HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-24-2015 - complaint- exterior vehicle storage CITY OF ORONO
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March 24, 2015
Daniel &Jeanne Kelly
860 Windjammer Lane
Mound, MN 55364
Re: City Code Violations at 860 Windjammer Lane
Property Identification Number: 07-117-23-11-0011
City Staff received a complaint and on March 23, 2015, City Staff performed an inspection at the above
address. During the inspection Staff noted vehicles in exterior storage on your property in violation of City
Code Sections 58-3 and 78-1577; specifically:
• Cadillac, under a tarp with flat tires and sunk into the ground (inoperable) and not currently
licensed
• Passenger car in the driveway, under a tarp, with expired tabs (July 2011)
This letter will serve as your notice that the property must be brought into compliance before
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 in order to avoid legal action by the City. In order to bring your property into
compliance all vehicles must be currently licensed and operable; stored in an enclosed structure or
removed from the property by April 7, 2015.
I have attached the pertinent City Codes for your reference. If you have any questions, please don't
hesitate to call me at 952.249.4620 or via email at cmattson@ci.orono.mn.us.
Sincerely,
CITY OF ORONO
C istine Mattson
Planning Assistant
Attached: City Code Sections 58-3 & 78-1577
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Sec. 58-3.Junk cars, furniture, household furnishings and appliances stored on public or private property.
It is unlawful to park or store any unlicensed, unregistered or inoperable motor vehicle lacking essential
parts, household furnishings or appliances, or parts or components, on any property, public or private, unless
housed within a lawfully erected building. Any violation of this section is declared to be a nuisance; and upon
seven days' written notice to the owner, as shown by the records in the office of the county auditor, of private
premises on which such material is found, the city may remove the vehicle and certify the cost of such removal as
any other special assessment. For the purpose of this section, an inoperable motor vehicle shall be defined as
lacking parts essential to operation, including but not limited to wheels, tires, motor, drive train, battery; or having
two or more flat tires; or having the interior, including the driver's position, used for storage in such a manner that
no person can operate the vehicle.
(Code 1984, § 9.50)
State Law References: Abandoned motor vehicles, Minn. Stat. ch. 168B.
Sec. 78-1577. Exterior storage in R districts.
In all R districts, it is the responsibility of the owner of any property, improved or unimproved, to maintain
the outdoor areas; including courtyards and the like, of the property and adjacent rights-of-way in a manner that
complies with the following requirements. All recreational vehicles, mobile homes, camping trailers, motor homes,
pickup coaches, travel trailers, special mobile equipment, and utility trailers shall meet the requirements of this
Code. Additionally, all exterior storage must comply with subdivision (6) of this section.
(1) Definitions:
a. Blight means a deteriorated condition, something that impairs or destroys.
b. Junk means any cast-off, damaged, discarded, junked, obsolete, salvage, scrapped,
unusable, worn-out or wrecked object, thing or material composed in whole or in part of
asphalt, brick, carbon, cement, plastic, or other synthetic substance, fiber, glass, metal,
paper, plaster, plaster of paris, rubber, terra cotta, wool, cotton, cloth, canvas, organic
matter or other substance, regardless of perceived market value or requiring
reconditioning in order to be used for its original purpose.
c. Recreational vehicle. Mobile home and recreational vehicle shall mean and include the
following definitions, and shall not include any manufactured housing unit bearing a State
of Minnesota manufactured housing seal or certificate, for uses including but not limited
to those listed below:
1. Camping trailer means a folding structure, mounted on wheels and designed for
travel, recreation and vacation uses, also called a pop-up camper.
2. Motor home means a portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel,
recreation and vacation, constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled
vehicle.
3. Pickup camper means a structure designed to be mounted on a truck chassis for
use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation and vacation.
