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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — MAY 11, 2026 4 Councilmember Monson said these regulations, stacked together, are a problem for her. No winter parking, but you can only have four cars in the driveway and you can't be on the road for more than six hours. It can penalize large families and multi -generational households. It will become more complicated if/when we allow Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). She asked Staff what recommendations they had, as this is code based. Community Development Director Reilly said he hasn't surveyed surrounding communities. He knows of other communities that have winter parking bans and allow up to six vehicles per driveway. We can survey surrounding communities. Councilmember Monson would be good with increasing the number of cars allowed on a driveway. She thinks the 6 hours feels short. She agrees we should have winter parking restrictions in place. Mayor Grant said a standard shift of patrol officers isn't going to time check all of the cars on the road. He said RCSO will not enforce violations of more than four cars on a driveway. Staff confirmed. That would be a code violation and code enforcement would be involved. Mayor Grant is okay with seasonal winter parking restrictions. We don't have sidewalks, so people walk in the streets. The restrictions were intended to encourage people to park on their driveways, not on the street. If this changes, more residents may choose to park on the street and in many cases that's a safety concern for other residents who walk on the street. Councilmember Rousseau said she is not concerned with people parking on the street overnight, with the exception of the winter months. She's more concerned about the safety aspect. She suggested there still be a time restriction of maybe 10 hours. She doesn't know that it makes a difference if someone parks four large vehicles vs. eight small cars on a driveway. Councilmember Weber said he could fit 15 cars in his driveway. He thinks 6 is a good number. He said it won't be enforced. What is the penalty if someone has more than what is allowed? City Administrator Jagoe said through the code enforcement process we have notified a resident. She is not aware of anyone who didn't get into compliance after that notification. If they did not comply, we can issue a citation. We would start that process through RCSO but the city would initiate a citation. Councilmember Weber said it would be code enforcement, not law enforcement. Staff confirmed. Councilmember Rousseau said our current code restricts parking on lawns. Staff confirmed. Councilmember Weber thinks allowing parking for up to 12 hours is acceptable. Mayor Grant is against allowing more than four vehicles in a driveway. We leave ourselves open to residents storing inoperable vehicles. He hasn't heard that this is a problem.