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Home My WebLink About2002 02 11 Regular E Over-Sized Recreational Vehicle at Residence COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM E Consent Informational Public Hearing Regular X February II, 2002 Meeting ~ Mgr. / -Pep!. Authorizatio REQUEST: The Community Development Department -Code Enforcement Division, requests the City Commission considers the request of Howard Rosenfeld, 1034 Winter Springs Blvd. to park his over-sized recreational vehicle at his residence. PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to request that the City Commission considers the request of Mr. Rosenfeld to park his over-sized recreational vehicle at his residence. APPLICABLE LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY: Under current regulations, no recreational vehicle in excess of twenty-eight (28) feet may be parked or stored in a residentially zoned district without a permit issued by the City Commission and renewed annually.(Section 20-431 (f)) CONSIDERATIONS: Mr. Rosenfeld is requesting permission from the City Commission to park his over-sized recreational vehicle at his residence. Surrounding property owners have been notified of Mr. Rosenfeld's request. FEBRUARY 11,2002 REGULAR AGENDA ITEM E Page 2 The Code Enforcement Division has received complaints about Mr. Rosenfeld's recreational vehicle. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Because of complaints from neighbors, Staff cannot recommend granting permission at this time. ATTACHMENTS: A. Section 20-233 (b), City Code B. Section 20-431 (t), City Code C. Mr. Rosenfeld's letter D. Letter to adjoining neighbors COMMISSION ACTION: ATTACHMENT A ~ 20-411 WINTER SPRINGS CODE ARTICLE V. SUPPLEMENTAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS DIVISION 1. GENERALLY Sec. 20-411. Trailers in residential areas. (a) No house trailers will be permitted in res- idential zone areas except for residential zones specifically providing for mobile homes. Except as provided in subparagraph (b), campers, camp trailers and boats and trailers will be permitted if kept in a garage, carport, rear yard or side yard not fronting any street, providing no one occupies them. (b) Campers, camp trailers and boats and trail- ers may be parked temporarily in the driveway of residential zone areas for a period of time not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours within any ten (10) consecutive day time period for the limited pur- poses of loading, unloading and general mainte- nance. For purposes of this section, "driveway" shall mean the private access area designed and approved for the parking of private vehicles. (Ord. No. 44, S 44.74, 1-8-68; Ord. No. 2001-06, S 2, 1-22-01) Sec. 20-412. Trailer uses. Trailers may be kept only in areas designated as trailer parks, except as designated in section 20-432. A temporary permit may be obtained from the city commission for use in commercial, rural and residential (areas). (Ord. No. 44, S 44.75, 1-8-68) Sec. 20-413. Animals. No one shall keep the following animals in R-l, R-IA and R-lAA residential zone areas: Horses, cows, pigs, chickens, geese, goats or any other fowl or livestock, other than household pets. (Ord. No. 44, S 44.77, 1-8-68) Sec. 20-414. Exceptions. Horses and ponies may be permitted in R-lAA areas provided at least one (1) acre of land is available for each animal. (Ord. No. 44, ~ 44.78, 1-8-68) Supp. No.1 See. 20-415. Kennels. More than two (2) adult dogs or cats, over six (6) months of age, per household, shall be deemed a kennel. (Ord. No. 44, S 44.79, 1-8-68) Sec. 20-416. Kennel zoning. Kennels will be allowed in C-2 commercial and R- U zoned areas. (Ord. No. 44, S 44.80, 1-8-68) See. 20-417. Residential wall buffers re- quired. Any developer or property owner proposing a commercial or multi-family development or rede- velopment adjacent to a single family zoning district or use shall construct, at the developer's expense, an opaque wall of six (6) feet in height along the full length of the property line between such development or redevelopment and the ad- jacent single family zoning district or use. A wall shall also be required for a proposed commercial development or redevelopment adjacent to a multi- family zoning district or use, as required above. The wall shall be constructed of concrete block, brick or other durable material (wood not al- lowed) which is compatible with the surrounding area, and acceptable to the development review committee as to compatibility, design, and compli- ance with this section and the City Code. The wall requirements of this section shall apply internally within the boundaries of Town Center, but only to buffer loading docks, service areas, and trash disposal facilities from adjacent single-family or multi-family residential uses. If a wall is required internally within the Town Center, the wall re- quirement may