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aTY OF FRIDLEY I Council Meeting February 25, 2002 Burns, Manager 1{fIf From: Scott Hickok, Community Development Director Pau~ Bolin, Planning Coordinator Stacy Stromberg, Planner Subject: 2nd Reading of Ordinance Changing Boat, Camper, and Trailer Parking M-02-25 BACKGROUND The purpose of this memo is to provide the background necessary to consider changes to the City's current requirements on the parking of non-motorized camping trailers, boats, & utility trailers. During the summer of 1998 the City's systematic code enforcement program revealed that a number of property owners were storing utility trailers, camping trailers, and boats in their front yards and on their driveways. The extent of these code violations led to discussion and to survey questions on the 1999 & 2001 Citizen Survey and the 2000 Council I Commission Survey and also to two variance requests to this code section. Both variances were denied. On September 17, 2001, the City Council held a public hearing to discuss the existing ordinance and allow residents to voice their opinions on the issue. Approximately 16 people spoke, the majority of them owned camper trailers and were in favor of allowing these trailers to be parked on the driveway, at least seasonally. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on January 2, 2002, to gather information and make a recommendation on the proposed ordinance change. The motion to recommend approval of the proposed ordinance change passed on a 5-1 vote. The City Council held an additional pubHc hearing on the proposed ordinance change on January 28, 2002, and the first reading of the ordinance on February 11, 2002. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends holdIng the second reading of the proposed ordinance change. 50 [1/60' d A3lGI o:::l :::lO A1 IJ 0:;:TT v00G-T0-~ON