(A) The parkway shall be planted with grass or other decorative material in all residential districts. There shall be no parking, standing or stopping of vehicles, except in an emergency, or in compliance with the directions of a police officer (or other designated traffic safety official) on or over a parkway. Violators shall be subject to fine and shall also be responsible for any damage to city property caused by driving over or parking on a parkway. Blacktop or concerting a parkway for any reason must first be approved by the City Building Department with proper permits issued.
(B) Parkways in residential districts shall not be asphalted, black-topped, stoned or concreted, except to provide a walkway to the residence. No such asphalt, black-top, stone or concrete shall be installed until an appropriate permit is obtained from the Building Department.
(C) No person, firm or business entity shall install any type of irrigation system or sprinkling system in the parkway on property unless approved by the Building Department with the proper permit issued.
(D) It shall be the duty of each person residing on property abutting on city streets to maintain the area between the lot line of the residence and the curb (or street line where no curb exists) and to keep the area free from weeds and other noxious herbage or matter. Any person notified by the Public Works Department or Building Department to remove such offensive matter from the area fronting upon his or her place of residence shall comply within seven days, or shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $250 per day, unless otherwise provided in the city’s fee and fine schedule, for each day that the offense exists and is not abated.
(E) While the city recognizes the desire of citizens to beautify the portion of land owned by the city, and located between the residence and the adjoining curb (or street line where no curb exists), no encumbrance other than grass, bushes, shrubs, flowers, trees and decorative rock shall be allowed therein. No shrubs, trees or bushes may be planted within 30 feet of any intersection.
(F) No driveway over or through a parkway shall be installed by anyone unless a permit is first obtained from the Building Department allowing construction and installation of the driveway. Any person, firm or business entity who installs a driveway over or through a parkway without first obtaining a permit, shall be subject to fine and shall be responsible to remove the driveway within seven days of being notified to do so by the Department of Municipal Services or Building Department.
(G) Any city sidewalk that is removed pursuant to a permit allowing constructions of a driveway over or through a parkway shall be replaced by the permittee with concrete in accordance with the specifications of the Building Department which shall be provide at the time the permit is issued.
(H) In the event that it becomes necessary for the city to excavate any portions of the public parkway, the parkway shall be returned to grade and seeded by the city after said excavation. The city shall not be responsible to repair or replace any bushes, shrubs, flowers, trees, other decorative matter or any irrigation or sprinkling system installed in the parkway by any person or entity which may have been damaged, destroyed or removed during the work performed in the parkway by the city or other utilities.
(Ord. 2015-033, passed 11-10-2015)