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<br />(34) feet, in length is permitted in the rear yard of a property provided that all of <br />the following criteria are met: <br />1. The RV meets all setback regulations <br />2. The rear yard is fully enclosed by a privacy fence <br />3. The RV is parked on an improved surface <br /> <br />Staff feels that under these circumstances a 34 foot RV would be reasonably screened and <br />the negative impacts on surrounding property owners and the community mitigated. <br /> <br />Short-Term Utility Connections <br /> <br />The ordinance has been changed to allow, with a permit renewable once during a twelve <br />month period, a motor home or other similar vehicle to be used for temporary living <br />purposes and be connected to water and electrical utilities for a period not to exceed <br />seven days. The vehicle would also be required to be parked in the driveway of the <br />property it is being stored on, at least five feet from any property line, and fifteen feet <br />from the curb. The language of the code would require a City issued permit in order to <br />connect the RV to water and/or electrical utilities and to use the RV for sleeping purposes <br />for any amount of time up to seven days. <br /> <br />Administrative Permit Criteria <br /> <br />The administrative permit process has been added to the proposed ordinance. The <br />regulation reads as follows: <br /> <br />B. Alternative locations for storing an RV or watercraft on a property will be <br />permitted by the Zoning Administrator with an administrative permit for up to <br />one (1) RV or watercraft, when topographic conditions or lot configuration do <br />not allow for the normal location regulations to be met and all of the following <br />criteria are met: <br />1. Depending on lot configuration, the Zoning Administrator <br />will determine where on the lot is most appropriate for RV <br />or watercraft storage. <br />2. The RV or watercraft is at least three feet from the side or <br />rear property line; <br />3. The RV or watercraft shall not be stored forward of the <br />principal structure <br /> <br />This process will allow property owners to be issued a permit to store their RV s and <br />watercraft in alternative locations under specific circumstances. Property owners would <br />not be able to store an RV or watercraft in the front driveway. <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Work Session for December 5,2007 <br /> <br />C:\Documents and Settings\jackie.freppertILocal Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLKDI \120507 - PC <br />Work Session - RV Ordinance. doc <br /> <br />Page 3 of3 <br />