(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PARKING AREA. A permanently surfaced area, either within a structure or in the open, exclusive of driveways or access drives, for the parking of a motor vehicle.
PARKING LOT. Any surface lot which provides off-street parking for motorized vehicles.
(B) The surfacing requirements for parking area and access drives are as follows.
(1) Parking areas shall be paved with asphalt, concrete, interlocking masonry pavers except as otherwise authorized by the Building Commissioner.
(2) All access drives to parking area shall be paved with asphalt, concrete, or interlocking masonry pavers.
(3) All paved parking areas or access drives shall be drained to provide for surface water runoff.
(4) Nonconforming parking areas and access drives existing prior to March 1999 may remain, but must conform to this code when replaced or repaired.
(C) No person shall stop, stand, or park a motor vehicle on any portion of a front, side, or back yard in a residential district that is not a parking area as defined in this section. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, directly or indirectly, or any owner or occupant of land in the residential zone, to construct, operate, or maintain a parking area, unless required for on-side parking for multiple dwellings, in the front yard of any lot. This does not prohibit parking in driveways which meet the requirements herein defined. For the purpose of this section,
FRONT YARD shall mean that area between the sidewalk or street line in the event there is no sidewalk, and the front line for the principal building, extending in both directions to the side of lots. It shall be unlawful to use that portion of a vacant lot within 30 feet of the sidewalk lines for parking in a residential zone. Driveways in the residential district shall not exceed 25% of the width at the front or side lot line. Where more than one driveway opening is desired or required, that shall be at least 70 feet apart.
(D) No person, being the owner of the real property or having control of all or any parts of a building on the property, shall violate or fail to conform to any provision of this section, or fail to obey any lawful order of an officer charged with its enforcement. Each and every day on which any person continues to violate the provisions of this section, after having been notified of the violation, shall constitute a separate offense. This conviction shall not relieve any person from thereafter complying with the provisions of the section, and shall be sufficient cause for the Building Commissioner to refuse further building permits to the offender until such time as the orders have been complied with.
(E) Whoever violates this section shall be fined an amount not to exceed $100 and court costs.
(2000 Code, § 76.09) (Ord. O-10-86, passed 6-9-1986; Ord. O-3-99, passed 3-8-1999) Penalty, see § 70.99