§ 154.086 PARKING RESTRICTED WITHIN REQUIRED FRONT YARDS.
   (A)   Except for single-family and duplex structures no parking shall be permitted within the first 10 feet of required front yard of any zoning lot.
   (B)   The required yard shall be occupied only by underground utilities, retention areas, landscaping materials, signs (where permitted) and driveway access.
   (C)   There shall be planted and maintained 1 tree, which is not less than 6 feet in height at the time of planting, for each 20 linear feet of street frontage or portion thereof.
   (D)   At least 1 tree shall be of a flowering type. The balance of the first 10 feet of the required front yard shall be covered with lawn, low-growing evergreen shrubs not over 4 feet in height, evergreen ground cover, or mulch.
   (E)   All required plantings and any other landscaping shall be so arranged that it does not impair visibility when exiting the lot into a public street.
   (F)   Plant materials should be selected which are appropriate to soil and site conditions. It is recommended that species which are resistant to heat, draught, insects and diseases and which require little maintenance.
   (G)   Refer to § 154.097 below for listing of approved plant materials. Prior to the issuance of certificate of occupancy, screening of required front yards shall be installed or its installation guaranteed as per § 154.270.
   (H)   Existing significant trees, over 6 feet in height, or planted trees, which are not less than 6 feet in height at the time of planting, that are located within the required front yard of any zoning lot shall be permitted to count towards the total number of trees as required above on a 1 to 1 basis.
   (I)   Existing uses which on the date of adoption of this chapter are using the first 10 feet of their lot for parking shall not be considered non conforming for the purposes of this section and §§ 154.250 through 154.254.
   (J)   In multifamily projects of less than 45,000 square feet lot area, parking may not be permitted within any of the required front setback area as indicated in§ 154.066 above. The area shall be considered open space.
(1981 Code, § 507) (Ord. passed 6-28-2004)