1974-02Bi11 No, 1974-2
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE OUTSIDE
PARKING AND STORAGE OF RECREATIONAL
VEHICLES: AMENDING SECTION 3.27, SUB-
DIVISION 3, BY ADDING PARAGRAPHS:
AMENDING SECTION 3.38, SUBDIVISIONS 3,
4 and 6; AND ADDING A NEW SECTION TO
THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES
CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1, Section 3.27, Subdivision 3 of the City Code of Ordinances
is amended by adding new paragraphs (35) and (36) to read:
"(35) The term 'recreational vehicles and equipment' means travel trailers,
including those which telescope or fold down, chassis mounted campers, house
cars, motor homes, tent trailers, slip-in campers, converted buses, and con-
verted vans;
1. Travel trailers, chassis mounted campers, house cars, motor
homes, tent trailers, slip in campers, converted buses, con-
verted vans and units that are designed and used for human
living quarters and meeting the following qualifications:
a) Are not used as the residence of the owner or occupant,
b) Are used for temporary living quarters by the owner or
occupant while engaged in recreational or vacation
activities.
c) Are self propelled or towed on the public streets or
highways incidental to such recreational or vacation
activities.
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The term includes snowmobiles and snowmobile trailers, boats and boat trailers,
and all terrain vehicles and all terrain vehicle trailers. The term does not
include mobile homes or house trailers as defined in Minnesota Statutes 168.011
Subdivision 8.
"(36) The term 'established drivewav' means a permanent concrete, asphalt or
other surfaced area of a lot designed to provide ingress and egress for motor
vehicles from the street to a garage or other off-street parking area authorized
herein. The term does not include any non-contiguous a~°ea exclusively set aside
or used for the parking and storage of recreational vehicles and equipment~or
arking lots.
Section 2. Section 3.38, Subdivision 3 of the City Code of Ordinances is
amended by adding a new paragraph to read:
"(2) Recreational vehicles and equipment.11
Section 3. Section 3.38, Subdivision 4 of the City Code of Ordinances is
amended to read:
"Subd. 4. Unlawful Storage - Special Use Permit. It is unlawful for any
person owning, keeping, driving, or in charge of any house trailer, mobile
home /vacation trailer, vacation bus/ airplane, construction or home-occupation
machinery, equipment or supplies, or other machinery, equipment, supplies or
materials not customarily used or needed in connection with the occupancy of
residential property for residence purposes, to cause or permit the same to
be stored outside of a building on any residence district property for a total
of more than 30 days during any calendar year without first obtaining a special
permit to do so in accordance with subdivision 5 of this section; /provided that
no special permit is required for a house trailer, mobile home or vacation
trailer less than 20 feet in length./"
Section 4. Section 3.38, Subdivision 6 of the City Code of Ordinances
is amended to read:
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(a) On any rear or side yard of a lot exc~t the side yard of a
corner lot adjacent to the street.
(b) Not closer than three feet to any building or structure, in-
cluding fences.
(c) In an established driveway of a lot but not closer than three
to any building or structure nor beyond the lot line and not
closer than twelve feet to the curb line of the street abutting
an established driveway.
(d) A recreational vehicle may be stored on a lot without regard to
the location on the lot for the sole and express purpose of
loading and unloading for a period not in excess of 48 hours.
(e) Unmounted slide-in pickup campers must be stored no higher than
20 inches above the ground and must be securely supported at
least at four corners by solid support blocks.
"Subd. 6. Conditions Governing Issuance of Permit. No such permit shall be
granted if the manager or his designate determines that granting the permit will
create, or be likely to create an adverse influence upon the residence district
involved, or upon persons or property in the vicinity of the location for which
the permit is sought. /No house trailer, mobile home or vacation trailer, regard-
l.ess of length, shall be parked or stored on residence property in any front
yeard or side yard area where a structure would be prohibited by the provisions
of this chapter./"
Section 5. The City Code of Ordinances is amended by adding a new division
to read:
"3.38A Recreational Vehicles and Equipment: Parking and Storage.
vehicles and equipment in this section are designed to regulate their storage
and commercial use and to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the
community. The standards are established to promote the safe use, storage, and
parking of recreational vehicles and equipment and to eliminate those conditions
or misuses which are unsafe and cause deterioration of property and property
Subdivision 1. Declaration of Purpose. The standards established for recreational
values.
