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ORDINANCE NO. 21 ,THIRD SERIES
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 78 OF THE ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE
BY AMENDING SECTION 78-1577(C)
REGARDING VEHICLE STORAGE IN"R" DISTRICTS
The City Council of Orono,Minnesota ordains as follows:
SECTION 1. Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1577(c), is hereby deleted in its entirety, and
the following language substituted in its place:
"(c) 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:
(1) 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.
(2) 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; soiUwater contamination (from
dripping, washing, etc.); hazards to pedestrians by way of proximity,
especially on private roads; wear and teax 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. The vehicle shall not constitute a nuisance at any time.
f. In a shared driveway situation, the applicant shall demonstrate that
the appropriate easement exists.
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g. Minimum lot size of 5 acres. 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 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:
1) A Vehicle Storage Permit may only be issued for properties
within the RR-1 B, RR-1 A, and LR-1 A zoning districts.
2) 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.
3) 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.
4) This permit shall automatically and permanently expire if
the vehicle storage is voluntarily discontinued for a period
of one year."
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be published in THE PIONEER and THE LAKER
newspapers and shall be effective upon approval and publication.
Adopted by the City Council of Orono on this 8th day of November, 2004 by a
vote of 4 ayes and 0 nays.
Barbara A. Peterson, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Linda S. Vee, City Clerk
Published in the Laker and Pioneer newspapers the week of November 20, 2004.
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