be waived or varied by the devel- opment review committee and city commission pursuant to 'the special exception criteria and procedure set forth in the Town Center District Code. The wall requirements of this section shall also apply along the boundary of property that also constitutes the outer perimeter of the exist- ing area zoned Thwn Center. (Ord. No. 2000-07, S 2.B, 5-8-00) 1364 e e, - ATTACHMENT B ZONING Editor's note-Ord. No. 2000-07, ~ 2.8, adopted May, 8, 2000, amended the Code by adding provisions designated as ~ 20-434. In order to confonn to the reorganization of the provisions of this article, the provisions of ~ 2.8 of Ord. No. 2000-07 have been redesignated as ~ 20-417 by the editor. Sees. 20-418-20-430. Reserved. DIVISION 2. MOTOR VEHICLES Sec. 20-431. Parking, storage or maintenance of certain vehicles prohibited in residentially zoned districts. In order to protect and promote the public health, safety and welfare, and among other pur- poses, to provide light, safety from fire, safety from other damages and to protect property own- ers from certain general nuisances associated with the unregulated parking, storage or mainte- nance of certain vehicles, the parking'", storage or maintenance of certain vehicles as herein speci- fied in the areas herein specified are prohibited except as herein provided: (1) Prohibitions: a. Except as provided in section 20-434 below, no person owning, renting or leasing real property in a residential zoned district shall cause or allow to be parked on any residential prop- erty a commercial vehicle as defined in section 20-432. b. No person owning, renting, leasing or otherwise being in control of the use of any lot, parcel or piece of real property located in a residentially zoned district or living thereupon shall cause or allow any vehicles as enumerated in (1)a. above to be parked, stored or maintained upon such property. c. No recreational vehicles shall be oc- cupied as temporary living quarters while such recreational vehicle is parked or stored within a residen- tially zoned district in the city. No recreational vehicle parked or stored Supp. No. 1 1365 ~ 20-431 in the city shall have its wheels removed except for repair or mainte- nance. d. No recreational vehicle shall be parked in such a way that it shall obstruct the view of traffic or impede the vision of vehicular traffic. e. No more than one (1) recreational vehicle shall be parked on an owner's property at anyone (1) time. f. No recreational vehicle in excess of twenty-eight (28) feet in length in overall measurements shall be parked or stored in a residentially zoned district without a permit issued by the city commission and renewed annually by such commission. In the case of a truck camper, the length measurement will include truck and camper. g. No boat trailer, with or without a boat thereon, may be parked on prop- erty in residential districts, unless such boat trailer does not exceed twenty-three (23) feet in overall length, is in a state of good repair, is being maintained in a neat and or- derly condition and is owned by the owner of the property upon which it is parked. h. It shall be a violation of this chapter to park any vehicle enumerated in (1 la. above or to park any recre- ational vehicle within the right-of- way of any city street, alley, lane, way, drive or other thoroughfare over- night. .(2) Exceptions. The parking, storage or main- tenance of certain vehicles will be permit- ted in residentially zoned districts as ex- ceptions to (l)a. through (l)h. above as follows: a. Recreational vehicles may be occu- pied during parking or storage if a permit has been issued in accor- dance with section 20-412. A TT ACHMENT C ATTACHMENT I) FROM : R FAX NO. Jan. 31 2002 02:33PM P1 Dear Ms. Cook This letter is to confirm the information regarding meeting with the 'Winter Springs Commission on February 11th, 2002, in :regards to parking my RV in my driveway, while packing, and unpacking, to go to shows,it is my OW)' means of income. Howard Rosenfeld 1034 Winter Springs Blvd Winter Springs, Florida 32708-4040 (407) 695..0024 '''--- .. CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA 1 126 EAST STATE ROAD 434 WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA 32708-2799 Telephone (407) 327-1800 Code Enforcement Fax (407)327-6695 February 4, 2002 Dear Resident, Your neighbor at 1034 Winter Springs Blvd. has requested pennission from the City Commission to park his over-sized recreational vehicle at his residcnce. TIlis request will be heard at a public hearing on February 11, 2002 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 1126 E. S. R. 434, Winter Springs, FI. 32708. Intercsled persons may attend and speak at this meeting. You may address written correspondence 10 me at the above address or you may call for additional information, 407-327-5979. Sincerely, 0VvJ1XC~ Jiae;te .coo~, Code Enforcement Manager