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Large Vehicle Storage Permit • City Ordinance Provisions In residential districts, parking of vehicles in excess of 14,000 pounds GVW has the potential to create negative impacts on the surrounding neighborhood. These impacts may include noise (from operation as well as maintenance of vehicle); vibration; glare; odors; soil/water contamination (from dripping, washing, etc.); hazards to pedestrians by way of proximity, especially on private roads: wear and tear on local or private roads; propensity to offload remaining cargo on site at end of day; and visual incompatibility with the character of a neighborhood. Such use may be acceptable under certain conditions in zoning districts where lot areas are generally 2 acres or larger. Therefore, parking of such vehicles requires each of the following Conditions be met: a. Property owner must be vehicle owner or operator. b. Vehicle must be set back 50 feet from property lines. c. Vehicle must not be visible from neighboring properties and public streets; vegetative screening is preferred. d. Maintenance of said vehicle shall occur within an enclosed building. e. lire vehicle shall not constitute a nuisance at any time. f. In a shared driveway situation, the applicant shall demonstrate that tire appropriate easement exists. g. Minimum lot size of 5 acres. If conditions a. through g. are met, no pennit is required. For any property at least 2 acres but less than 5 acres in area, where it can be shown that prior to the effective date of this ordinance (November_, 2004) such a vehicle was previously stored on a regular basis prior to and after January 1,2004, a Vehicle Storage pennit may be granted if the above conditions a. through f. are met, subject also to the following Limitations: 1) A Vehicle Storage Permit may only be issued for properties within the RR-1B, RR-1 A, and LR- i A zoning districts. 2) Such permit shall be granted only to the cunent property owner and only for the specific vehicle applied for. The current owner may replace the vehicle in kind, but shall not add other such vehicles. Any replacement vehicle must be registered with the City within 30 days to transfer its permitted status. 3) Tlris permit shall not apply to subsequent property owners. Subsequent property owners shall not be considered as having a grandfathered pennit by virtue of their predecessor’s permit. 4) This pemrit shall automatically and permanently expire if the vehicle storage is voluntarily discontinued for a period of one year. Application Review Large Vehicle S torage Pemnits will be issued administratively upon venfication that tlie application is complete including all required supporting infonnation, and that all required conditions will be met. The application fee of S30.00 must accompany the application. No public hearing w'ill be held, and nearby property owners will not be notified. If granted, this permit will be ongoing and does not need to be renewed annually. Tins permit is subject to Conditions a. through f and Limitations 1 through 4 noted above, and may be revoked upon confirmation that the storage does not comply with the Conditions and Limitations. Page 2 of 2