2B, Review Community Development Dept Year-End Rpt

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City staff received 36 complaints of vehicles parked in prohibited areas and/or more than four vehicles parked on a driveway, and eight complaints of inoperable or unlicensed vehicles. Thirty complaints were received involving the location of exterior storage of RV's, two of over 34 feet in length, and one for more than three RV's on a single property. There were five complaints of vehicles over 12,000 Gross Vehicle Weight (large trucks) being stored or parked illegally in the City, which were all on the same property. General property maintenance complaints included the following: . 36 concerns covered by the adopted International Property Maintenance Code, . 28 for plant growth in excess of 8 inches (mowing of grass), . 10 complaints regarding the exterior storage of materials and equipment, . 10 regarding the accumulation of branches, . 10 complaints of drainage and/or erosion problems, . 10 involving the construction of driveways; . Six on membrane or accessory structures, · Four issues related to parking between 2 and 6 am on City streets, . Five concerns about open burning and burning of garbage, · Two complaints regarding dilapidated structures, · Three complaints already this season dealing with the removal and/or placement of snow. · Two regarding landscaping in the right-of-way, and · Two concerns of obstruction in the clear vision area at intersections. There were 92 complaints or actions regarding the placement of signs in the right-of-way, most of which resulted in the impoundment of the offending signs. There were 23 in 2007, representing a four-fold increase. Many of the complaints did not require any action because they involved non-commercial signs (political signs) during the election season. Finally, in the catch-all category, there was a single complaint for each of the following: direction of exterior lighting, the trapping of wild animals, peddling without a license, fishing from a bridge, illegal sign change, illegal dumping, decaying vegetation, dirt left in the road, construction delays, settling of a manufactured home, damage to a City trail, lot coverage, discharge of a firearm, a teepeed home, a complaint about recreational fires, and an single incident where a lawn sprinkler was hitting a mailbox. 2009 Goals In December 2008, the City Council met to discuss City-wide goals for 2009. As part of this meeting, the Council reviewed goals suggested by staff, goals proposed by the Planning City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meetingfor March 4,2009 \\Metro-inet.us\ardenhills\Planning\Department Records\Quarterly & Year End Reports \2008 \020909 - 2008 Year in Review.doc Page 8 of 10