4. Travel trailer means a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to
be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses,
permanently identified as a travel trailer by the manufacturer of the trailer.
d. Special mobile equipment means every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the
transportation of persons or property and only incidentally operated or moved over a
highway, including but not limited to: ditch digging equipment, moving dollies, pump
hoists and other well-drilling equipment, street sweeping vehicles, and other machinery
such as asphalt spreaders, bituminous mixers, bucket loaders, tractors other than truck-
tractors, ditchers, leveling graders, finishing machines, motor graders, road rollers,
scarifiers, earth-moving equipment. The term does not include travel trailers, dump trucks,
truck-mounted transit mixers, truck-mounted feed grinders, or other motor vehicles
designed for the transportation of persons or property to which machinery has been
attached.
e. Utility trailer means any motorless vehicle, other than a boat trailer or personal watercraft
trailer, designed for carrying of snowmobiles, motorcycles, all terrain vehicles, or property
on its own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle but shall not include boat
trailers, a trailer drawn by a truck-tractor semitrailer combination, or an auxiliary axle on a
motor vehicle which carries a portion of the weight of the motor vehicle to which it is
attached.
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(2) [Parking regulated.] Parking of recreational vehicles, mobile homes and utility trailers shall be
regulated as follows:
a. It is unlawful for any person to park a mobile home or recreational vehicle upon public
property for human habitation
b. It is unlawful for any person to park or store a utility trailer, mobile home, recreational
vehicle in any "R" district for more than 24 hours, except in a side or rear yard at least
five feet from any property line.
c. It is unlawful to use a mobile home or recreational vehicle for human habitation on any
private property for more than 72 hours without a permit from the city.
(3) Vehicle storage. All vehicles parked or stored on any property within the city shall be operable
and currently licensed. The parking of vehicles, other than recreational vehicles, in "R" districts is
regulated as follows:
a. Parking of vehicles other than recreational vehicles, with a maximum gross vehicle
weight(GVW) of 14,000 pounds or less is allowed in all "R" districts.
b. Parking of vehicles in "R" districts 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 two acres or larger. Therefore, parking of
such vehicles requires each of the following conditions be met:
1. Property owner must be vehicle owner or operator.
2. Vehicle must be set back 50 feet from property lines.
3. Vehicle must not be visible from neighboring properties and public streets;
vegetative screening is preferred.
4. Maintenance of said vehicle shall occur within an enclosed building.
5. The vehicle shall not constitute a nuisance at any time.
6. In a shared driveway situation, the applicant shall demonstrate that the
appropriate easement exists.
7. Minimum lot size of five acres. For any property at least two acres but less than
five acres in area, where it can be shown that prior to the effective date of this
section such a vehicle was previously stored on a regular basis prior to and after
January 1, 2004, a vehicle storage permit may be granted if the above conditions
a. through f. are met, subject also to the following limitations:
A vehicle storage permit may only be issued for properties within the RR-
1 B, RR-1A, and LR-1A zoning districts.
ii. Such permit shall be granted only to the current 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.
iii. This permit shall not apply to subsequent property owners, subsequent
property owners shall not be considered as having a grandfathered
permit by virtue of their predecessor's permit.
iv. This permit shall automatically and permanently expire if the vehicle
storage is voluntarily discontinued for a period of one year.
(4) [Storage of boats and boat trailers.]Boats, unoccupied boat trailers, and boats on trailers shall be
subject to the following storage requirements when not stored for commercial purposes:
a. Licensing, operability and restorations. All boats stored outside on a residential property
shall be licensed to the owner or occupant of the property. All boats stored on a property
shall be in operable condition, except that inoperable boats under active restoration may
be stored on a property for not more than two years, the intent being to discourage the
long-term storage of inoperable boats on residential property.
b. Principal residence required. No boat shall be stored on a property or on a group of
contiguous commonly owned properties that does not contain a principle residence
structure.
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c. Maximum length. Boats and unoccupied boat trailers exceeding 30 feet in length shall not
be stored on any residential property except within a fully enclosed building meeting all
applicable zoning and building code standards. Exception: Existing boats over 30 feet in
length which are documented to have been stored on the property within the 24 months
prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived shall be
allowed to continue such storage practice until the property is sold, and shall meet the
setback requirements of this section.
d. Allowed storage locations. Boats and unoccupied boat trailers up to 30 feet in length may
be stored outside on residential property as follows:
1. Lakeshore lots. Boats may be stored in a side yard, street yard, side street yard
and lakeshore yard as long as they meet required setbacks and have no
significant impact on lake views enjoyed by adjacent neighbors.