Subd. 2. Permitted Uses. Recreational vehicles and equipment may be parked or
stored in a residential district in accordance with this erection and other provisions
of the City Code as follows:
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Subd. 3. Prohibited Uses. A recreational vehicle may not be stored, parked,
or utiliz ed in a residential district as follows:
(a) Recreational vehicles and equipment shall not be used as a
permanent residence.
(b) A recreational vehicle which is in a state of externally visible
disrepair or partial construction must be stored or parked in a
rear or side yard but not closer than three feet to any building, or
structure and for not more than one year."
1974.
Section 6. Effective Date. This ordinance is effective on June 1, 1975.
Passed by the city council of the City of Richfield this 8th day of May,
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SUN ~JEWSPAPERS
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
RICHFIELD,SUN
6601 W. 78th St.
State of Minnesota
County of Hennepin j
SS.
Bloomington, Minnesota
J. R. RITCHAY, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated
has been the vice president and printer of the newspaper known as The Richfield Sun
and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows: (1) Said newspaper
is printed in the English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form
equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches. (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and
is distributed at least once each week. (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted
to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly
duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and
advertisements. (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipality which it purports
to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of
at least 75% of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears
and has entry as second-class matter in its local post-office. (5) Said newspaper purports to
ve the City of Richfield in the County of Hennepin and it has its known office of
ue in the City^ of Bloomington in said county, established and open during its regular business
ur,s for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and main-
ned by the managing offices or persons in its employ and subject to his direction and con•
~l during all such regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regular
business hours to the business of the newspaper and business related' thereto. (6) 'Said news-
paper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society. (7) Said news-
paper has complied with all the foregoing conditions for at least two years preceding the day
or dates of publication mentioned below. (8) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of
State of Minnesota prior to January 1. 1966 and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the
form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the publisher of said newspaper and
sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper.
He further states on oath that the printed ''~ ~-~ 1 `~ r `~'~~
hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed
and published therein in the English language, once each week, for ~nE'' successive weeks;
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that it was first so published on IIi.U 5 the day of :.T11.1'iC'. 19 x =~
and was thereafter printed and published on
and including
the day of _, 19 and that the following is a printed copy
of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being
e size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to-wit:
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OF ORDINANCES.
CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:: with subdivision 5
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by adding new paragraphs (SS) and (SB) to length.l"
read: - Section 4. Section 9
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and equipment' means travel trailers, to read:
hcladlag }bete which telescope or told "Subd. 6. Coed
down, cYasdo maanted dmpers, baax Issuance of Permit. t
mra, motor homes, teat trailers, Wp~in be granted if the ma
campers, cavorted bases, and converted eats determines that
vans; will create, or be like
1. Trevef trailers, cbaseis manted verse influence upon
campers, hoax cars, motor 6omee, trio involved, or ups
lent treikrs, aBp in campers. cam- ty m the vicinity o[ th
verted burs, converted vaas. and the permit is sought.
units that are designed and need for mobile-home or vacai
human Uvh~g quarters and mcedag less of length, shall be
tbe folbwing galificatlona: residence property in
al Are not used as the residnce of side yard area where:
the ownerorottapant, prohtbrted by tbe prop
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gaartera by the owner or oc~opant Section 5. The City
while engaged is recreation) or is amended
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public streets or highways iacideatal Egdpment: Perking a
to such recreatlonl or vacatla ac Subdiviaia 1. Deck
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into a pit~tap trade b the pittap bn, are deafgned to regoki
either by bolting thnagfh the flex of ~ commerdal nee and tt
tbe pidtrp bn or by firmly clampog safety, and gexral a
to the side aF the pinup bo:. ~ malty. The atandardi
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