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Item No: 01 014 MOUNDtSVVffiW Meeting Date: February 3, cion Type of Business: Work Session City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Review of the City Code Pertaining to Commercial Vehicles Introduction: At the January 6th work session meeting and at the Council meeting on January 13th, the City Council discussed the possibility of reviewing that section of the City Code that regulates the parking of commercial vehicles in a residential district. Discussion: The pertinent section of City Code can be round in Chapter 607, Nuisances, as follows: 607.06: OUTSIDE PARKING AND STORAGE: Subd. 1: Declaration Of Nuisance: The outside parking and storage on residentially -zoned property of vehicles, materials, supplies or equipment not customarily used for residential purposes in violation of the requirements set forth below is declared to be a public nuisance because it: a) obstructs views on streets and private property, b) creates cluttered and otherwise unsightly areas, c) introduces commercial advertising signs into areas where commercial advertising signs are otherwise prohibited, d) decreases adjoining landowners and occupants' enjoyment of their property and neighborhood, and e) otherwise adversely affects property values and neighborhood patterns. d. No person owning, driving or in charge of any vehicle with a gross weight classification higher than "E" (6,001 — 9,000 pounds) as identified on the license plate and specified in Minnesota Statutes, may cause or permit that vehicle to be parked outside or stand continuously for more than two (2) hours on residential property or public street within a residential zone in the City. e. No person owning, driving or in charge of any vehicle with more than one (1) rear axel chassis design may cause or permit that vehicle to be parked outside or stand continuously for more than. two (2) hours on residential property or public street within a residential zone in the City. Commercial vehicles have always been prohibited from being parked in residential districts, although an attempt was made in 1981 to change that. After numerous complaints from truck owners, the'City Council adopted Ordinance 303 which served to eliminate the prohibition against commercial vehicles. Residents were opposed to the potential influx of commercial vehicles in their neighborhoods however and circulated petitions against the ordinance. As a result of their efforts, a special election was held on August 18, 1981 to vote on the issue, and the ordinance was over -turned by more than a two -to -one margin.