2. Nonlakeshore lots. Boats maybe stored in a side yard and rear yard; trailerable
boats may be stored on trailers in a driveway in a front yard or side street yard.
e. Required setbacks. Boats and unoccupied boat trailers shall be stored no less than five
feet from any lot line and no less than 15 feet from the principal residence structure on
any adjacent lot.
f. Screening. Screening is not required for outside boat storage when in conformance with
this section. If boats are shrink wrapped, white is the preferred color but is not mandatory.
g. Dispute resolution. Complaints regarding boats stored in lakeshore yards and potentially
impacting a neighbor's views of the lake will be referred to a dispute resolution committee,
consisting of the planning director, the building official, and a member of the planning and
zoning staff.
(5) [Prohibited parking or storage.] Outdoor parking or storage of special mobile equipment as
defined in this section shall be prohibited in any"R" district.
(6) Prohibited material storage. Any violation of this section is subject to abatement upon seven days'
written notice to the owner of private premises on which such material is found or any conditions
in violation of this code section exist. The owner of the property will be determined as shown by
the records of the office of the county recorder. The city may remove such matter or correct any
conditions in violation, and certify the cost of such removals or corrections as any other special
assessment. Additionally, the city may also seek injunctive relief for violation of this section.
Owners of private property shall remove and keep removed from all exterior areas of all
residential properties the following items:
a. Pest harborage. All exterior property shall be free from rodent harborage and infestation.
Boxes, lumber, scrap metal, and similar materials shall not be allowed to accumulate
outside a structure in a manner that attracts an infestation of pests. Materials permitted
and approved for exterior storage shall be neatly stacked.
b. Trash and debris.
1. All household garbage, offal, dead animals, animal and human waste, and waste
materials.
2. Accumulations of litter, glass, scrap materials (such as wood, metal, paper, and
plastics),junk, combustible materials, stagnant water, plastic bags or trash.
3. Accumulations of clothing and any other items not designed for outdoor storage.
c. Non-trash items.
1. Accumulations of wood pallets.
2. Accumulations of vehicle parts or tires.
3. All construction and building materials unless such materials are being used at
the time in the construction of a building, in which case such construction must
be permitted and on a continuous, uninterrupted basis.
4. All appliances or appliance parts.
5. All indoor or upholstered furniture of a type or material which is deteriorated by
exposure to outdoor elements.
6. All recycling materials except for reasonable accumulations, amounts consistent
with a policy of regular removal, which are stored in a well-maintained manner
according to Chapter 50 and Chapter 54.
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7. All other non-trash items which:
(i) Are of a type or quantity inconsistent with normal and usual use; or
(ii) Are of a type or quantity inconsistent with the intended use of the
property; or
(iii) Are likely to obstruct or impede the necessary passage of fire or other
emergency personnel.
d. Fertilizer and burial of waste. No person shall leave, deposit, or cause to be placed on
any private ground any garbage, sewage, waste, debris, carcass, or other substance or
matter which is offensive or unhealthy by decomposition unless the same be buried at
least three (3) feet under the surface of the ground; provided, that the use of manure and
phosphorous free fertilizer in the normal course for agriculture or horticulture is permitted.
(Code 1984, § 10.60(13); Ord. No. 206 2nd series, § 1, 9-10-2001; Ord. No. 4 3rd series, § 2, 11-11-2003; Ord.
No. 21 3rd series, § 1, 11-8-2004; Ord. No. 29 3rd series, §§ 1--3, 10-24-2005)
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From: Jessica Werder
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 3:10 PM
To: Christine Mattson
Subject: RE: Plates
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NAM/KELLY,DANIEL KEITH. *RECORD DISSEMINATION RESTRICTED*
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Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 3:05 PM
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Hi.
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Thank you!
Christine Mattson
Planning Assistant
City of Orono
2750 Kelley Parkway Orono MN 55356 (physical address)
PO Box 66 Crystal Bay MN ;; 55323-0066 (mailing address)
952.249.4620 8 952.249.4616
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Office Hours: Monday- Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm
OUR OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED: Monday, May 25, 2015
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