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improved surfaces in the side yard has been revised for clarification. In addition, if someone chooses to park their RV on an improved hard surface, this would be calculated into the total impervious coverage on their lot. The revised ordinance now reads: F. Screening. RVs stored in the side vard and visible from the public right- of-wav shall be screened with a privacv fence or landscaping of similar opacitv as determined bv the Citv Planner. unless thev are kept on an improved hard surface. 5. Another question from the October 3rd Planning Commission meeting was whether or not the ordinance should require RVs to be covered when stored outdoors. According to the Ci1y Attomey, it could be reasonable to require that RVs stored outdoors be covered, if it is for the purpose of minimizing their impact on property values. However, regulating such a requirement raises other legal issues, such as the material of the covering, the color of the covering, and the condition in which the covering must be maintained. According to the City Attorney, because other vehicles parked outdoors, such as cars in driveways, are not required to be covered, and the City does not regulate the color of a person's home or garage, it could be argued that this ordinance would be a violation of a person's equal protection under the law. In addition, it would be difficult to require larger RVs such as motor homes to be covered; however, it would be possible to include screening requiremen1s such as coverings as conditions for variance approval. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends not regulating the color or covering requirements for RVs, but rather dealing wi1h the impacts of RVs on neighboring properties through other regulations in this ordinance, such as setbacks and parking on improved surfaces, and requiring coverings for the purpose of screening on a case by case basis with the vanance process. Lake Properties 6. One of the issues that came up at the October 3rd Planning Commission meeting was the concern over shoreline properties and the storage of additional water oriented RVs. In practice, it is not uncommon for owners of lake properties to own a fishing boat, a speed boat, a canoe, kayak, a wave runner and/or other such craft. Some of these vehicles may also have trailers. During the summer months most individuals keep larger boats in the water all the time. The types of water craft that would be stored on shore would most likely be smaller craft such as canoes and kayaks or motorized fishing boats tha1 can more City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Work Session for November 7,2007 \\AhdocsllAH\AHdatalPlanoinglPlanning Cases\2007\07-025 RV Regulations Zoning Amendment (PENDING)\II0703 - PC Work Session - RV Ordinance. doc Page 4 of7