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CITY OF HUGO
<br />ORDINANCE NO. 2007-414
<br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 320 OF THE CITY CODE AMENDING
<br />SECTION 1010-100.1 (DEFINITIONS) TO INCLUDE DEFINITIONS FOR LARGE
<br />RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT AND MOTOR HOME AND, SECTION 1195-
<br />530.1 TO PLACE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR STORAGE OF LARGE
<br />RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT
<br />THE CITY OF HUGO ORDAINS
<br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Hugo does hereby amend Section
<br />1195-530.1 with the following language:
<br />SECTION 1010-100.1
<br />LARGE Recreational Equipment: Large recreational equipment shall include,
<br />but is not limited to, operable and licensed, as required by the State of Min-
<br />nesota, travel trailers, chassis -mounted campers, motor homes, tent trailers,
<br />slide -in campers, airplanes, and converted buses; snowmobiles and trailers,
<br />boats / watercraft and trailers, fish houses and trailers, all terrain vehicles, and
<br />utility trailers. Large recreational equipment shall only include any unit that ex-
<br />ceeds a height of six (6) feet and exceeds 18 feet in length. Minor appendages
<br />such as antennas, trailer tongues, windshields, masts, etc., shall not be used
<br />when determining the length or height of the equipment. A fish house, boat, and
<br />snowmobile or other recreational equipment when stored or kept on a trailer
<br />shall be considered as one unit. Recreational equipment does not include a
<br />motor vehicle designed or used for off-road racing, off-road use, or demolition
<br />derby.
<br />MOTOR HOME: shall mean a vehicular -type unit which is:
<br />1. built on a chassis or for use on a chassis,
<br />2. designed primarily as living quarters for recreational or travel use,
<br />3. has its own motive power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle,
<br />and
<br />4. has a width not to exceed nine feet (9) and a length not exceeding 40 feet.
<br />This definition shall be limited to:
<br />1. Vehicles originally manufactured and sold as recreational vehicles meeting
<br />the four conditions listed above, or
<br />2. vans or buses specifically modified to meet the four conditions listed
<br />above.
<br />This definition shall not include manufactured homes
<br />SECTION 1195-530.1
<br />Subd. 11 Except for properties zoned Agricultural, Long Term Agricultural, Rural
<br />Residential or Future Urban Service, all lakeshore property, and all properties
<br />at least one (1) acre in size, large recreational equipment units shall be parked
<br />or stored within a building, except that large recreational equipment may be
<br />parked or stored on the property outside of a building, under the following con-
<br />ditions:
<br />(A) No more than two (2) large recreational equipment units shall be parked
<br />or stored outside of a building on the property, with not more than one (1) unit
<br />being located in the front yard and no more than one (1) unit being located in
<br />the rear yard.
<br />(B) For properties exceeding one half (1 /2) acre in size, no more than three
<br />(3) large recreational equipment units shall be parked or stored outside of a
<br />building on the property, with not more than one (1) unit being located in the
<br />front yard and no more that one (1) unit being located in the rear yard.
<br />(C) In the front yard, provided it is kept on an established driveway, and is
<br />entirely on the equipment owner's property. Recreational equipment shall not be
<br />parked or stored on public property, in a street right of way, or closer than 30
<br />feet from the curb, except that between one week before Memorial Day and one
<br />week after Labor Day recreational equipment may be parked no closer than 10
<br />feet from the curb.
<br />(D) In the side yard abutting an attached or detached garage provided the
<br />area is surfaced with asphalt, concrete, or crushed decorative rock. If the area
<br />is surfaced with asphalt or concrete the surface shall be no closer than five feet
<br />(5') from the side lot line. If the area is surfaced with decorative crushed rock
<br />the surface shall be no closer than one foot (1') from the side lot line. Parking or
<br />storage of recreational equipment on the side yard abutting the principal build-
<br />ing is prohibited.
<br />(E) In the rear yard, no closer than five feet (5') from the rear lot line, five
<br />feet (6) from the side lot lines, and not located within a drainage or utility ease-
<br />ment.
<br />(F) In the case of a corner lot, recreational equipment may be stored on the
<br />side of an attached or detached garage adjacent to a public street, but shall be
<br />located at least 20 feet from the public right of way.
<br />(G) Recreational equipment may be parked or stored temporarily while be-
<br />ing loaded or unloaded or during routine maintenance and servicing not ex-
<br />ceeding 72 hours.
<br />(H)Parking of licensed recreational equipment is prohibited on all public
<br />streets except while being loaded or unloaded for a period not to exceed 24
<br />hours
<br />(1) The Community Development Director, or his or her designee, may ap-
<br />prove an alternate location for an item that does not meet the technical restric-
<br />tions set above, but otherwise complies with the intent of this ordinance. Such
<br />approval may be accompanied by a screening plan designed to minimize the
<br />impact to the surrounding properties.
<br />Section 2 Severability. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction ad-
<br />judges any part of this Ordinance to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect
<br />any other provision of this Ordinance not specifically included with that judg-
<br />ment.
<br />Section 3. Effective Date. This amendment shall take effect upon its passage
<br />and publication.
<br />ADOPTED by the City Council on December 3, 2007.
<br />Fran Miron, Mayor
<br />ATTEST: Mary Ann Creager, City Clerk
<br />Published one time in The Citizen on December 12, 2007
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