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City of <br />Elk* <br />River <br />Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council <br />9.2 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />Work Session <br />Aril 20, 2020 <br />Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Nuisance Code: Semi -Tractors in Residential Area <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br />Action Requested <br />Provide staff with direction regarding possible amendments to the city's zoning ordinance. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Over the past year, city staff has received multiple complaints regarding the parking of semi -tractors in <br />residential areas. Code Enforcement responded to these complaints with violation letters in accordance <br />with city ordinances. Violations included urbanized and rural residential areas. <br />After speaking with a resident about a recent code violation letter about parking his semi -tractor on his <br />2.5-acre parcel, staff proposed discussing the current ordinance standards with Council. The ordinance <br />regulating the parking of commercial vehicles in residential areas, Sec. 46-34 (a) (6), identifies the following <br />violations: <br />(6) The parking of a truck tractor and/or trailer; or other commercial type vehicle, excluding pickup trucks or <br />vans, iu excess of 7,000 pounds gross weight, on: <br />a. Publicpmper�y within an area Zoned residential; <br />b. Residential lots in all Zoning districts, except the R- la and A- 9 districts; and <br />c. Platted parcels and lots five acres in si.Ze or less in the R- la and A- 9 districts, unless a conditional use <br />permit for a home occupation has been granted. <br />The current parcel size limitation for parking commercial vehicles in the R-1a zoning district is 5-acres, <br />and the minimum lot size for the district is 2.5 acres. Is the Council interested in reducing the minimum <br />lot size for parking commercial vehicles in the R-1a zoning district? <br />Financial Impact <br />None <br />Attachments <br />■ None <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional,` 01 e <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity INAMIRE1 <br />