Parking on the front yard or street yard of a residence is allowed only on paved surfaces. Rear yard and side yard parking is allowed on unpaved surfaces when compliant with all other city ordinances.
(1) Prohibition.
a. It shall be unlawful for any person to park or to cause, suffer, maintain or allow to be parked upon any property under his control, either as owner or tenant, any vehicle, trailer, boat or recreational vehicle on any unpaved surface in the front yard or street yard, as defined herein, of any lot zoned for residential purposes.
b. Each paved parking space on a front or street yard must be at least nine feet by 20 feet. Paving may be constructed of four inches of concrete, two inches of asphalt or gravel, or two-inch pavers.
The location and construction of required paved front yard surfaces must be in compliance with all city ordinances, regulations, and driveway standards. Parking or paving over sidewalks, easements or public access property is prohibited.
(2) Exceptions. Persons operating authorized emergency vehicles and persons displaying valid state issued disabled parking placard/plates are exempt from the requirements of this section.
(3) Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00 for the first offense, no less than $100.00 nor more than $150.00 for the second offense, and no less than $150.00 nor more than $250.00 for subsequent offenses. Each day that a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.
(Prior Code, § 18-145; Ord. of 3-11-2003; Ord. of 3-27-2012; Ord. of 2-25-2014)