(A) All parking areas, except as provided herein, shall be constructed with a hard surfaced all-weather material such as asphalt, concrete, brick, CABC or any other approved materials. The parking area shall be maintained in a safe, sanitary and neat condition. All spaces shall be marked clearly to be recognizable to the general public. For purposes of these requirements, the following surfaces and areas shall not qualify as an approved parking surface or parking area:
(1) Grass and bare earth areas; or
(2) Porches, stoops, stairs and landings, roofs, access ramps, fire escapes, decks, balconies, building ledges, improved walkways, sidewalks, greenway easements and exterior mechanical equipment.
(B) Parking areas serving individual single-family dwellings shall meet the surface material requirement of subsection (A) above; provided, however, the City Engineer shall be authorized to exempt the parking area(s) for specific dwellings from the surface material and front yard coverage requirement of this section when in his or her opinion all of the following conditions are found to exist:
(1) The parking area(s) are clearly defined and/or marked;
(2) The parking area(s) are maintained in a safe, sanitary and neat condition;
(3) The parking area(s) do not contribute to or increase soil erosion; and
(4) The location and dimension of the parking area(s) are traditionally and customarily associated with the subject dwelling.
(C) Temporary uses shall be exempt from the surface material requirement.
(D) Except as further provided, parking areas for single-family dwellings shall not cover more than 30% of any front yard area. Residential cluster development approved pursuant to Article M of this chapter, shall be exempt from the maximum parking area coverage requirement of this subsection.
(E) Parking areas for two-family attached development or conversion shall not cover more than 40% of any front yard area. When a two-family attached dwelling structure is subdivided into two separate parcels the original development lot total front yard area shall be utilized to calculate parking area coverage.
(F) Parking, storage and/or maneuvering of vehicles, boats, trailers, campers and the like shall not be permitted within any front and/or side yard area except as provided by this section.
(G) Notwithstanding the provisions related to nonconforming situations contained in Article C of this chapter, the requirements contained herein shall be applicable to all existing and future required or proposed parking areas.
(Ord. No. 2337, § 1, passed 6-13-1991; Ord. No. 2423, § 3, passed 2-13-1992; Ord. No. 2539, § 2, passed 11-12-1992; Ord. No. 99-6, § 1, passed 1-14-1999; Ord. No. 10-67, § 1, passed 8-12-2010)