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City Commission Workshop February 25, 2008 Page 2 recreational vehicle having to park in the rear yard since the screening will reduce the width of the side yard where it is better suited. Recommendation: Recreational equipment should not be located within the required side yard setback for the zoning district unless the area is properly screened by a sixfoot high opaque fence, sixfoot high opaque wall or sixfoot high healthy landscaping 2. ULDR Section 2-7.9(B). N accessory structure in the residential districts that is greater than 160 square feet must adhere to the standard side and rear set back requirements required in the zoning district. A minimum 10 foot set back is required from the main structure and a 4 foot setback is required from any other accessory structure. ULDR 2-7.9(C). An accessory structure in residential districts that is greater than 500 square feet must receive conditional use approval to ensure it is appropriate for the property and the surrounding lots, in addition to providing the required side and rear yard setbacks for the zoning district. It must also maintain a 10 feet separation from the main structure and a 4 foot setback from any other accessory structure. The structure may no occupy more than 25% of the area behind the main building line. Per the recently implemented large vehicle parking standards, a vehicle that exceeds 22 feet in length may not be parked in a residential district. However, the adopted recreational equipment parking criteria allows a vehicle with a length of35 feet. A 35 foot long vehicle is approximately 350 square feet in size. A caper van can read height of greater than 10 feet. The adopted length allows what amounts to an oversized accessory structure within the side yard and does not provide setbacks from the main structure or adjacent properties. Recommendation: The maximum length of recreational equipment should not excel thirty five (35) feet. 3. The effective date of the ordinance is based on adoption of another ordinance that amends language regarding inoperable vehicles and designated parking areas. The City Commission recently revised the effective date for the ordinance addressing "large" vehicles to take effect on January I, 2008. Recommendation: The effective date should be changed to implement the parking requir3ements as of April 15, 2a08. This- date will allow time for advertising and notice for a public hearing. After lengthy discussions, the consensus of Commission was to direct the staff to amend the parking ordinance for recreational vehicles in residential districts as follows: . Limit the length of recreational vehicles that can park in residential areas to less than 25 feet.