FAQs

Code enforcement ensures the compliance of municipal ordinances and city codes to promote safe and healthy living conditions while also maintaining the appearance and value of the community.

According to the Minnesota Association of Housing Code Officials, “code enforcement officers can have a major impact on the property values and image of the community. They support and enhance the quality of life while working to keep aging buildings, homes, and properties from becoming eyesores.” 

City code defines a recreational vehicle as any motor vehicle designed for, used, or capable of use for sport, amusement, or recreation, whether or not eligible to be licensed for use on streets and highways, including but not limited to campers, pickup campers, tent trailers, motor homes less than 22 feet in length, boats and boat trailers, snowmobiles, motorbikes, motor scooters, trail bikes, mini-bikes, motorcycles, go karts, hovercraft, all-terrain vehicles or dune buggies, but excluding motor vehicles designed for commercial, industrial or agricultural use.

Here is a summary of the current ordinance, which was established in 2004:

• Up to three (3) recreational vehicles may be parked in a residential district.
• The vehicles must be immediately operable, without the need for repair, and are currently licensed and/or registered to the occupant of the premises.
• The vehicles may be parked in the side or rear yard but cannot be within 5 feet of the property line unless screened by a 90% opaque fence, and the area must be mowed regularly.
• During seasonal use, the number of recreational vehicles on driveways is limited to two.
• Recreational vehicles over 34 feet in length are prohibited from parking outside of an enclosed building unless it is under 8 hours or if a conditional use permit is issued.
• A utility trailer is considered a recreational vehicle
• Snowmobiles, ATVs, and other vehicles parked on a trailer shall be considered as one recreational vehicle

To read the full ordinance, click here.