking spaces in these zoning regulations is to alleviate or prevent congestion of the public right - of -way and to promote the safety and general welfare of the public, by establishing minimum requirements for off - street parking of motor vehicles in accordance with the utilization of various parcels of land or structures. f. Residential Use Parking. 1) Except as provided below in Subsection 4.f.2 and except on a limited, temporary basis involving guests or work being performed on site, on and off - street parking facilities shall be utilized solely for the parking of licensed and operable passenger automobiles, vans, one (1) truck not to exceed gross capacity of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds; and recreational vehidles and equipment which are the property of the occupant, except as provided below in Subsection 4.f.2. Under no circumstances shall required facilities accessory to residential structures be used for the storage of non - qualifying commercial vehicles, commercial equipment, or for the parking of automobiles belonging to the employees, owners, tenants or customers of business or manufacturing establishments. 2) For detached single family uses in residential zoning districts, the off- street parking of vehicles other than those stipulated in Subsection 4.f.1 above may be allowed as an interim use permit pursuant to Section 401.05 of these zoning regulations, provided that: a) The property fronts on an improved public street which is determined by the City Engineer to be capable of carrying the vehicles in question without undue damage. b) The type of vehicle to be parked does not create an unreasonable safety hazard to neighboring residents or the public utilizing the street(s) servicing the property. c) The site upon which the vehicle is parked has adequate space to allow turning movements and parking which does not result in the backing of vehicles from or onto the public street. d) The parking of such vehicles does not adversely affect neighboring property owners as it relates to noise. e) The parking of such vehicles is screened from neighboring properties and the public right -of -way to the extent determined as necessary by the City Council in compliance with Section 401.15.E. of this Ordinance. f) The provisions of Section 401.05 of this Ordinance are considered and determined to be satisfied.